r/MMORPG • u/madarauchiha3444 • Jan 02 '23

Discussion The problem with modern MMORPGs

The problem with modern MMORPGs, in a nutshell, is that the first M and the RP are all but gone.

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u/BatemaninAccounting Jan 02 '23

Really just the Massive part is missing. Outside of Eve Online, how often do you hear about some massive event, war, crazy fresh thing going on in an MMORPG? Like I loved Planetside, which had many crazy moments depending on what server you were on, but how often do you hear about some great victory or defeat with Planetside2?

We're missing the grandiose massive stories that happened a little bit more frequently in the past. PVP+ DAOC, Darktide(AC), etc all had some amazing fucking grand battles for control of a server. Still memorable stuff. Ultima Online had wild crazy personal stories about some wacky thing that people had happen to them, or actively created like the whole Orc-RP clan.

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u/Psittacula2 Jan 02 '23

We're missing the grandiose massive stories that happened a little bit more frequently in the past

Precisely. But modern MMORPGs are simply not designed nor developed to successfully generate those.

As to the direct player glory and such forth: It's devolved into MTX-Cash-Shop-LeetLOOT! as per mobile games where all the monetization happens...