MMORPGs are currently enjoying great popularity again. However, many gamers often wait for that “one MMORPG” to play forever. MeinMMO editor Alexander Leitsch finds this setting stupid.
For many years I only played one MMORPG: Guild Wars 1. From 2006 to 2011 I didn’t know any other game and I’ve spent more than 10,000 hours in it.
However, in 2011 I opened up to the MMORPG world. I played games like SWTOR, Aion and later also WoW. And that broadened my horizons. While I then focused fully on Guild Wars 2 for many years – which was also due to my own fansite – I also tried other games like Blade & Soul, WildStar, ESO and Black Desert at the same time.
I now firmly believe that every MMORPG fan should definitely try several games. The idea of focusing fully on just one game should be thrown overboard as soon as possible.
This article originally appeared in March 2022 and was updated for you in April 2023.
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Bridging the content drought with alternatives
If you play several MMORPGs, you almost never experience a content drought. When Guild Wars 2 is idle and all story content and achievements are complete, I’ll take part in a new season in Black Desert or try out the latest DLC in ESO.
In the last 12 months I’ve noticed this especially with my friends who have been playing WoW for decades. They reacted very differently to the very little content during this time:
Personally, I haven’t experienced a content drought in Guild Wars 2 since waiting for Heart of Thorns 2015. Instead, I kept throwing myself at new MMORPGs, even if only for a few dozen hours of play, because it just didn’t turn out to be fun enough in the end.
You experience cool niche games
Most MMORPGs that have appeared in recent years have been flops. I’m thinking in particular of Bless Online, Elyon and Crowfall. But I would like to emphasize two niche games at this point.
One game is PSO2: New Genesis. This sci-fi MMORPG is action-packed and the combat system is just plain fun. Unfortunately, there is a lack of content and varied content, but the fights easily make up for it.
The other game is Broken Ranks. It is a 2.5D MMORPG with turn-based combat. This combat system is a lot of fun for me, offers a lot of depth and makes the whole game a real insider tip. For me it was already the big surprise of 2022.
I would probably never have tried both games if I had only focused on a large MMORPG. I would never have had some totally crazy experiences either. My favorite anecdote has become Chimeraland’s character editor. The gameplay is rather weak, but building the craziest animal creatures was a lot of fun for me.
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You learn to love “your MMORPG” even more
Every player has a favorite MMORPG, and that’s a good thing. But over time, this very game becomes boring because you have already seen everything and experienced everything.
Who then changes the game – no matter which MMORPG – will suddenly learn to appreciate aspects that you previously took for granted. For me it’s mostly the incredibly good combat system, the jumping puzzles and the wardrobe/dye system from Guild Wars 2. No other game can match that for me.
That’s why I had so much fun playing Guild Wars 2 again as part of the new expansion End of Dragons. I was able to enjoy the strengths of my favorite game again. It just offers so much convenience compared to New World and Lost Ark that I’ve been looking for in the previous months.
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I play whatever suits my mood
If you play several MMORPGs, you can freely choose what you want to experience. As a father, I currently only have about one to two hours per evening and would like to use them in such a way that they get me out of everyday life:
There is no MMORPG that offers me all this. But with several games, I’m flexible enough to be able to organize my evening just the way I need it.
The next WoW will not come
The release of WoW was a phenomenon. It triggered a hype and experienced growth over the years that is hardly possible today. But that was probably a unique thing for this genre.
Because now there are just too many good MMORPGs and not enough opportunities to revolutionize the genre. In addition, each new game will always offer less content than the already established ones.
Such hype could only build up again over a major technical change, if something like Sword Art or Ready Player One becomes reality. Twitch streamer Asmongold believes so too. But we are still a few years or even decades away from that.
Changing games can disrupt the guild structure
The only problem with moving through many MMORPGs is keeping his home group together, with which one likes to complete dungeons and raids or participate in PvP. Such a group can with many Game changing break up quickly.
I have different approaches:
With these methods, I keep good contact with different players and at the same time always have a group ready when I want to run a dungeon or experience PvP.
How do you feel about the topic? Do you play multiple MMORPGs at the same time or are you just sticking to one game and one guild? Feel free to write it in the comments.
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