Seeking the lost soul of MMORPGs

[Llyal]

Hey, everyone — I'm new to EverQuest. Glad to be here!

I'm an MMORPG veteran who, as the title implies, has become saddened by the current state of the genre. Roleplaying elements are considered inconvenient and iterated away, character progression is too swift, needing to form social bonds is unheard of, excessive usage of instances has made worlds feel empty, and let's not even talk about microtransactions. My search for modern MMORPGs that break this curse continues to be unsuccessful, thus I've found myself here. Archaic as the game may be, I've already found much to like over the past few days.

I've rolled a character on Green: Rukhshi, the Iksar Shaman. I'm clawing my way up from nothing and playing as blindly as possible, trying to use the wiki only to check spell details and the value of drops. I'd love to chat, play together, and maybe even join a guild willing to take in a passionate player — just be warned that my play time will be sporadic.

Thanks for reading!