look, i still believe why MMORPGs are the king of online gaming even though half my brain cells died somewhere between 2007 and now. last night i straight-up passed out on my keyboard again, drool pooled under my cheek, and when i jerked awake my character had run in circles for 20 minutes while the raid screamed at me in discord. my neck crunches like bubble wrap today but we killed the boss so i win at life??
Why MMORPGs Are Still the King to die no matter how hard people keep declaring them dead
people love announcing the genre died, yet here i am paying blizzard fifteen bucks a month like a loyal labrador. i tried all the shiny new games—valorant made me ragequit after three matches, tarkov stole my soul and my gear, helldivers was funny until friendly fire wasn’t friendly anymore. then i log back into ffxiv, my static calls me a gremlin, and suddenly i feel home. that’s the difference.
the grind only hurts good when you share the pain
i once spent an entire month in new world farming sulfur because reddit told me muskets were about to rule the world. patch day hit, i hated muskets, i quit, and i still own 4000 sulfur rotting in a shed. zero regrets. okay like 12% regret.
or when i bought a house in ffxiv with real money and then watched my static explode because the raid leader embezzled the guild bank during a savage prog. netflix wishes it had this plot.
the wow moment that still wakes me up sweating
cataclysm heroic nefarian, top 100 US guild invited me (huge deal for ohio trash). i needed to beacon the main tank. instead i beaconed myself like the smoothest brain on the planet and wiped 25 people at 3%. guild literally disbanded two weeks later. you’re welcome, speedrunning community—i single-handedly killed a world first dream.
yeah they eat your life but they also hand you real friends
my wife whispered “your heals suck but your name is funny” in 2008. we got married in 2019. try beating that origin story, tinder.
so are MMORPGs actually still the king or am i just coping hard
both. the cash shops suck, Why MMORPGs Are Still the King new player onboarding feels like a war crime, and half the genre cosplays mobile games now. but when the mechs finally click at 4 AM and voice chat turns into pure chaotic laughter? nothing in gaming comes close. nothing.
anyway, if you’ve never touched an mmo because they scare you, just pick one that looks pretty and jump in. worst case you hate it and uninstall. best case you meet some degenerate who sends you spongebob memes at 3 AM for the next fifteen years.
drop your dumbest mmo moment below so i stop feeling like the only clown in the circus
Outbound Link:
- When I rant about WoW still owning my wallet in 2025 → Link: https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/ Anchor text: “still paying Blizzard $15/month like a chump”
- The FFXIV static drama + house buying story → Link: https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/ Anchor text: “bought an actual digital house in FFXIV”
- New World sulfur farming nightmare → Link: https://www.newworld.com/ Anchor text: “farming sulfur in New World for a month straight”
- When I mention Tarkov making me cry → Link: https://www.escapefromtarkov.com/ Anchor text: “Tarkov eating my gear and my will to live”
