I've tried a lot of MMOs. At first I thought I just wanted the competition, so I played MMOs like Albion and Eve. But then I realized that level of competition brought in a specific kind of crowd that I couldn't find myself really mingling with. Guild Wars 2 was the last time I was excited to get onto Discord and login to the game, because I really felt like I had grown with a community of friends even though the game itself was starting to get old for me.

For the MMO I'm looking for, it still needs to be fun. Ideally, I would love something with crafting and free-range base building, a solid PvE system with some amount of lore, and PvP ranging from just being an option to an integral part of the game. Toxicity in PvP isn't a huge problem for me as long as it's not Rust-level toxic. The biggest factor for me, however, is that it has a good community.

Games I've tried that are a no go for me:

• Eve Online
• Guild Wars 2
• Conan Exiles
• WoW
• Lost Ark
• Destiny 2
• FFXIV
• Path of Exile
• Spiral Knights
• Star Trek Online
• Black Desert
• Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis

Games I would love to give a second chance if I could just find a friendly group to play with, PvP or no:

• Dungeons & Dragons Online
• Neverwinter
• Warframe
• Old School Runescape
• Monster Hunter World
• Monster Hunter Rise
• Project: Gorgon
• Temtem
• Pokemon Scarlet/Violet (I know it's not really an MMO, but sometimes it sorta feels like one with the help of Discord)
• Guild Wars Trilogy
• Albion Online (hesitant! But like I said, if there's a friendly group, I might be convinced)

I'm sure there are more, but that's what I can think of. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.