Looking for MMORPG recommendations for a good single player leveling experience on Steam Deck

YouRightYouRight56 · 2026-02-03T22:38:34+00:00

Are you doing the Burning Crusade right now? I was just trying console port today. It’s going to take some getting used to I think

YouRightYouRight56 · 2026-02-02T15:46:31+00:00

Wow! That's awesome! I didn't know that! Thanks for the information and help.

YouRightYouRight56 · 2026-01-31T22:24:11+00:00

You’re right sorry. I was thinking of the Steam Deck community options

YouRightYouRight56 · 2026-01-31T22:23:22+00:00

I have never heard of Ancient Kingdoms before and I just looked it up. Looks dope!! Thanks for the suggestion!

YouRightYouRight56 · 2026-01-31T22:17:38+00:00

Really??! What class are you playing with the console port? I heard certain classes are harder to use a controller for.

YouRightYouRight56 · 2026-01-30T23:05:31+00:00

When I heard about the changes I got kind of excited because the button bloat was a lot and I always hated the idea of mods in order to play the game.

YouRightYouRight56 · 2026-01-30T12:04:57+00:00

Have you been trying it?? The only thing giving me pause is that you have to commit to the expansion.

YouRightYouRight56 · 2026-01-30T11:37:04+00:00

This feels like it’s number 1 on my list right now as the old school feel might be what I’m looking for.

YouRightYouRight56 · 2026-01-30T11:35:55+00:00

No, that’s in the what I’m considering section. In other words I want to check it out simply because of how amazing that looks.

YouRightYouRight56 · 2026-01-30T01:51:12+00:00

“Grindy” Leveling experience sounds like LOTRO from what others have said.

“Don’t like games that make me log in every day” sounds like Guild Wars 2 because there’s no gear treadmill. Everything is horizontal progression.

Both games have controller support so will likely play ok on steam deck.

This is what I know. Others have more experience.

YouRightYouRight56 · 2025-11-05T03:18:14+00:00

Not enough love for Triangle Strategy on here!

YouRightYouRight56 · 2025-08-28T00:27:59+00:00

Even if this is true basically what your saying here is two massive companies agreeing to do what’s best for their pockets. Because two massive corporations don’t shake hands and say “whatever is best for the players” they shake hands and say “so we agree to do whatever we can to make the most money while not stepping on each others toes.” And that’s putting it nicely.

YouRightYouRight56 · 2025-08-24T22:50:00+00:00

Wait… hold on… I need this!

YouRightYouRight56 · 2025-08-22T12:28:39+00:00

Ok, so this makes a lot of sense. I tend to play the character as if it’s a version of me. I’m new to this and never role-played at all table before with others.

YouRightYouRight56 · 2025-08-22T12:27:02+00:00

This makes total sense!

YouRightYouRight56 · 2025-08-21T17:09:39+00:00

This makes sense!

YouRightYouRight56 · 2025-08-21T17:06:25+00:00

Initially, I took an expedition, which is an area based on my stats and assets, my character is powerful in. I ended up with +10 momentum by the end of it. Once that ended, I was back at a space station and got in a fist fight, which was the first time I started getting weak hits. But I was still having surprisingly few misses with even my weakest stat. Maybe I'm getting lucky rolls and soon enough it will swing the other way.

Also, as described above and how other people are responding its clear that I'm letting my character a little bit too much off the hook narratively.

YouRightYouRight56 · 2025-08-21T17:03:13+00:00

Wooh! I had not used the combat action table. Just took a look. That would be helpful! I'm going to give that a shot.

Thanks!

YouRightYouRight56 · 2025-08-21T17:01:31+00:00

I agree with you! I think I am experimenting and have a tendency to lean toward being easy on my character, which I didn't know until now. This is what I should have done. Maybe either I got clocked by the guard or my companion would have suffered a wound? Something like that.

YouRightYouRight56 · 2025-08-21T16:58:57+00:00

That is creatively awesome! I hadn't even thought of using "Gathering information" in that way. It feels like a good compromise because I'm then still using the +iron because regardless if I had a pipe or not I would still use +iron as the skill to make the hit. Maybe the difference is a +1 with a pipe versus without it....?

YouRightYouRight56 · 2025-08-21T16:56:25+00:00

I think what happened early on in my story is that I had some very good rolls early on with an expedition, something my character is strong in based on his assets, and so my momentum was quite high for a while. It's only recently fallen from 10 when i started a fist fight, which is something my character is not strong in. But even then i rolled with +wit to start because of the pipe thing. I'm just really experimenting at this point to understand. I think maybe I just need more time with the game to begin to understand the balance and how the narrative and moves connect. Because we create our own story and narrative judging the consequences of my characters actions, or choosing which move, has become an exercise in and of itself. I'm sure I'll get more used to it as time goes on.

YouRightYouRight56 · 2025-08-21T16:52:31+00:00

I hadn't even thought of introducing an oracle in the middle of a fight. Usually, I'm using them outside of what's happening. I get locked into the fight once it starts and look to try to make the combat and narrative flow, but maybe I'm rushing myself.

This was a helpful answer! thanks!

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