Originally Posted by
Sealbinder
For fantasy.... other then WoW and the original EQ (still has a decent player base from what I have heard) I can't think of any.
I downloaded DCUO (I know not fantasy) when it went f2p and I while I went in expecting maybe an hour or two of fun, I have logged hundreds of hours. If you have not tried this I would give it a look. If you tried it at the beginning also give it another look. From what I have heard it has greatly improved from what it was at the beginning (controls, balance, etc). I know nothing about the PVP but it does seem interesting. Even when I am not in the mood to do any of the alerts/questing/etc I find it oddly soothing to just travel around the large cities looking for collectibles.
I may have to check out Allods. Never heard of it. Is it worth even trying if I am not going to be spending cash (can I progress at all without it)? If so not my thing. DCUO you can spend cash for cosmetic changes, or more character slots, but since you can just create more email addresses for further free accounts who cares. None of this cash shop stuff is needed.