Guild Wars / Guild Wars 2, but they're not inexpensive. The Secret World is addictive, but it has a recurring subscription cost. Star Wars: The Old Republic, not on Steam, also just went free to play.

If you're worried about costs, though, I'd go with either Lord of the Rings Online or Dungeons & Dragons Online. Both are free to play and have some pretty decent content. Add-on quests are optional, but you can get countless hours in the games without purchasing anything.

thank you :) if you buy gw2 it's yours right? no montly fees or anything else

Right.

If you want a good gameplay mmo -> Guild Wars 2
If you want to have an mmo with good class story lines -> Star wars the old republic

If you want a free MMO Steam has quite a few such as Everquest 2 and DC Universe Online, the only problem I find with these games is that they are pretty empty, and being free often puts you at a disadvantage compared to the paying players, whether it be in the form of gear or not being able to access certain areas.

Originally posted by Curtis@HeroesofTalon:

If you want a free MMO Steam has quite a few such as Everquest 2 and DC Universe Online, the only problem I find with these games is that they are pretty empty, and being free often puts you at a disadvantage compared to the paying players, whether it be in the form of gear or not being able to access certain areas.

You get what you pay for brah.

You can't complain about f2p restrictions when you didn't spend a single dime on the game

I've been a fan of Antantica for quite some time before it came to steam. Its free but does require making a free account on Nexon's website. The music is in freely playable ogg files. Dabble around with those, I almost guarantee you'll want to see the level its associated with.
Also, its a huge game. The downloaded full installer (non-steam) is 2GB, the installed game is 15GB so, you may have to wait. It is worth it though, even if you never actually install the game, snag those songs, they're .ogg files.

By the way, my character is a level 68 Sword main. If you see someone named Gelfling, please give a shout-out.

Oh, and the game is an altered reality smattering of actual earth (not to scale) with a mix of historical landmarks and people. The quests are typical of MMO games. You also recruit and fire wandering mercenaries who have different abilities (usually to compliment your main character).

And its a free game. You "could" buy items with real world money, but you can still find everything without opening your wallet once, and usually right as you need it. Also that Christmas event will be starting soon. You get to slay evil toys, get super weapons from Santa... the usual stuff.

thx :) i will check out gw2 and Antantica ;p

*atlantica ;)