Torn

If your desire is to be entertained like a movie or a computer game this might not be what your looking for. This is more about being social online making friends and playing something long term. The game has been going for over 15 years by the same owner and has never been sold to some giant corporation for the sole purpose of making money for the owners. So far the game's emphasis is on the game and not "gold farming" or worse "pay to win". There isn't even advertising in the game except for player based advertising within the game which is not with real money and only serves the purpose of playing the game. It wouldn't even hurt if there was advertising.

The game is about crime, and gangs. You perform crimes with your gang and on your own, you flying around world trading in flowers and fluffy toys and odd trinkets and weapons. The game is play different ways by different people. Some focus solely on the fighting other players and trying to rob them, some do not ever do that and focus only on the trading aspect of the game. The 3rd major aspect is fighting wars between different gangs/factions. Which sounds gruesome but there is not blood or guts, and in some cases can be quite comical because you can dress your character however you like. To fight wars you need to train your character the 4th aspect of the game. The more time you spend on the game the better and faster your character grows. If you become a regular subscriber your character can grow quicker how it does not retract from the game once you get to level 15. As you play more, more aspects of the game open up to your character. As your character increases their education the more options are there. There is also a random element and a seasonal element. The game constantly being upgraded with more features and surprises. The best part of the game is the social aspect, and some take a back seat to the game to enjoy the comradery within your faction/gang.

The only downside is the fact that players who have been playing longer are stronger and can not be easily if beat.

I myself am not much of a fan of text based MMOs. I used to play them a lot back in highschool. If you have a nostalgic desire to play one this is definitely the place to do it.