I play FF XIV online. There's as much or as little grinding as you want there to be. I'm in a really chill social FC.
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Can you advance in the game without any grinding?
Yes, they give you the gear you need to make it each step of the way through the story.
Crafting and gathering are optional. Relic weapons are optional.
There are some players who like to role play. There are casuals, hardcore, and everything in between.
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Deep Rock Galactic!
- Works just fine with anywhere from 1-4 players
- You can have a mix of friends and random players if you want a full team but don't have a group of four to play with
- The game is strictly cooperative so there's no incentive to screw each other over, fostering a generally good multiplayer culture
- There's lots of stuff to unlock but none of it is necessary for a fun and functional build
- Teamwork is encouraged and effective
- Missions are randomly generated but you've got years of additions to the random pools for lots of variety
- Absolutely no pay to win stuff
- There's cosmetic DLC, but there are still absolutely loads of great cosmetic options in the base game
Edit: also, rock and stone
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I've played it, but it has become a bit of a grind. The only reason for doing mission has become unlocking stuff
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Old School RuneScape.
Some people will say it is grindy, but those people are just weak minded.
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Does Factorio count? It's a good game, you can play multiplayer, the factory can always grow (at least until your hardware, or in the extreme the software, can no longer handle it) and if you're grinding for something rather than automating it, you're doing it wrong.
I guess it counts because you are not grinding, the factories are grinding for you. The problem is that it's a niche game and not many of my friends would play it
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Fighting games. I've been grinding Skullgirls for over 10 years now, without a single skinner box in sight.