Looking for a game similar to Silk Road Online
Are there any current games structured like Silk road Online where you have long grind-y quests and very slow but meaningful progression?
Silk Road is still one of my top 10 games of all time but its SO DATED - and don't get me wrong, I cannot overstate how much I absolutely love and adore Silk Road Online and although I know it's technically still playable, I've long-since lost my account from when I was in my 20s and the idea of spending another 7 months getting to level 65 has just proven too daunting for me. Ive started new characters multiple times over the last few years and never make it past about level 20. It's fun, its still playable, its just also old news.
I've looked into games like Black Desert Online cuz I know that still has the old school grind-centered gameplay like Silkroad does but it still doesnt scratch my itch like SRO does.
Open to any and all recommendations, just do me one small courtesy and explain why you think it would scratch my itch so Im not spending money just to find out it feels too modern like WoW, where you race to the end so you can play the game. For SRO - the grind was the game and everything else was just icing