Recently I had the urge to play PSO2 again, so I went and patched it up... only to find that nope, can't connect anymore (I could set up a VPN or whatever, but it's a hassle).

This has led to me playing some PSP2 to get my fix, but it's not quite the same.

So... what other stuff is there that people could recommend in the vein? I'm worried there's nothing that really captures the action combat+lots of character customization I want. (Also, I already have MH3U, which is the closest thing that comes to mind, but I've run out of goals in that that don't involve grinding down tower monsters forever).