Diablo-likes have god awful combat imo but the sense of progression

Dawn of War 2

>>143383
elder scrolls and fallout series adn I guess world of warcraft

>>143395
That's a good suggestion, I've played a few hours of 2 and enjoyed the progression a lot and the gameplay's solid, might go back to that, thanks for reminding me.

ultima online

Try some Roguelikes where dying doesn't automatically mean losing everything forever.

Elona+
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (you may die, but the world remains - so you can at least get your stuff back eventually)
Maybe even Nethack, but it's probably a little too harsh for your purposes.

Not sure if this counts, but Borderlands, I guess?