I know I do. Been playing for years now. As of writing level 83  Panda Man, rank #80

http://www.progressquest.com/pemptus.php?name=masfonos

I have "played" it before, but this is one "game" I can't possibly convince myself to care about.

I always forget I have it installed.

Are you kidding guys? This is like the best RPG ever. Really easy to play, hard to master. Maybe that's your problem :) 

Are you kidding guys? This is like the best RPG ever. Really easy to play, hard to master. Maybe that's your problem :)

I'm going to start running it every day.  I'm currently a level 32 Low Elf, Tongueblade delivering a newspaper.

I just run it single player so I am always #1 in my world.

I started a few days ago.  My guy is Fuckface, a level 37 Tickle-Mimic of the Enchanted Motorcycle race.

...There's a Progress Quest wikipage? O_o

I just got this and think its fantastic

Alright, can someone please explain to me wtf this is?

" Alright, can someone please explain to me wtf this is? "

" But it's my understanding that it strips the RPG genre down to its most basic, I.E. you perpetually grind for experience. "

I did for a while (got my character to level 36 I think) but I don't really see the point seeing as how there's absolutely no benefits from attaining a higher level, the numbers simply get bigger they just take longer.  
 
And before any of you go "Just like a real MMO! Zing!", real MMO's have a heavy social interaction element, have graphics, hundreds of different activities to do, hundreds of places to see, and are much, much much more complex. 

" @Seedofpower said:

" Alright, can someone please explain to me wtf this is? "

@SuperfluousMoniker said:

" But it's my understanding that it strips the RPG genre down to its most basic, I.E. you perpetually grind for experience. "

You basically run it, choose a race/class, hit go, and it plays itself, doing quests and killing things and collecting loot and exp for you. That's it. :D "

Recently started a new character. I thought I had left Progress Quest behind me. But by some mysterious force, here I am back in it. It's like a disease...

I just use it like a screensaver. Also gives me good ideas for characters to draw.

Recently had to start a new character after a careless reinstall. Rest in peace Enchanted Motorcycle.

But now my Half Halfling is storming the ranks in Spoltog.

Hell yeah, son. Level 109. (You level up more quickly in the browser version.)
 
Really makes me realize how easily manipulated I am by bars and numbers.

Checked it out. I get it. It's kinda funny.

So do you sit there and watch it or you just minimize it and check it from time to time?

@wolf_blitzer85 said:

Checked it out. I get it. It's kinda funny.

So do you sit there and watch it or you just minimize it and check it from time to time?

I made a shortcut to my character's save file and placed it in my computer's Startup folder. Every month or so I realize that it's still running, and I check out my character's fat loot.

Used to play this, because it IS terrific (the intro is SO GOOD), but I always forget I have it and now I haven't touched it in a few years.

This really is an amazing game, I've got several high-level chars running. Don't trust anyone who says it's not. Probably the most fun part of the game is joining/running guilds with friends, and scoping the leaderboards. I also like the 3D mode.