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General: 2006 Reader's Choice Awards: Nominations
Dana
Member Posts: 2,415
Today we begin the nomination process for our second annual MMORPG.com Reader's Choice Awards. Last year, EVE Online took top honors in four of seven categories including Favorite Game. Can they defend their titles? What will be the new Most Anticipated Game? You decide.
This year, we again have seven categories (six returning, one new), but we have learned some lessons and changed the process. Rather than simply nominating games, we're providing you with drop-downs of all eligible games to vote on for the next two weeks. Once voting closes, the top four games and one editorial nominee (if necessary) will be entered into a final voting process that lasts for an additional two weeks. We will then announce the winners at the end of the year.
The categories are as follows:
- Favorite Graphics: Won last year by EVE Online, this category is open to all games currently on the market in commercial service.
- Favorite PvE: World of Warcraft was selected by our readers last year as their Favorite PvE Experience. Do they have what it takes to retain the crown? This category, again, is open to all games in commercial service.
- Favorite PvP: EVE Online was your favorite PvP experience last year. Did a year change anything? This category is open to all games in commercial service.
- Favorite Story: The Saga of Ryzom pulled off an upset victory last year. Now, with the Ryzom Ring can they retain their crown as the favorite world/role-playing/backstory of any released MMORPG on our list?
- Most Anticipated: Open to all games that have yet to launch, last year's winner Dungeons and Dragons Online has hit the market. Who will take home the crown this year?
- Favorite New Game: This category is from a list of games that launched to commercial service in 2006 and is the only new category in this year's awards.
- Favorite Game: Finally, from among those games on the market, what is your favorite MMORPG? Last year, the voters said EVE.
Dana Massey
Formerly of MMORPG.com
Currently Lead Designer for Bit Trap Studios
Comments
Graphics - EVE still, specially with high res models.
PVE - EQ2
PVP - EVE
Story - None, cause i don't know any mmorpg with a main storyline thats good.
Most anticipated - None cause they all look like crap
Fave new game of 06 - None cause all sucked
Fave Game - Probally EVE even tho i quit it, all the others suck.
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Don't click here...no2
For example, I did not have a favorite release in 2006, and i think i got around voting for one of the choices by going to the next page, but still, the option not to vote is needed.
Otherwise, I look forward to the results.
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SWG - Killed by $OE
WOW - Retired
Playing WAR
2007....
I am a bit concerned that you listed last years winners next to the vote for this year. Seems to me that it might have a biasing effect, people who don't know what to vote might vote for last years winner.
"Memories are meant to fade. They're designed that way for a reason."
Dana Massey
Formerly of MMORPG.com
Currently Lead Designer for Bit Trap Studios
Story - Well Guild Wars got somewhat of a story
Fav new game of 06 - have to vote for Auto Assault, the only decente and somewhat original game of '06, even if it grows old quickly, i think they deserve my vote.
"This is not a game to be tossed aside lightly.
It should be thrown with great force"
Graphics: EVE Online - it's dated as hell, but still it looks awesome. With Kali out soon, all competition will be eliminated in this category.
PvE: Everquest 2 - it's a question of taste, but I personally haven't found any PvE that tops this. The amount and variety is superior. I had a hard time deciding between WoW and Everquest 2, but I think Everquest 2 is slightly better.
PvP: EVE Online - I completely suck at PvP in any form, so it's not one of the deciding factors to me, when I go out and buy a new MMO. That said, the PvP I found most heartpumping was that in EVE Online.
Story: Ryzom - By accident I chose Ryzom, but only because I didn't really know what else to vote. I don't care that much about lore.
Most Anticipated: Star Trek Online - I'm a huge ST nerd and can't wait for this game. I follow the progress closely and I really like what I've seen and read so far. I think we will finally see a movie franchise game that doesn't suck.
New Game: Guild Wars Nightfall - Well... I don't really like GW, but I can understand and appreciate why other people do. In my opinion, this is the only 2006 title that wasn't catastrophically bad.
Favorite Game: Everquest 2 - To be honest I haven't found the perfect substitute for DAoC. I played DAoC for 2 years straight in 2 different guilds, and left when my 2nd guild died for Everquest 2 followed by WoW. I got bored of WoW after hitting 60 and found myself trying out several other games (AO, Ryzom, EVE Online, DDO, Coh/CoV, RF Online, Horizons, Auto Assault, GW and SWG). I haven't found the substitute for DAoC yet, but I find that Everquest 2 is the game I keep coming back to. I hope STO will give me what I'm looking for.
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Currently Playing: LOTRO; DDO
Played: AC2, AO, Auto Assault, CoX, DAoC, DDO, Earth&Beyond, EQ1, EQ2, EVE, Fallen Earth, Jumpgate, Roma Victor, Second Life, SWG, V:SoH, WoW, World War II Online.
Games I'm watching: Infinity: The Quest for Earth, Force of Arms.
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Too bad there is no best musical score category.
Also a category for misstakes would be fun (like D&L:s billing problems, Horizons billing problems, Mourning taken off list due to Egomancer etc).
Not much happened in 2006 except for massive disappointments.
Well maybe not that important, I am just afraid of the flames
Still remember the threads from last year where people claimed the only reason eve won was because there was so much downtime in eve when you could vote, while everyone else was too busy playing their great games to vote for them
"Memories are meant to fade. They're designed that way for a reason."
For me,
Graphics: Lineage 2
PVE: World of Warcraft
PVP: Lineage 2
Story: World of Warcraft
Most anticipated: Aion
New game: ArchLord
Favorite game: World of Warcraft
What can I say, I been busy with WoW for 2 years.
Nonconsensual PVP 4tw!
Dana Massey
Formerly of MMORPG.com
Currently Lead Designer for Bit Trap Studios
Graphics: EVE Online - Kali will be out in a month = all competition will be eliminated in this category.
PvE: Everquest 2 - new expasion rule
PvP: EVE Online - the only pvp game that make my heart beat so fast in panic!!!... because if you lose you lose everthing
Story: Ryzom - ???
Most Anticipated: Star Trek Online
Dana Massey
Formerly of MMORPG.com
Currently Lead Designer for Bit Trap Studios
- Favorite Graphics: EVE, nothing new came out this year that can beat them.
- Favorite PvE: Everquest 2.
- Favorite PvP: EVE, one and only.
- Favorite Story: Hard one, I would have to say World of Warcraft.
- Most Anticipated: Tabula Rasa
- Favorite New Game: Nothing interesting this year.
- Favorite Game: EVE-Online
I agree, this year was probably the worst year in MMO history. I hope 2007 will be better."The monster created isn't by the company that makes the game, it's by the fans that make it something it never was"
It's better be hated for who you are, than loved for who you aren't.
Fav Graphics : Eve Online. They still look good to me currently, and they'll only be getting better in the near future.
Fav PVE : Phantasy Star Universe.I like the way they did combat in that game in general, making it a real time system instead of turn based sandwich combat that is in all the other mmos out there.
Fav PVP : Eve. 'nuff said.
Fav Story : I skipped this one. I coudn't think of an MMO that had a good story to it.
Most Anticipated : Star Trek Online
Fav new game : Phantasy Star Universe
Fav Game : Eve Online
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