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Choices here are not necessarily my choices so not all categories got my votes. How you could leave SWTOR out of Game of the Year is beyond me tho.
Love how two WoW-clones are beating WoW for most innovative.
Yikes. I didn't realize what a terrible year 2011 was for MMORPGs.
Hybrid MMOs: I had no interest in playing any of these. That's just personal taste, though.
Rising Star: "None of the Above." I don't expect any of these to exceed 250k North American subs - except WildStar, which I don't expect to ship at all. ArcheAge may do well in Korea.
Most Innovative: Based on the choices offered, perhaps this category should be titled "Most Competent." None of these games are really innovative (except perhaps Glitch) - they just chose a gimmick feature and didn't screw it up.
Most Anticipated: I default to Guild Wars 2 only because I find the rest either uninteresting or likely to be spoiled by tedious grinds (ArcheAge). But as time passes and GW2 is still seems no closer to ship, I've found my ardor cooling. It's less accurate to say I'm "anticipating" it than it is to say I'll pick it up whenever it comes out.
Game of the Year: RIft was a flash in the pan for me - interesting for about six months, but it had no hook to keep me playing. SWTOR is WoW with VO. Fine if you like it, but I'll pass. The best prospects seem to be the old standbys; EVE, LotRO, and WoW. EVE's year was marred by extremely bad corporate decisions, with results measured in layoffs. They're back doing what they do best, but I wouldn't award GotY for fixing your clownshoes mistakes. LotRO released a tepid, feature-free expansion. It's okay, but not great. And WoW's playerbase is contracting at a rate that would be catastrophic to a more svelt gorilla.
So... bleh.
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