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The Greatest MMOs of All Time - Numbers 15 to 6 a Editorial at MMORPG.com

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
edited October 2015 in News & Features Discussion

imageThe Greatest MMOs of All Time - Numbers 15 to 6 a Editorial at MMORPG.com

What makes a "Great MMO"? Well, in our voting we took into account both the technical and community achievements of each title, but also its wider effect on the MMO genre as a whole. In short, this list isn't just about what we think is "The Best", but also about what we think has had the most significant impact on culture and gaming as a whole.

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  • FonclFoncl Member UncommonPosts: 347
    edited October 2015
    My top 5 guess is...WoW, 2x Guild Wars, SWG, Aion

    edit: Hmm forgot EQ, I guess it'll replace Aion.

    I expected 5: DAoC, 4: EvE, 3: SWG, 2: EQ, 1: WoW
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  • sirphobossirphobos Member UncommonPosts: 620
    Guess: 5. SW:ToR 4. GW2 3. SWG 2. EQ1 1. WoW SW:ToR I'm not sure of, but I'm not sure what else to put in its place. The other four are probably virtual locks to make the top five, and I think WoW and EQ1 are locks to be the top two in that order.
  • ThupliThupli Member RarePosts: 1,318
    I will laugh if gw2 is top five...

  • WarlyxWarlyx Member EpicPosts: 3,368
    gw2 and swtor are going to be top 5 just because expansion is coming ;)
  • KyleranKyleran Member LegendaryPosts: 44,063
    edited October 2015
    Thupli said:
    I will laugh if gw2 is top five...
    If it hasn't come up yet, where else do you think it will be, not on the list, not likely.

    Anyways, EVE was robbed..... but then again, 6th on the list isn't too shabby for a title that appeals to a small niche of players and is pretty much hated by many others. 

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  • Xav_MMOXav_MMO Member UncommonPosts: 49
    EQ should be #1, but I expect that WoW will get it based on subscription numbers being more valuable than innovation.
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  • Overlord_NeizirOverlord_Neizir Member UncommonPosts: 136
    5. ESO 4. GW2 3. SWG 2. EQ1 1. WoW
  • mcrippinsmcrippins Member RarePosts: 1,642
    Really surprised UO didn't make top 5. I guess my opinion is biased, but I think it's what all MMOs should aspire to be. It was a true open world with well done mechanics. There was no 'class' as they put it, although you could use your skill points to get a similar archetype. Also the only MMO i've played where being a thief could truly be a profession.
  • AlverantAlverant Member RarePosts: 1,347
    Damn, still no City of Heroes. I really don't think it's going to be in the top 5 since it was canceled about 3 years ago. It was my favorite game. I never expected it to be in the top 10, but it sure deserved better than the games in the bottom ten either.
  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    Rhoklaw said:
    Well, 2 of my top 5 have already shown up. That being LOTRO at like #16 or #17 and now DAoC at #9. All that is left for me is SWG, EQ and ESO. With only 5 spots left and a lot of MMO's to choose from, I can already see a lot of people being upset. So, 5 spots and you still have games like WoW, SWG, EQ, GW2, SWTOR and ESO? I'm too sick to see if any of those already made the previous lists.
    SWTOR was number 20. Here're the two previous lists:

    http://www.mmorpg.com/showFeature.cfm/feature/10113/General-The-35-Greatest-MMOs-of-All-Time-Numbers-35-to-26.html

    http://www.mmorpg.com/showFeature.cfm/loadFeature/10136/The-Greatest-MMOs-of-All-Time-Numbers-25-to-16.html


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  • simsalabim77simsalabim77 Member RarePosts: 1,607
    Xav_MMO said:
    EQ should be #1, but I expect that WoW will get it based on subscription numbers being more valuable than innovation.
    They did innovate. They made the genre more accessible to people other than fedora wearing basement dwellers.
  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    Rhoklaw said:
    Iselin said:
    Rhoklaw said:
    Well, 2 of my top 5 have already shown up. That being LOTRO at like #16 or #17 and now DAoC at #9. All that is left for me is SWG, EQ and ESO. With only 5 spots left and a lot of MMO's to choose from, I can already see a lot of people being upset. So, 5 spots and you still have games like WoW, SWG, EQ, GW2, SWTOR and ESO? I'm too sick to see if any of those already made the previous lists.
    SWTOR was number 20. Here're the two previous lists:

    http://www.mmorpg.com/showFeature.cfm/feature/10113/General-The-35-Greatest-MMOs-of-All-Time-Numbers-35-to-26.html

    http://www.mmorpg.com/showFeature.cfm/loadFeature/10136/The-Greatest-MMOs-of-All-Time-Numbers-25-to-16.html


    Thank you Iselin as I am suffering from a terrible head cold and don't feel like doing much of anything. I wonder if my remaining guesses will be accurate than for the top 5.
    Yeah head colds suck. Those are my 5 guesses as well. I think EQ and WOW are the two most likely 1 & 2. Personally I would rank them EQ, WOW, ESO, GW2, SWG but hey, Bill's number 1 didn't even make the top 5 so it's anyone's guess how the top 5 will be ordered.
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  • FoomerangFoomerang Member UncommonPosts: 5,628
    edited October 2015
    GW2 is over rated, of course it will be top five. 
    That leaves EQ, WoW, CoH, and SWG.  If ESO bumps  any of those off the list.... Sad
  • fodell54fodell54 Member RarePosts: 865
    Kyleran said:
    Thupli said:
    I will laugh if gw2 is top five...
    If it hasn't come up yet, where else do you think it will be, not on the list, not likely.

    Anyways, EVE was robbed..... but then again, 6th on the list isn't too shabby for a title that appeals to a small niche of players and is pretty much hated by many others. 
    EVE may have been robbed but not nearly as bad as UO.
  • carotidcarotid Member UncommonPosts: 425
    No offense Mr. Murphy, but you're not old enough to make such a list.
  • Agent_JosephAgent_Joseph Member UncommonPosts: 1,361
    GW2 & ESO in top 6 must to be one more failed top list mmorpg  
  • exile01exile01 Member RarePosts: 1,089
    every year the same ol thing here on mmo.
  • AlienShirtAlienShirt Member UncommonPosts: 621
    I can't believe Asheron's Call did not make the top 10.
  • AzmodeusAzmodeus Member UncommonPosts: 268
    Half the people posting probably never played some of these games, or completely biased toward some. This list is for amusement purposes and nothing else, so I would not sweat it.
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  • BillMurphyBillMurphy Former Managing EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 4,565
    Azmodeus said:
    Half the people posting probably never played some of these games, or completely biased toward some. This list is for amusement purposes and nothing else, so I would not sweat it.
    Bingo. Plus it's voted on just by writers. What I'll likely do is take the 35 when we're all said and done and host another survey to have the community rank theirs and compare.

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  • JimMorenoJimMoreno Member UncommonPosts: 21
    Significant impact on [geek / gaming] culture does indeed have weight on a list like this, but on a list like this, not this one, so thusly titled. And here's why. Geek culture is so powerful that it well deserves its own list, perhaps titled The Greatest Geek Culturally Significant MMORPGs of All Time. To include it merely as a 'but also' I feel weakens what it means. Also, it skews the results. Notice that Ultima Online is at #7. Because cultural impact was included in the factoring, UO (and / or arguably Meridian 59) should be at #1. Why? Because without UO, MMORPGs would not be what they are today. More so, they simply wouldn't be. UO was the catalyst for each MMORPG created after it. They have had their individual impacts because UO had its' first. So, each of their incremental impacts feed back to UO, increasing its impact exponentially. Now, if the list had left out the cultural impact, and left it solely at "technical and community achievements of each title, but also its wider effect on the MMO genre as a whole", I could see UO being at #7, or even in the top 5.

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  • Octagon7711Octagon7711 Member LegendaryPosts: 9,004
    edited October 2015
    Based on games I like. 1 to 3.
    GW2 very innovative, best underwater combat I've seen in a game, level to content means 100% of the game is open to max level players.

    WoW also innovative when it first came out, some people may not like it but it has the most players of any MMO and has held on to that title for the longest.

    Marvel Heroes great turn around. One of the few games where you can run into Devs actually playing the game and enjoying what they've created.

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  • immodiumimmodium Member RarePosts: 2,610
    carotid said:
    No offense Mr. Murphy, but you're not old enough to make such a list.
    How old do you have to be?

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  • ragz45ragz45 Member UncommonPosts: 810
    How in gods name did TSW make the top 15? o.O It's a good game, but severely flawed in many places. On top of that.... I don't even play EvE, and never have, but I know it should be higher lol
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