The Greatest MMOs of All Time - Number 5 through 1 a Editorial at MMORPG.com

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The Greatest MMOs of All Time - Number 5 through 1 a Editorial at MMORPG.com

It's the final countdown. Here comes Number 5 through Number 1 of our Greatest MMOs of All Time rankings. Are you prepared to argue and shout "I told you so!" in the comments? Then read on and gird your loins!

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SimonShagrath

I agree with the article. LOTRO; Age of Conan, SWTOR... all my loved MMORPGs are here. And yes, WOW deserves 1st place. I play it usually for 2 months per year now, but I still love it.

Po_gg

Made some pretty good guessing, 3 out of 5   (I mean guessing after the start, http://forums.mmorpg.com/discussion/comment/6742567/#Comment_6742567 )
The other 2 however, total miss, which is a bit odd, not even Mike voted for MH? Don't get me wrong, I agree it has no place on the list (just like ESO, my other failed guess), but I thought you have other preferences.

CoH is a pleasant surprise, the only good game from the last five - imo  

gervaise1

Po_gg said:

Made some pretty good guessing, 3 out of 5   (I mean guessing after the start, http://forums.mmorpg.com/discussion/comment/6742567/#Comment_6742567 )

CoH is a pleasant surprise, the only good game from the last five - imo  

I will confess to having very fond memories of CoH; story arcs, side kicks, didn't bother with a by then "traditional" economy, respecs available via quests and "full screen" in your face characters.

EQ was what it was; GW2 number 2 to Lineage 1 in terms of success (OK I jest but financially L1 could be on the cusp of overtaking WoW in terms of revenue). Have to agree with the comments about SWG.

And WoW - especially when it launched was the mmo.

(I am sure posting these comments shouldn't be reminding me of WordStar.)

Nanfoodle

WoW is a cheap first place. Numbers do not make a great MMO. They stole most of their ideas from other MMOs and when a new MMO would come out with something new and exciting, they would poach it and add it to their game before the new game could release. I did lose 6 years of game time to WoW but its far from the top and best MMO out there. But from a business stand point I get why someone would say so. Over all thats my only gripe with this list.

Karnage69

I can't say I agree with their list, but to each their own.

Panserbjorne39

It's interesting to see that FFXIV made the top ten and SWTOR did not. I'd be interested to hear why it didn't make the top ten. Not a fanboy really, just curious.

Po_gg

Nanfoodle said:

Numbers do not make a great MMO. 

Even moreso, I used to find the ones with the largest numbers and so-called "popularity" the biggest cr.p

But I think making a guess about this list wasn't about the games, was more about the staff. That's why I put MH into the first 5, and ESO has a few fans too among the authors.
Well, seems I'm still not a veteran mmorpg.com user enough

(for example I was surprised by SWG, but I wasn't here back then so I don't know how much the staff liked it)

Viper482

Not sure how Wildstar even made this list.

Tamanous

Wow deserves it but only when reflecting on it's previous editions and earlier expansions most likely pre-cataclysm.

SWG at #3 is a very bad choice. EQ should be far ahead of it. SWG's legacy is hinged entirely upon it's sandbox features which influence games in that area even today. EQ influenced the genre far more. Wow would likely not exist without it and certainly did not take much influence from SWG.

I agree with Swtor not being included within the top 10. It's terrible history through development is what broke Bioware. This was the soul reason why EQ bought them out. They were broke and managed by idiots which EA fired the moment they purchased them. It is the one area I give EA credit for ... fiscal management.

Swtor only became profitable once it sold out to f2p and lottery boxes ... not because of the actual game play.

Alverant

I am so happy CoH got on the list at all. To be #5 and the highest ranked game that was shut down is a testament as to how great the game was. Thank you!

Alverant

Viper482 said:

Not sure how Wildstar even made this list.

I think it deserves props for doing somethings other MMOs weren't doing (a non-drab art style, bits of humor, a sci-fi game in a sea of Skyrim-clones, player housing, etc). Plus how it is working to turn itself around when nearly everyone thought the game would be canceled months after release.

Octagon7711

I agree with the top three and would have put Marvel Heroes somewhere on the list as the devs have turned the game around since launch.

Warlyx

coh 5 im happy but Gw2 2nd best mmo of all the time? no even close but thats imho

Ammon777_new

Long live WoW !!!

Amaranthar

Well done. But for me, nothing will ever be as good as UO was (except for the obvious dated 2.5D art), for it's total freedom and Sandboxyness. Surprisingly (for a Sandboxer), I was glad to see CoH rated highly. For a level grind, it was a fun game to just "hack and slash" in. Great character creation fun.

Daffid011

Good list.  I might have changed a few places around.  Certainly would not have put GW2 above many other titles, let alone second. 

There will be the obvious complaining about WoW, which is typically followed by statements that they played WoW for over half a decade and probably longer than any other MMO, but somehow it is horrible.

Bunnyking

Really don't agree with Guild Wars 2 being number 2...

vanderghast

guild wars 2 number 2? Absolutely not!

Pongping

City Of Heroes > Its a shame NCSoft killed it. I would play it again anyday and with me my wife, she would jump around in happiness if they brought CoH back. I still wonder why they shut it down.... no one knows..

JemAs666

EQ should be #2 there is no dimension where GW2 should be ahead of EQ on this list.

nyxium

My ten cents best 5 MMO's of all time, all time, ranked in order: 1. World of Warcraft. Doesn't need explaining. 2. EVE Online. I've played this the most after WoW. 3. Lord of The Rings Online. It's Middle Earth, like Middle Earth. Awesome. 4. Guild Wars / Guild Wars 2. They are seen fondly as equal but can't pick between the two. They both get the same rank. 5. Dungeons & Dragons Online. Roll for initiative!

rodarin

So Neither Aoin or ESO make this list? Some could argue Aoin is a top 5. I never played it but I never heard anything bad about it. ESO can be debated but it has to be better than 5 or 6 of the names on the list especially since those 5 or 6 arent even MMOs. You can use the 'opinion' excuse all you want but no way no how Aoin isnt on a list of the top 35 MMOs people can think of.

bentrim

Honestly, if you have played a lot of these games, then I might value your opinion. But CLEARLY you have NOT, GW2 2ND place....not a chance this game is in the top 25. And yes I have played most of them.

Tamanous

JemAs666 said:

EQ should be #2 there is no dimension where GW2 should be ahead of EQ on this list.

I actually thought this must have been a typo. It is almost sacrilegious having GW2 at # 2 instead of EQ.

Thornrage

Where is Elder Scrolls Online? No way Rift or Planetside 2 or even Wildstar is better than ESO.