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The 10 Greatest MMORPGs of All Time - 2017 Edition - The List - MMORPG.com

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
edited September 2017 in News & Features Discussion

imageThe 10 Greatest MMORPGs of All Time - 2017 Edition - The List - MMORPG.com

It feels like this is a list we should revisit every so often, especially as games change, games launch, and games die in the world of MMORPGs. The following is a list we compiled using something we like to call “our hearts and minds and asses”. Our Top 10 Great MMOs of All Time list is merely our own thoughts, put to paper. We absolutely welcome your own insight, and soon we’ll begin a poll of our users to catalog the Players’ Choice for 2017 too. Now, let’s get on with it!

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  • toljartoljar Member UncommonPosts: 240
    edited September 2017
    Bill,

    I like the list and you are pretty damn spot on .

    Still think that Asheron's Call is missing though, maybe a typo? ;-P
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  • tyrrintyrrin Member UncommonPosts: 39

    toljar said:

    Bill,



    I like the list and you are pretty damn spot on .



    Still think that Asheron's Call is missing though, maybe a typo? ;-P



    I think that AC would definitely be tied for 2nd with EQ. AC was my first love when it came to MMO's!
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  • BillMurphyBillMurphy Former Managing EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 4,565

    tyrrin said:



    toljar said:


    Bill,





    I like the list and you are pretty damn spot on .





    Still think that Asheron's Call is missing though, maybe a typo? ;-P






    I think that AC would definitely be tied for 2nd with EQ. AC was my first love when it came to MMO's!


    @ripperx would agree with both of you. I just couldn't find a spot for it. Without some of the newer games, maybe in the back 5. It was a great game, but doesn't have the lasting impact of some other older titles.
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  • BillySp34rsBillySp34rs Member UncommonPosts: 4
    It's so bittersweet that City of Heroes is still recognizably a legendary MMO but can't be played. Bring on the successors!
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  • ChaserzChaserz Member RarePosts: 336

    toljar said:

    Bill,



    I like the list and you are pretty damn spot on .



    Still think that Asheron's Call is missing though, maybe a typo? ;-P



    I'm inclined to agree. Asheron's call was an extremely popular MMO and had a very loyal following. (And I didn't even play it)
  • ScottJeslisScottJeslis Member UncommonPosts: 355
    Never played Everquest, Ultima Online & Eve Online but otherwise I agree, FWIW.
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  • borghive49borghive49 Member RarePosts: 493
    Lord of the Rings Online? The fact that this didn't make the list makes me sad. :(
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  • MitaraMitara Member UncommonPosts: 755
    Where are all the games that was launched after 2010?
  • SovrathSovrath Member LegendaryPosts: 32,938

    borghive49 said:

    Lord of the Rings Online? The fact that this didn't make the list makes me sad. :(



    I played Lord of the Rings Online over World of Warcraft and even I wouldn't put it on this list.

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  • TaishiFoxTaishiFox Member RarePosts: 999
    . . . WoW at no.1 ? I bet no one saw that coming! *sarcasm*
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  • BillMurphyBillMurphy Former Managing EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 4,565

    Mitara said:

    Where are all the games that was launched after 2010?



    Mostly cancelled? :D
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  • SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
    DMKano said:
    The list is just opinion.

    Astute observation and clearly mentioned in the first paragraph! ;)
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  • Kane72Kane72 Member UncommonPosts: 211

    Mitara said:

    Where are all the games that was launched after 2010?



    GW2 and ESO were after 2010 and some others get a mention in the intro, such as BDO, but realistically, there's been nothing earth-shatteringly better than what existed 7+ years ago.

    Technology has improved massively over the years, but unfortunately, it's less risky and more profitable to make cash shop mobile games.

    I also think that companies recognise that the attention-span of people in general isn't what it used to be because people are into the latest shiny thing and so those who would put hundreds and hundreds of hours into a game as less prevalent than before.
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  • BillMurphyBillMurphy Former Managing EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 4,565
    DMKano said:

    BillMurphy said:



    Mitara said:


    Where are all the games that was launched after 2010?






    Mostly cancelled? :D



    Mostly would indicate greater than 50%

    Sorry but thats just dead wrong
    And here I thought the smiley made sure it was a snarky remark and not a fact.
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  • Nightbringe1Nightbringe1 Member UncommonPosts: 1,335

    Mitara said:

    Where are all the games that was launched after 2010?



    Right where they belong.

    Not on this list.
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  • lahnmirlahnmir Member LegendaryPosts: 5,054
    DMKano said:
    BillMurphy said:
    DMKano said:

    BillMurphy said:



    Mitara said:


    Where are all the games that was launched after 2010?






    Mostly cancelled? :D



    Mostly would indicate greater than 50%

    Sorry but thats just dead wrong
    And here I thought the smiley made sure it was a snarky remark and not a fact.

    Hehe the smileys are far too small to be effective, they need upgrading. 

    Seriously look at Apple x - go all out on the emojis
    Go all out on the price too it seems.

    /Cheers,
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    'But there are many. You can play them entirely solo, and even offline. Also, you are wrong by default.'

    Ikcin in response to yours sincerely debating whether or not single-player offline MMOs exist...



    'This does not apply just to ED but SC or any other game. What they will get is Rebirth/X4, likely prettier but equally underwhelming and pointless. 

    It is incredibly difficult to design some meaningfull leg content that would fit a space ship game - simply because it is not a leg game.

    It is just huge resource waste....'

    Gdemami absolutely not being an armchair developer

  • lahnmirlahnmir Member LegendaryPosts: 5,054
    Ohh yeah, the list, oops.

    OT, prepare for lots of whining although you guys pretty much covered everything in the included article. You can't win this one. Besides that, a nice, somewhat politically correct, balanced list.

    /Cheers,
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    'the only way he could nail it any better is if he used a cross.'

    Kyleran on yours sincerely 


    'But there are many. You can play them entirely solo, and even offline. Also, you are wrong by default.'

    Ikcin in response to yours sincerely debating whether or not single-player offline MMOs exist...



    'This does not apply just to ED but SC or any other game. What they will get is Rebirth/X4, likely prettier but equally underwhelming and pointless. 

    It is incredibly difficult to design some meaningfull leg content that would fit a space ship game - simply because it is not a leg game.

    It is just huge resource waste....'

    Gdemami absolutely not being an armchair developer

  • immoralthangimmoralthang Member RarePosts: 300
    SWG was my first MMO and I still haven't found a game that captivated me like it did. SWTOR is alright, but it doesn't compare to the community and freedom Galaxies had.

    I keep hoping for a spiritual successor set between Episodes 6 and 7.
  • SovrathSovrath Member LegendaryPosts: 32,938
    edited September 2017
    DMKano said:
    SBFord said:
    DMKano said:
    The list is just opinion.

    Astute observation and clearly mentioned in the first paragraph! ;)

    Didnt read.
    Wouldnt read again.

    Just like almost everyone else I only read the game titles.

    Could have litterally written anything under each game, like a recipe for a turducken under any of those games, majority wouldnt have noticed. 
    You must be a veritable Joy "in real life" (I'll put the big smiley image/>.

    I should add that they did say they were staying away from eastern games:

    "And it’s also true that we don’t include some of the largest games that are still big today in Asian territories - mainly because the bulk of this site is English speaking and in the EU or NA territories. So we focused more on games that do well here."
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  • jmcdermottukjmcdermottuk Member RarePosts: 1,571
    I'd swap the top 2 to WoW in second place and EQ in first. There can be no doubt that WoW changed the landscape completely but not all of those changes were for the better, and some of the changes were later dropped or Blizz did a complete 180.

    EQ also changed the landscape by putting players in a fully 3D world and the biggest advantage it has over WoW is the release schedule of new content and expansions, in most cases only 9 months apart unlike Blizzard's 2-3 years between expansions.

    Looking back now I had a much better experience with EQ which is why I'd put it at No. 1.
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  • Krynt0kKrynt0k Member UncommonPosts: 256

    immoralthang said:

    SWG was my first MMO and I still haven't found a game that captivated me like it did. SWTOR is alright, but it doesn't compare to the community and freedom Galaxies had.



    I keep hoping for a spiritual successor set between Episodes 6 and 7.



    SWG and DAoC Were my two favorite MMos in the golden age, I have help out hope for so long for a sucessor, but I have to admit, I probably would have half the expierience I had with those two games in this point in my life. Like Kane 72 said, an mmo as complex as SWG probably wouldnt hold my attention like it used to =(
  • cheyanecheyane Member LegendaryPosts: 9,404
    I like it when people like Everquest like I'm in the right place,I know validation and all but yeah it has to do with others acknowledging the things you love.
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  • TheHiveLeaderTheHiveLeader Video MaestroMember RarePosts: 234
    edited September 2017
    No Minecraft. No League of Legends. No Half-Life. No Overwatch. Pffft...
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  • RobsolfRobsolf Member RarePosts: 4,607

    DMKano said:


    SBFord said:


    DMKano said:

    The list is just opinion.





    Astute observation and clearly mentioned in the first paragraph! ;)



    Didnt read.
    Wouldnt read again.

    Just like almost everyone else I only read the game titles.

    Could have litterally written anything under each game, like a recipe for a turducken under any of those games, majority wouldnt have noticed. 



    Wow... who pooped in YOUR corn flakes?
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