Star Wars Galaxies. I think they forgot what an animation is. "Flashing lights make a game pretty, right?!"
Least Fun:
Star Wars Galaxies. Sorry, haven't even considered resubbing to it but have resubbed to many others.
Most Desolate:
Star Wars Galaxies. You can't beat a game that dropped 90% of it's sub base (without regaining it) but hasn't once merged a single server into another...you just can't! Vanguard? Sure it's empty, but at least they merged servers within the first month or two.
Worst Use of Popular IP or License:
Star Wars Galaxies. Don't get me wrong, LoTR was bad (for me), but at least they didn't throw what little they have out.
Lamest Launch:
Vanguard: Saga of Horrible. If I ever have to see another MMO CEO spamming forums about how great his game is going to be, I might cry. Perhaps heads of companies releasing a new MMO should spend a *touch* more time managing their company to makes sure they aren't pissing away 32 million. Then, after all of that, the Vanguard release was not all that far above DnL. Come to think of it, Richard did a lot of spamming about his amazing "next gen" game that fails at life... hmmm
Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008:
Star Wars Galaxies. If I said this last year it was just out of spite. This year, though, I really think it's over. lol Star Trek Online would have been too easy a pick and hasn't been released so I'm not sure it counts yet.
Biggest Stinker:
Star Wars Galaxies. Holds the spot until cancelled. Wait, DnL might have taken it in it's year...
There needs to be a vaporware award. I'd give that to Star Trek Online. That one has as much chance of happening with this current developer given their financial and legal problems, and just plain bad ideas as I have of having Jessica Alba deliver my personal copy of Duke Nukem Forever along with the news that I am the father of her baby.
Hey now! Duke Nukem Forever is still on its way! Seriously! I'm still waiting! I've been waiting 12 years, and I'll wait another 12 if I need to! I believe in 3DRealms!
If only they had released it back in 2001 when they were planning to... it would've OWNED the market... it had unique aspects to the game then, but now I fear for its owningness.
-----MY-TERMS-OF-USE-------------------------------------------------- $OE - eternal enemy of online gaming -We finally WON !!!! 2011 $OE accepted that they have been fired 2005 by the playerbase and closed down ridiculous NGE !!
"There was suppression of speech and all kinds of things between disturbing and fascistic." Raph Koster (parted $OE)
MapleStory. 2D, side-scrolling. Pathetic. They could at least make it isometric.
Least Fun:
Dark and Light, because of lack of content and sheer buggyness.
Most Desolate:
A Tale in the Desert III
Worst Use of Popular IP or License:
DDO. Decent game in itself, but doesn't live up to the IP.
Lamest Launch:
Vanguard
Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008:
Star Trek: Online
Biggest Stinker:
DnL, for the same reason mentioned above.
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Have played: RuneScape, EQ2 (free trial), Last Chaos, Silk Road, Dungeon Runners. Currently playing: RuneScape, Dungeon Runners.
The notion that graphics, or anything else for that matter, are anywhere near as important as gameplay/fun is so utterly ridiculous that anyone who shares such a view should be placed in an asylum.
Worst Graphics: Star Wars Galaxies-Entirely too many particle effects.
Least Fun: Star Wars Galaxies- Just simply not fun
Most Desolate: Star Wars Galaxies- Out of 25 servers there are only two or three with any kind of population to speak of. The rest are exactly that- Desolate.
Worst Use of an IP: Star Wars Galaxies- For such an amazing IP, SoE has butchered this game beyond reason. The game isnt even close to being what it should be.
Lamest Launch: Vanguard- Man, was that a mess of a launch. Completely broken and unfinished.
Most Likely to Be Cancelled in 2008: Star Trek- Its not even in Beta yet, but with all legal trouble it probably never will see Beta
Biggest Stinker: Star Wars Galaxies- Of the ten or so MMO's Ive played, SWG has been the biggest let down. Without a doubt.
none, garbage doesn't die, it just gets really stinky
Biggest stinker:
WoW; Why? because creators of MMOs seem to feel the need to follow the WoW "formula" in order to be successful so it's seems it will be a while before we see any MMOs that don't contain a level based questing system that herds players from one zone to another
UO: Kingdom Reborn. They're two for two in trying to upgrade the graphics and making the game look worse.
Least Fun:
Star Wars Galaxies. It is easily the least fun MMO I've ever played. Even the folks who like the game have to download unauthorized UI mods to make the game playable.
Most Desolate:
SWG. Even the so called 'Heavy' servers (all two of them) have less people total, than you used to find outside the Thee starport. During the last vet trial, I felt like I was wandering around a post apocalyptic world, with all the empty buildings and no players.
Worst Use of a Popular IP or License:
SWG. It would be hard for anyone to screw up an IP to the extent SOE did with SWG.
Lamest Launch:
Vanguard. It was released in a horribly unfinished state and it put the company that made it out of business.
Most Likely to be Canceled in 2008:
Fury. Fury is already in trouble and won't likely make the end of 2008.
Biggest Stinker:
SWG. The game is simply awful. It is an unfun buggy mess that is the antithesis of a fun, quality game.
Worst Use of Popular IP or License: Star Wars Galaxies
Lamest Launch: Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008: Star Wars Galaxies
Biggest Stinker: Star Wars Galaxies
"Uh, we had a slight weapons malfunction, but uh... everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here now, thank you. How are you?"
Worst Graphics: Star Wars Galaxies-Entirely too many particle effects.
Least Fun: Everquest 2
Most Desolate: Star Wars : Galaxys.
Worst Use of an IP: Star Wars Galaxies- For such an amazing IP, SoE has butchered this game beyond reason. The game isnt even close to being what it should be.
Lamest Launch: Helgate London
Most Likely to Be Cancelled in 2008: Star Trek- Its not even in Beta yet, but with all legal trouble it probably never will see Beta
Biggest Stinker: Star Trek : after the big legal stinker well it IS quite a big stink, court case may be delayed indefinatly for years etc.
"Kill one man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill them all, and you are a god." -- Jean Rostand
Worst Graphics: Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Least Fun: Lord of the Rings Online Most Desolate: Star Wars Galaxies Worst Use of Popular IP or License: Star Wars Galaxies Lamest Launch: Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008: Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Biggest Stinker: Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
Ico Oh, cruel fate, to be thusly boned. Ask not for whom the bone bones. It bones for thee.
There needs to be a vaporware award. I'd give that to Star Trek Online. That one has as much chance of happening with this current developer given their financial and legal problems, and just plain bad ideas as I have of having Jessica Alba deliver my personal copy of Duke Nukem Forever along with the news that I am the father of her baby.
Hey now! Duke Nukem Forever is still on its way! Seriously! I'm still waiting! I've been waiting 12 years, and I'll wait another 12 if I need to! I believe in 3DRealms!
If only they had released it back in 2001 when they were planning to... it would've OWNED the market... it had unique aspects to the game then, but now I fear for its owningness.
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Worst Graphics: RF Online
Least Fun: Star Wars Galaxies
Most Desolate: Star Wars Galaxies
Worst Use of Popular IP or License: Star Wars Galaxies
Lamest Launch: Vangard
Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008: Star Trek: Online
Biggest Stinker: Star Wars Galaxies
Worst Graphics:
Star Wars Galaxies. I think they forgot what an animation is. "Flashing lights make a game pretty, right?!"
Least Fun:
Star Wars Galaxies. Sorry, haven't even considered resubbing to it but have resubbed to many others.
Most Desolate:
Star Wars Galaxies. You can't beat a game that dropped 90% of it's sub base (without regaining it) but hasn't once merged a single server into another...you just can't! Vanguard? Sure it's empty, but at least they merged servers within the first month or two.
Worst Use of Popular IP or License:
Star Wars Galaxies. Don't get me wrong, LoTR was bad (for me), but at least they didn't throw what little they have out.
Lamest Launch:
Vanguard: Saga of Horrible. If I ever have to see another MMO CEO spamming forums about how great his game is going to be, I might cry. Perhaps heads of companies releasing a new MMO should spend a *touch* more time managing their company to makes sure they aren't pissing away 32 million. Then, after all of that, the Vanguard release was not all that far above DnL. Come to think of it, Richard did a lot of spamming about his amazing "next gen" game that fails at life... hmmm
Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008:
Star Wars Galaxies. If I said this last year it was just out of spite. This year, though, I really think it's over. lol Star Trek Online would have been too easy a pick and hasn't been released so I'm not sure it counts yet.
Biggest Stinker:
Star Wars Galaxies. Holds the spot until cancelled. Wait, DnL might have taken it in it's year...
If only they had released it back in 2001 when they were planning to... it would've OWNED the market... it had unique aspects to the game then, but now I fear for its owningness.
Signed,
The last DNF fan
Worst Graphics:
WoW
Least Fun:
Star Wars Galaxies
Most Desolate:
Star Wars Galaxies
Worst Use of Popular IP or License:
Star Wars Galaxies
Lamest Launch:
Vanguard: SOH
Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008:
Star Wars Galaxies
Biggest Stinker:
Star Wars Galaxies
Worst graphics
POTBS
Least fun
Star Wars Galaxies
Most desolate
Star Wars Galaxies
Worst use of popular IP or license
Star Wars Galaxies
Lamest launch
Vanguard
Most likely to be canceled in 2008
Star Wars Galaxies
Biggest Stinker
Star Wars Galaxies
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$OE - eternal enemy of online gaming
-We finally WON !!!! 2011 $OE accepted that they have been fired 2005 by the playerbase and closed down ridiculous NGE !!
"There was suppression of speech and all kinds of things between disturbing and fascistic." Raph Koster (parted $OE)
Worst Graphics:
MapleStory. 2D, side-scrolling. Pathetic. They could at least make it isometric.
Least Fun:
Dark and Light, because of lack of content and sheer buggyness.
Most Desolate:
A Tale in the Desert III
Worst Use of Popular IP or License:
DDO. Decent game in itself, but doesn't live up to the IP.
Lamest Launch:
Vanguard
Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008:
Star Trek: Online
Biggest Stinker:
DnL, for the same reason mentioned above.
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Have played: RuneScape, EQ2 (free trial), Last Chaos, Silk Road, Dungeon Runners.
Currently playing: RuneScape, Dungeon Runners.
The notion that graphics, or anything else for that matter, are anywhere near as important as gameplay/fun is so utterly ridiculous that anyone who shares such a view should be placed in an asylum.
Worst Graphics: Star Wars Galaxies- Entirely too many particle effects.
Least Fun: Star Wars Galaxies- Just simply not fun
Most Desolate: Star Wars Galaxies- Out of 25 servers there are only two or three with any kind of population to speak of. The rest are exactly that- Desolate.
Worst Use of an IP: Star Wars Galaxies- For such an amazing IP, SoE has butchered this game beyond reason. The game isnt even close to being what it should be.
Lamest Launch: Vanguard- Man, was that a mess of a launch. Completely broken and unfinished.
Most Likely to Be Cancelled in 2008: Star Trek- Its not even in Beta yet, but with all legal trouble it probably never will see Beta
Biggest Stinker: Star Wars Galaxies- Of the ten or so MMO's Ive played, SWG has been the biggest let down. Without a doubt.
Worst graphics:
Tabula Rasa
Least Fun:
SWG
Most Desolate:
SWG
Worst Use of Popular IP or License:
SWG
Lamest Launch:
Vanguard
Most likely to be cancelled in 2008:
none, garbage doesn't die, it just gets really stinky
Biggest stinker:
WoW; Why? because creators of MMOs seem to feel the need to follow the WoW "formula" in order to be successful so it's seems it will be a while before we see any MMOs that don't contain a level based questing system that herds players from one zone to another
Worst Graphics:
UO: Kingdom Reborn. They're two for two in trying to upgrade the graphics and making the game look worse.
Least Fun:
Star Wars Galaxies. It is easily the least fun MMO I've ever played. Even the folks who like the game have to download unauthorized UI mods to make the game playable.
Most Desolate:
SWG. Even the so called 'Heavy' servers (all two of them) have less people total, than you used to find outside the Thee starport. During the last vet trial, I felt like I was wandering around a post apocalyptic world, with all the empty buildings and no players.
Worst Use of a Popular IP or License:
SWG. It would be hard for anyone to screw up an IP to the extent SOE did with SWG.
Lamest Launch:
Vanguard. It was released in a horribly unfinished state and it put the company that made it out of business.
Most Likely to be Canceled in 2008:
Fury. Fury is already in trouble and won't likely make the end of 2008.
Biggest Stinker:
SWG. The game is simply awful. It is an unfun buggy mess that is the antithesis of a fun, quality game.
Worst Graphics:
PoTBS
Least Fun:
SWG - please SOE just give up
Most Desolate:
SWG
Worst Use of Popular IP or License:
SWG - i just hope it's true SOE have-it till end of 2008 so Bioware can push in KOTOR Online
Lamest Launch:
Vanguard - last for me ever SOE game i'll play, at least i was fortunate to catch a late beta invite and i did'nt spend the cash on the box
Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008:
SWG - we beg you SOE, end the nightmare you unleashed opon this excelent game prepatch9
Biggest Stinker:
SWG - by far, this is a rotten game beyond any repair now, SOE please let the IP go Bioware so they bring us a true SW saga.
Worst Graphics: Star Wars Galaxies
Least Fun: Star Wars Galaxies
Most Desolate: Star Wars Galaxies
Worst Use of Popular IP or License: Star Wars Galaxies
Lamest Launch: Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008: Star Wars Galaxies
Biggest Stinker: Star Wars Galaxies
"Uh, we had a slight weapons malfunction, but uh... everything's perfectly all right now.
We're fine. We're all fine here now, thank you. How are you?"
Worst Graphics:
Star Wars Galaxies
Least Fun:
Star Wars Galaxies
Most Desolate:
Star Wars Galaxies
Worst Use of Popular IP or License:
Star Wars Galaxies
Lamest Launch:
Star Wars Galaxies
Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008:
Star Wars Galaxies
Biggest Stinker:
Star Wars Galaxies
Worst Graphics:
Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
Least Fun:
Star Wars Galaxies
Most Desolate:
Star Wars Galaxies
Worst Use of Popular IP or License:
Star Wars Galaxies (STO a close second)
Lamest Launch:
Vanguard: Saga of Heroes (Gods and Heroes is up there too, but can you call an indefinite hold, a launch?)
Most Likely to be cancelled in 2008:
Star Trek Online (If they ever get it launched)
Biggest Stinker:
Star Wars Galaxies (Even with all the NGE updates and free vet play time, I still won’t play it.)
Worst Graphics: Star Wars Galaxies- Entirely too many particle effects.
Least Fun: Everquest 2
Most Desolate: Star Wars : Galaxys.
Worst Use of an IP: Star Wars Galaxies- For such an amazing IP, SoE has butchered this game beyond reason. The game isnt even close to being what it should be.
Lamest Launch: Helgate London
Most Likely to Be Cancelled in 2008: Star Trek- Its not even in Beta yet, but with all legal trouble it probably never will see Beta
Biggest Stinker: Star Trek : after the big legal stinker well it IS quite a big stink, court case may be delayed indefinatly for years etc.
"Kill one man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill them all, and you are a god."
-- Jean Rostand
Worst Graphics:
Horizons
Least Fun:
Everquest 2
Most Desolate:
Dark & Light
Worst Use of Popular IP or License:
Star Wars Galaxies
Lamest Launch:
Vanguard
Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008:
Star Trek Online
Biggest Stinker:
Gods & Heroes
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JonMichael
Currently: AION, an MMO Beta under NDA
Played: WAR, LOTRO, Hellgate: London, CoX, GW, SotNW, DAOC, EQ2, SWG, WoW, AO, Horizons, Second Life, There, TSO
Beta'd: There, Second Life, EQ2, DAOC:LotM, LOTRO, Tabula Rasa, Gods and Heroes, Hellgate: London, Requiem:Bloodymare, AoC, WAR, DDO, Fallen Earth
Worst Graphics :
Star Wars Galaxies very dated and to many particle FX.
Least fun :
Star Wars Galaxies
Most Desolate :
Star Wars Galaxies can you say server merge?
Worst Use Of Popular IP or License :
Star Wars Galaxies for obvious reasons!!
Lamest Launch :
Hellgate
Most likely To Be Canceled In 2008 :
Star Trek online
Biggest Stinker :
Star Wars Galaxies .
Worst Graphics:
Star Wars Galaxies! Actually the hardest to decide, but those horrible oversized particle effects does it!
Least Fun:
Star Wars Galaxies
Most Desolate:
Star Wars Galaxies
Worst Use of Popular IP or License:
Star Wars Galaxies
Lamest Launch:
Vanguard
Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008:
The Matrix online
Biggest Stinker:
Star Wars Galaxies
Worst Graphics:
Pirates of the Burning Sea
Least Fun:
Star Wars Galaxies (I would give my soul for Pre-CU or new Bioware verson)
Most Desolate:
Star Wars Galaxies (..pull the plug. I've been there since birth and this game is in a vegetative state)
Worst Use of Popular IP or License:
Star Wars Galaxies (I still wonder how you can screw up Star Wars)
Lamest Launch:
Hellgate London (should have invested all of that wasted advertising money in another game)
Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008:
The Matrix (there is no game)
Biggest Stinker:
Star Wars Galaxies (da da da dee dee da da da daaaaah) this award should go to SOE.
Worst Graphics:
Archlord
Least Fun:
Swords of the New World
Most Desolate:
DDO
Worst Use of Popular IP or License:
LOTRO
Lamest Launch:
Fury
Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008:
Star Trek Online (hell, their already being sued)
Biggest Stinker:
Gods & Heroes (edited this....I can't believe it was cancelled right before launch. Argh!)
Current MMOs: Rift, GW2, Defiance
Blog: http://realmsofchirak.blogspot.com (old school tabletop gaming and more)
Worst Graphics: Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
Least Fun: Lord of the Rings Online
Most Desolate: Star Wars Galaxies
Worst Use of Popular IP or License: Star Wars Galaxies
Lamest Launch: Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008: Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
Biggest Stinker: Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
Ico
Oh, cruel fate, to be thusly boned. Ask not for whom the bone bones. It bones for thee.
Worst Graphics: Star Wars Galaxies. If i want a seizure inducing craptastic lightshow i'd drop acid.
Least Fun: star Wars Galaxies. About as much fun as eating broken glass and getting a solid kick to the nuts.
Most Desolate: Star Wars Galaxies. There all out adventuring or in space, or doing the legacy. Sure they are. Keep telling yourself that.
Worst Use of IP: Star Wars Galaxies. Its like missing an open goal when the ball is strapped to a laser guided missle. The mind boggles.
Lamest Launch: Vanguard. The Vision. Sure.
Most Likely Cancelled: Star Wars Galaxies. Fairly sure of it. Along with chapter 9 "Do you want fries with that"
Biggest Stinker: Star Wars Galaxies. Like anti-freeze brew wine, this turd gets worse with age.
Attack of The Street Pimps! Can you dig it? Can you count sucka's?
If only they had released it back in 2001 when they were planning to... it would've OWNED the market... it had unique aspects to the game then, but now I fear for its owningness.
Signed,
The last DNF fan
http://blogs.pcworld.com/gameon/archives/006093.html
Looks like I'm not the only DNF fan left anymore.
And now for the obligitory gloating:
Ohhh! What did I say! Boo yah! My wait is almost over! DNF baby!
Worst Graphics:
Least Fun:
Vanguard
Most Desolate:
Vanguard
Worst Use of Popular IP or License:
Star Wars Galaxies
Lamest Launch:
Vanguard
Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008:
Vanguard
Biggest Stinker:
vanguard
Worst graphics
WOW
Least fun
Star Wars Galaxies
Most desolate
Star Wars Galaxies
Worst use of popular IP or license
Star Wars Galaxies
Lamest launch
Vanguard
Most likely to be canceled in 2008
Star Wars Galaxies
Biggest Stinker
Star Wars Galaxies
Worst Graphics:
Star Wars Galxies
Least Fun:
Star Wars Galaxies
Most Desolate:
Star Wars Galaxies
Worst Use of Popular IP or License:
Star Wars Galaxies
Lamest Launch:
Fury
Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008:
Star Wars Galaxies
Biggest Stinker:
Hellgate: London