Best NEW Game of the Year: None - The Great Drought of 2016
Most Improved Game of the Year: Elder Scrolls Online
Most Anticipated Game of 2017: Camelot Unchained
Best Non-MMO of the Year: Overwatch
Best RPG of the Year: Tyranny
Pretty sad year for MMORPG's to be honest. All of the games that I'm looking forward to were pushed back to 2017 like Crowfall, Camelot Unchained and Chronicles.
I would say BDO for best new game, except it took the genre so many steps backwards that I'm disinclined to even mention it. Gender locking this late in the lifecycle of the genre? Body type locking this late in the lifecycle of the genre? Endless mob grinding this late in the lifecycle of the genre? Look, the last thing I am is a raging SJW, but ffs, it's a game... let me build my own goddamn character exactly how I want. This game took one huge leap forward in the graphics departments and jumped off a fucking cliff in the progressive game design department.
Most anticipated game of 2017: Cyberpunk 2077 Best non-mmo of the year: Dark Souls 3 Best rpg of the year: Darkest Dungeon Best expansion of the year: Witcher 3 - Blood and Wine Best (game I haven't had time to play) award: Tyranny
Iselin: And the next person who says "but it's a business, they need to make money" can just go fuck yourself.
What, I thought that was a soap opera and not a MMO? Or maybe some kind of talent show...
In any case Ill skip my vote this year, nothing have really stood out this year. I would vote for Pantheon as most anticipated but it wont release 2017. Maybe CU might release but I am not as sure about it.o).
I hope 2017 gives us a few good surprises, 2016 is one of the weakest years since I started with MMOs in 1996. Yeah, BDO was acceptable but not much more and the only thing we heard from from the western games were cancellations and a little indie alpha footage from games we wont see for long yet.
Dang, I sound depressed, sorry about that but some MMO years are just better then others.
In almost 3 years I've only left ESO for two short periods to play Archeage and BDO so I guess my vote is pretty clear.
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Can't really fill in all those because in my opinion, there are really only two MMOs: ESO and the shit-pile that is not ESO.
2017 is going to be a very bleak year unless something changes quickly.
The most obvious thing that could change is your mind being more open heh. Only seeing ESO and everythig else as shit pile says a lot about ignoring the wealth of great games out there.
This coming from someone who lists "The US Elections" as their MMO of the year. Pffft. Move along.
Awards?? Well gaming is way to obig a business to sift through them all,so just looking at the MMORPG genre....nothing deserves any recognition,just more of the same old same old. Yellow ?'s,boring static npc's that are linked to a quest that might have a few repeating voice overs,nothing more.Worlds are DEAD,just dot around some mobs the team has created and ....yep tie them into those boring quests that are linked to those yellow ?'s.
But hey ...we have RAID dungeons....ummm ok thanks ba bye. WAIT !! we have pvp,open world looting...umm yeah have a nice day. Well we have easy mode one shotting aoe's !!! Thanks,i'll be sure to steer clear of your game and wander over to isle 3 where the toilet paper is sold.
When someone puts out a mmorpg that looks like some thought and creativity went into it and didn't come off some cookie cutter line,i will stand up and cheer.As of right now,NO AWARDS are given.
Never forget 3 mile Island and never trust a government official or company spokesman.
Can't really fill in all those because in my opinion, there are really only two MMOs: ESO and the shit-pile that is not ESO.
2017 is going to be a very bleak year unless something changes quickly.
The most obvious thing that could change is your mind being more open heh. Only seeing ESO and everythig else as shit pile says a lot about ignoring the wealth of great games out there.
There are so many "great" MMOs that "None of the above" would be the clear winner in many categories.
Just trying to live long enough to play a new, released MMORPG, playing New Worlds atm
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Many sites are offering up their gaming awards for the year 2016 so I thought it would be interesting to see what our community and our genre feels are their awards.
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Expansion of the Year: -
Early Access Game of the Year: -
Developer of the Year: DICE
Best NEW Game of the Year: Battlefield 1
Most Improved Game of the Year: Black Desert
Most Anticipated Game of 2017: Lineage Eternal, Mass Effect Andromedar
Best Non-MMO of the Year: Battlefield 1
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CiG for the "Best who would have thought that no completed release in 2016 like promised"
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Expansion of the Year: Legion
Early Access Game of the Year: Gloria Victis
Developer of the Year: Zenimax
Best NEW Game of the Year: N/A
Most Improved Game of the Year: GW2
Most Anticipated Game of 2017: Crowfall
Best Non-MMO of the Year: NHL16
Best RPG of the Year: N/A
I would say BDO for best new game, except it took the genre so many steps backwards that I'm disinclined to even mention it. Gender locking this late in the lifecycle of the genre? Body type locking this late in the lifecycle of the genre? Endless mob grinding this late in the lifecycle of the genre? Look, the last thing I am is a raging SJW, but ffs, it's a game... let me build my own goddamn character exactly how I want. This game took one huge leap forward in the graphics departments and jumped off a fucking cliff in the progressive game design department.
Best non-mmo of the year: Dark Souls 3
Best rpg of the year: Darkest Dungeon
Best expansion of the year: Witcher 3 - Blood and Wine
Best (game I haven't had time to play) award: Tyranny
2017 is going to be a very bleak year unless something changes quickly.
~~ postlarval ~~
MMO of the Year: BLACK DESERT ONLINE
Expansion of the Year: ELDER SCROLLS ONLINE: ONE TAMRIEL
Early Access Game of the Year: N/A
Developer of the Year: BETHESDA (ZENIMAX)
Best NEW Game of the Year: BLACK DESERT ONLINE
Most Improved Game of the Year: ELDER SCROLLS ONLINE
Most Anticipated Game of 2017: DARK AND LIGHT - BLESS ONLINE
Best Non-MMO of the Year: DEUS EX: MANKIND DIVIDED
Best RPG of the Year: DARK SOULS 3
Best FUCK UP Award: ARCHEAGE (TRION)
In any case Ill skip my vote this year, nothing have really stood out this year. I would vote for Pantheon as most anticipated but it wont release 2017. Maybe CU might release but I am not as sure about it.o).
I hope 2017 gives us a few good surprises, 2016 is one of the weakest years since I started with MMOs in 1996. Yeah, BDO was acceptable but not much more and the only thing we heard from from the western games were cancellations and a little indie alpha footage from games we wont see for long yet.
Dang, I sound depressed, sorry about that but some MMO years are just better then others.
“Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?”
― CD PROJEKT RED
~~ postlarval ~~
Well gaming is way to obig a business to sift through them all,so just looking at the MMORPG genre....nothing deserves any recognition,just more of the same old same old. Yellow ?'s,boring static npc's that are linked to a quest that might have a few repeating voice overs,nothing more.Worlds are DEAD,just dot around some mobs the team has created and ....yep tie them into those boring quests that are linked to those yellow ?'s.
But hey ...we have RAID dungeons....ummm ok thanks ba bye.
WAIT !! we have pvp,open world looting...umm yeah have a nice day.
Well we have easy mode one shotting aoe's !!! Thanks,i'll be sure to steer clear of your game and wander over to isle 3 where the toilet paper is sold.
When someone puts out a mmorpg that looks like some thought and creativity went into it and didn't come off some cookie cutter line,i will stand up and cheer.As of right now,NO AWARDS are given.
Never forget 3 mile Island and never trust a government official or company spokesman.
Expansion of the Year:------------
Early Access Game of the Year:------------
Developer of the Year:------------------
Best NEW Game of the Year:------------
Most Improved Game of the Year:----------------
Most Anticipated Game of 2017:------------
Best Non-MMO of the Year:--------------
Best RPG of the Year:------------------
Best (Insert Award Here) Award:------------
Expansion of the Year: Archeage
Early Access Game of the Year: Gloria Victis
Developer of the Year: Archeage
Best NEW Game of the Year: None
Most Improved Game of the Year: Archeage
Most Anticipated Game of 2017: Camelot Unchained
Best Non-MMO of the Year: Pokemon GO
Best RPG of the Year: Pokemon GO?
Best at disgusting me Award: CoE
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Just trying to live long enough to play a new, released MMORPG, playing New Worlds atm
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This should definitely be a thing!
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For everything else it's mostly:
Gaming-wise, the only good thing about 2016 was that it has been my year of discovering many great games that are non-mmorpgs.
Game launched in Korea and now has expanded to Russia, Europe, Japan, North America, Taiwan and soon South America.
Any other mmo has done this please enlighten me.