Based on Reputation and past success: Hero's Journey
Vanguard is certainly worth keeping an eye on too... though I doubt it'll be able to compete with HJ's content updates... that game is going to grow so fast it will be sick (size wise).
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I vote Ragnarok Online 2. Mainly since its predecessor has been number 1 mmo in Japan, the Philippines, Brazil, United Arab Emirates, and Russia for a while. Also cause I think the game is cool.
But I am looking forward to alot of games in 2007; there are so many with interesting features, one of them should deliver.
Probably the WoW expansion "The Burning Crusade" because wow has over 50% of the MMORPG market and there just gonna make themselves the top game of 2007, and 2008, and 2009, and 2010 maybe.
But the game that I think will deserve it is the Pirates of the Burning Sea.
Here is another vote for Hero's Journey. They dissapointed me at E3, but if they can pull off half of what they are talking they will get a bunch of folks.
It still takes marketing though. WoW is a household name, you need to get people to know about your game, see it on the shelves, and hear people talking about it. To date, that is not Simutronics, I wonder if they even care to be the top game?
I would say WAR is most likely and Age of Conan has a chance. I would say these two are most likely for mass appeal.
Hero's Journey may do nicely as well for the more pve oriented. Depends on whether their old RP MUD viewpoint translates well. If they pull off good GM'ing and good unique pve content model you might get people flocking to it from WoW's same old same old (not a knock against WoW people are just getting tired of that model I think). Who knows?
I doubt Vanguard will be much more than a niche, but probably successful.
Huxley is a sleeper, if its more than just a shooter it might do real well. If its as good as Deus Ex was I would play it.
Darfall? No idea. I can't say when it will realease and what the quality will be and I kinda suspect their design direction doesn't have mass appeal. Might be a real good niche game.
Tabula Rasa? Not real sure, some people are pretty excited about that one.
If we're talking about the best...then I'll go with ArchLord.
But if we're talking about which game will do the best in 2007 popularity and customer-wise, then my answer is a bit different. WoW will of course continue to lead the way, and I think Warhammer will release and a lot of WoW folks will migrate over to that. I also think that Aion will be successful as well, drawing people in with its graphics and emphasis on good versus evil.
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but i have been waiting from 2005 until now........ZzzzZzzzz
Hero's Journey, for the win!
Vanguard is certainly worth keeping an eye on too... though I doubt it'll be able to compete with HJ's content updates... that game is going to grow so fast it will be sick (size wise).
Currently Playing: Dungeons and Dragons Online.
Sig image Pending
Still in: A couple Betas
I vote Ragnarok Online 2. Mainly since its predecessor has been number 1 mmo in Japan, the Philippines, Brazil, United Arab Emirates, and Russia for a while. Also cause I think the game is cool.
But I am looking forward to alot of games in 2007; there are so many with interesting features, one of them should deliver.
Probably the WoW expansion "The Burning Crusade" because wow has over 50% of the MMORPG market and there just gonna make themselves the top game of 2007, and 2008, and 2009, and 2010 maybe.
But the game that I think will deserve it is the Pirates of the Burning Sea.
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Here is another vote for Hero's Journey. They dissapointed me at E3, but if they can pull off half of what they are talking they will get a bunch of folks.
It still takes marketing though. WoW is a household name, you need to get people to know about your game, see it on the shelves, and hear people talking about it. To date, that is not Simutronics, I wonder if they even care to be the top game?
Hero's Journey may do nicely as well for the more pve oriented. Depends on whether their old RP MUD viewpoint translates well. If they pull off good GM'ing and good unique pve content model you might get people flocking to it from WoW's same old same old (not a knock against WoW people are just getting tired of that model I think). Who knows?
I doubt Vanguard will be much more than a niche, but probably successful.
Huxley is a sleeper, if its more than just a shooter it might do real well. If its as good as Deus Ex was I would play it.
Darfall? No idea. I can't say when it will realease and what the quality will be and I kinda suspect their design direction doesn't have mass appeal. Might be a real good niche game.
Tabula Rasa? Not real sure, some people are pretty excited about that one.
If we're talking about the best...then I'll go with ArchLord.
But if we're talking about which game will do the best in 2007 popularity and customer-wise, then my answer is a bit different. WoW will of course continue to lead the way, and I think Warhammer will release and a lot of WoW folks will migrate over to that. I also think that Aion will be successful as well, drawing people in with its graphics and emphasis on good versus evil.