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Lord.BachusLord.Bachus Member RarePosts: 9,686
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With the latest AAA MMO entries ESO and Wildstar not being fresh and new anymore, this seems to be a good moment for another of these alltime BEST polls...

 

1. GW2

2. WoW

3. EQ

4. LOTRO

5. SWTOR

6. TSW

7. EQ2

8. Wildstar

9. DCuO

10. ESO

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Honnorable mentions : DDO, Neverwinter, DAoC, Rift, AoC....

 

These are also the games (with the exception of EQ and DAoC) that i will keep returning too, 

 

Subtop 1 : 

 

Best graphics top 5

1. GW2

2. TSW

3. ESO

4. AoC

5 LoTRO

 

More subtops welcome..... i will add mine (edit) if anyone adds a meaningfull one

Best MMO experiences : EQ(PvE), DAoC(PvP), WoW(total package) LOTRO (worldfeel) GW2 (Artstyle and animations and worlddesign) SWTOR (Story immersion) TSW (story) ESO (character advancement)

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  • SamuraiXIVSamuraiXIV Member Posts: 354

    No FFXIV and no FFXI the only forced group mmorpg where you couldn't progress solo which makes it the only true mmorpg.

    Change title to top 10 solo mmo

    edit: best graphics is FFXIV ARR no other game mmo or single player rpg comes even close to it.

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  • BetaguyBetaguy Member UncommonPosts: 2,629

    1. SWG

    2. TR

    3 DAoC

    4. UO

    5. WoW

    6. The Repopulation

    7. The Divison

    8. EQ2

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  • MithrandolirMithrandolir Member UncommonPosts: 1,701
    1. AC1
    2. EQ1
    3. UO
    4. DAoC
    and then there's all the rest which are pretty much interchangeable as far as order goes. Nothing stands up to those top 4 imo, even today.
  • KyleranKyleran Member LegendaryPosts: 43,975
    As I don't believe any MMORPG deserves to be in a top anything list unless it delivers a year or more of entertainment, 10 is way too high a number for most people here.

    Even for me, can't come up with that many, best I can do is:

    1. EVE - almost 5 years now
    2. DAOC - 3.5 years
    3. WOW - 1.75 years

    Honorable mentions, Lineage 1 and 2, 6 months each.

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  • Loke666Loke666 Member EpicPosts: 21,441
    Originally posted by SamuraiXIV

    No FFXIV and no FFXI the only forced group mmorpg where you couldn't progress solo which makes it the only true mmorpg.

    Change title to top 10 solo mmo

    edit: best graphics is FFXIV ARR no other game mmo or single player rpg comes even close to it.

    Really? Ever tried to solo all the way in Meridian 59? Even EQ was initially very hard to solo to the top.

    As for best graphics that really depends on what you consider best, there is polygon count and effects (which can be measured), art, details and the small things that makes the game feel more alive. TERA for example looks stunning but have way too little of the small odd things (like a flower here and there, a weirdly looking unique tree with ravens in and similar stuff).

    Then there is also the varieties on how people and monsters look, and how humanoids can dress. That is also part of graphics.

  • MithrandolirMithrandolir Member UncommonPosts: 1,701
    Originally posted by Kyleran
    As I don't believe any MMORPG deserves to be in a top anything list unless it delivers a year or more of entertainment, 10 is way too high a number for most people here.

     

    Yep, I agree. That's probably why beyond my 4 it was hard to compare the rest against each other for me. Those top 4 are the ones that I spent well over a year each in, you are absolutely right.

     

  • WizardryWizardry Member LegendaryPosts: 19,332

    Only ONE game in the last 10 years played like a true MMO and that was FFXi soo

    1>7 FFXi

    then i can lump a whole pile of part single player sometimes grouping games together  sooo....

    8 EQ2

    9 Vanguard

    10 SRO

    Everything else under this category,by time those "other" games came out i had already been there done that,nothing new nothing innovative.

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  • VicDynamoVicDynamo Member Posts: 234

    All-Time Top 10 Released Games (in my experience)

    1. GW2

    2. WoW

    3. WildStar

    4. RIFT

    5. Warhammer Online 

    6. Aion

    7. TSW

    8. TERA

    9. Lotro

    10. Glitch

     

    Graphics top 5:

    1. GW2

    2. RIFT

    3. TERA

    4. TSW

    5. Archeage (this game isn't released in the West, but it's already out in the East)

     

    Combat Animations top 5:

    1. WildStar

    2. Aion

    3. GW2

    4. TERA

    5. WoW

     

    Combat/Gameplay top 5:

    1. GW2/WildStar (Tie - WildStar is smoother but GW2 is less button mashing so I give them a tie)

    3. Warhammer Online

    4. TERA

    5. TSW

     

    World/Environment:

    1. GW2

    2. WoW

    3. RIFT

    4. WildStar

    5. TSW

     

  • Unknown

    My Top 10 Of All Times

    1. Warhammer Online (8 years without break)

    2. Guild Wars (Playing since release)

    3. Ragnarok Online (Playing since first EuRO release)

    4. Guild Wars 2 (Playing since release)

    5. Star Wars Galaxies (Played from launch till NGE)

    6. Knight Online (Played between 2004-2008 -One of the best pvp games I've ever played-)

    7. Dark Age Of Camelot (Played 3 years but I like War more..)

    8. Tibia (Played on and off 4 years)

    9. World Of Warcraft (Played till Cataclysm. Still playing on and off)

    10. DC Universe Online (Played when p2p.)

    ________________________________


    Best PVP Top 5

    1. Warhammer Online

    2. Knight Online

    3. Dark Age Of Camelot

    4. Tibia

    5. Guild Wars

    ________________________________


    Best PVE Top 5

    1. Guild Wars 2

    2. World Of Warcraft

    3. Guild Wars

    4. Ragnarok Online

    5. DC Universe Online

    ________________________________


    Best Crafting Top 5

    1. Star Wars Galaxies

    2. Eve Online

    3. Perpetuum Online

    4. Ragnarok Online

    5. Wakfu

    ________________________________


    Best Graphics/Animations Top 5

    1. Guild Wars 2

    2. Age Of Conan

    3. Tera

    4. Blade&Soul

    5. Final Fantasy XIV ARR

    ________________________________


    Best Art Style Top 5

    1. Guild Wars 2

    2. Wakfu

    3. Blade&Soul

    4. Ragnarok Online

    5. Warhammer Online

    ________________________________


    Best Combat Top 5

    1. Guild Wars 2

    2. Blade&Soul

    3. Knight Online

    4. World Of Warcraft

    5. DC Universe Online

  • TaishiFoxTaishiFox Member RarePosts: 999

    My top 10:

    1.  FFXI Pre-FoV

    2.  ShadowBane

    3.  SWG Pre-NGE

    4.  EQ2

    5.  Rift

    6.  WoW

    7.  LOTRO

    8.  Champions Online

    9.  EVE

    10. TSW

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  • FusionFusion Member UncommonPosts: 1,398

    1. Neocron

    2. Darkfall 1.0

    3. Anarchy-Online

    4. EnB

    5. FFXI

    (No number, but i did play alot on & off, WoW. From CB to up untill Ulduar patch in WotLK)

    Everything else has been pretty much your average 1-2 months, then into the bin :)

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  • docminus2docminus2 Member UncommonPosts: 184

    Gosh, I played so many MMOs in my days, I don't even remember them all (but then, they might not be worth mentioning)

    1.) SWG

    2.) UO

    3.) WoW

    5.) SWTOR

    5.) ESO

    6.) WS

    7.) EVE

    8.) LOTRO

    9.) DDO

    10.) Warhammer

    Honorable mention: EQ2, STO, DF, Fallen Earth, MxO

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  • DSWBeefDSWBeef Member UncommonPosts: 789

    Lets see how far I can get.

    1: World of Warcraft. Say what you want about wow, ive had more amazing times in wow than any other mmo. Id still play it today but 6 years was enough.

    2: Rift. The game after WoW, met what I consider some of my greatest friends on this game. Love the lore, skill system, and look.

    3:Vanguard: The game that deserved so much more. The crafting, the diplomacy minigame, and the huge world was so amazing.

    4: Lotro: Pre F2P MoM and SoMW was amazing. Probably the best community in a game ive seen to date. Loved the lore (who doesnt?), the deed system, and especially the music system.

    5: GW2: Even though the DE system wasnt as innovative as the PR seemed it to be it still was a breath of fresh air when leveling. Has probably my favorite art and graphics to date. Just a shame when you hit 80 that dungeons were a zergfest.

     

    Honorable Mentions: FFXIV, STO, TSW, and Warhammer.

    Playing: FFXIV, DnL, and World of Warships
    Waiting on: Ashes of Creation

  • KrematoryKrematory Member UncommonPosts: 608

    Top 10? I'm not even sure I can come up with a top 5...

    1 - EVE Online

    2 - World Of Warcraft

    3 - Guild Wars

    4 - Final Fantasy XIV

    5 - ...

     

    Just like I thought :P

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  • Sevenstar61Sevenstar61 Member UncommonPosts: 1,686

    My list.

    1. SWTOR  - playing from 12/13/2011 to present - loving it!!!!

    2. EQ2 - played from 2004 to 2011

    3. TSW - my alternate MMO

    4. LOTRO - lifetime sub

    5. AoC

    6. Rift

    7. Aion

    8. GW2

    9. EvE

    10. WoW

     


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  • SamuraiXIVSamuraiXIV Member Posts: 354
    Originally posted by Loke666
    Originally posted by SamuraiXIV

    No FFXIV and no FFXI the only forced group mmorpg where you couldn't progress solo which makes it the only true mmorpg.

    Change title to top 10 solo mmo

    edit: best graphics is FFXIV ARR no other game mmo or single player rpg comes even close to it.

    Really? Ever tried to solo all the way in Meridian 59? Even EQ was initially very hard to solo to the top.

    As for best graphics that really depends on what you consider best, there is polygon count and effects (which can be measured), art, details and the small things that makes the game feel more alive. TERA for example looks stunning but have way too little of the small odd things (like a flower here and there, a weirdly looking unique tree with ravens in and similar stuff).

    Then there is also the varieties on how people and monsters look, and how humanoids can dress. That is also part of graphics.

     

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  • ChicagoCubChicagoCub Member UncommonPosts: 381
    This topic is so old we're now on "what's your list of top 10, top 10 MMO lists?"
  • syriinxsyriinx Member UncommonPosts: 1,383

    I don't really like PvP, so no DAoC, EvE, etc..

     

    1. Everquest

    2. WoW

    3. Everquest 2

    4. Final Fantasy XI

    5. LOTRO

    6. Star Wars Galaxies

    7. Guild Wars 2

    8. Everquest Oniline Adventures

    9. Vanguard

    10. Final Fantasy XIV

     

     

     

     

  • cesmode8cesmode8 Member UncommonPosts: 431

    Top 10 in order:

    1. WoW
    2. GW2
    3. Wildstar
    4. Neverwinter
    5. ESO
    6. Eve Online
    7. Tera
    8. Warhammer
    9. Aion
    10. Final Fantasy(cannot remember which one it was..pretty old)

     

    Top 5 Gameplay(Fun,Fluid,UI,etc)

    1. GW2
    2. WoW
    3. Wildstar
    4. Neverwinter
    5. ESO

    Top 5 Combat

    1. Tera
    2. Wildstar
    3. Neverwinter
    4. GW2
    5. ESO (Only because of the crazy builds you can make...combat itself is clunky)

    Top 5 Story:

    1. SWTOR
    2. ESO
    3. Wildstar
    4. WoW
    5. Neverwinter
    Top 5 Graphics:
    1. GW2
    2. ESO
    3. Tera
    4. Wildstar
    5. Neverwinter
    Top 5 Audio(sound FX, music, environmental ambiance)
    1. WoW
    2. Neverwinter
    3. ESO
    4. Wildstar
    5. GW2
    Top 5 Post-Launch support/development
    1. WoW
    2. Wildstar
    3. EVE
    4. GW2 (Its only on this list because of the QoL stuff...living story almost  knocked it off.)
    5. Neverwinter
     
  • MyrdynnMyrdynn Member RarePosts: 2,483

    so many lists are incomplete imo, without Asheron's Call among every list, I have trouble taking any of them seriously

    1) Asheron's Call

    2) Horizons/Istaria

    3) Rift

    4) EQ

    5) WOW

    6) Shadowbane

    7) Vanguard

    8) SWTor

    9) Ryzom

    10) The Secret World

     

  • MavolenceMavolence Member UncommonPosts: 635

    1. UO

    2. EVE

    3. SWG(maybe not really an all time great but better than the drivel)

    4.

    5.

    6.

    7. WoW

    8.

    9.

    10.

     

    Thats about it the rest not even worth putting on my personal list. Maybe some more can go up there in 2015. 11 year drought!

  • Demmi77Demmi77 Member UncommonPosts: 229

    1. EQ 1

    2. WoW

    3. SWG

    4. Guild wars 1

    5. Swtor

    6. MU - (1998-200 version)

    7. guild wars 2 (liked it but didn't stay long, great game but i played it at burnout stage)

    8. League of legends (not an mmo but massive and online etc...)

    9. Eve ( the walking in stations ruined it for me haven't played much since, wanted it but hated what we got)

    10. vindictus

     

     

  • sunandshadowsunandshadow Member RarePosts: 1,985

    1. Dofus

    2. A Tale In The Desert

    3. WoW

    4. Perfect World

    5. MapleStory

    6. zOMG

    7. Tera

    8. Vindictis

    9. Istaria

    10. Ryzom

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  • FrodoFraginsFrodoFragins Member EpicPosts: 6,050

    1. WOW

    2. SWTOR

    3. GW2

    4. LOTRO

     

    Haven't played Wildstar, Rift, ESO or TSW.  No other MMO's I've played ( EQ2, NWO, AoC) stood out such that I even bothered to stay to reach the level cap.

  • DeadlyneDeadlyne Member UncommonPosts: 232

    I can't really make a top 10 list, there aren't enough enjoyable titles to make 10.

    1. Everquest - Only up to the first five expansions

    2. World of Warcraft - Only during its first two years.

    3. Vanguard - A buggy mess that is still somehow better than everything that came after it.

    To those people saying you can't get that feeling again that you had when you first started playing MMOs.  I had that feeling for a good long while on each of these.

     

    Honorable Mention 

    ESO and Warhammer, they have/had their moments here and there.

    Just to question the philosophy. Army of Socrates.

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