POLL: What is your favorite MMORPG of all time? Huge list of MMOs to choose from

TheScavenger

Not to undermine the other thread or clone the idea it. But, lets see what a more accurate reading looks like with more choices, some may not make sense but may be someones favorite as someone obviously played it at one point somewhere on the internet. The other thread was good for a laugh, but here is hopefully a better one. Though list won't be in any particular order in terms of release dates of the MMOs involved. And of course there are so many MMOs I'm pretty sure I'll hit the poll limit for answers or just miss one entirely. If that happens I'm going to combine sequels together. So it will be overall vote if voted for both games in question.

However looking at the game list on MMORPG.com there are just too many to list so I won't get them all. But ones I either find that people say they missed, or ones I personally played or ones that tend to be popular will be here.

(edit: Since some games blend into the list, do CTRL+F and type the game name. If it was a big release, its likely in there. Then you'll at least see if its actually there or not. Figured the list would be long enough that some games would be easy to miss.)

Or if you don't/can't use the CTRL+F method (such as on a mobile device, which this should work on) you can view the list in alphabetical order and see if your favorite MMORPG is listed here

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19WEbioqdqZB1TMSlzSium-U98D0LtYOhXqeGEg6fW30/edit?usp=sharing

TheScavenger

Hope someone likes the thread/poll. It literally took me almost 2 hours of looking through various lists on google, MMORPG.com and looking on reddit to see peoples favorite MMOs or MMOs that are no longer available.

I'm bound to have missed some big ones and there are a lot of the smaller lesser known ones, but there are so many that the poll would be just one massive list and I don't have all day or night to keep adding games lol. That and I think after too many it be hard to find the MMO to vote for.

But I did do a lot of work to get a lot listed.

Also, at that many choices there was no poll answer limit. Maybe there is one, but I didn't find it.

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AlBQuirky

Other: City of Heroes was "overlooked"

A much more extensive list, though. Was it worth the 2 hours?

Also, there is an MMO about a bone in your lower leg (Tibia)?

Roguewiz

Good list.  EQ1 by and far is my most favorite.  Full Disclosure:  My first as well

That being said, the 2nd favorite is too close to choose from.

TheScavenger

AlBQuirky said:

Other: City of Heroes was "overlooked"

A much more extensive list, though. Was it worth the 2 hours?

Also, there is an MMO about a bone in your lower leg (Tibia)?

Do a CTRL+F and type city, its in there. Its right below anarchy online. I figured some games be overlooked since some kinda blend into the huge list. 

Istaria (Horizons, but it got renamed to Istaria) and Matrix Online are both in there too

Vynt

I think maybe people should do a "search page" or look at the list better before saying something isn't on there.

City of heroes, Horizons, Matrix Online are all listed, lol

Quizzical

Did you take the original list and then add all of the games that people replied to say "what about this game"?

TheScavenger

Vynt said:

I think maybe people should do a "search page" or look at the list better before saying something isn't on there.

City of heroes, Horizons, Matrix Online are all listed, lol

well like I said just above, its a huge list and its easy to miss. But I added in to the OP to do ctrl+F to find the game name to make sure it isn't there.

It is an easy mistake to make in such a long list of names, when some game names kinda get blended in a bit.

TheScavenger

Quizzical said:

Did you take the original list and then add all of the games that people replied to say "what about this game"?

No, I actually spent time googling and looking at reddit and various top MMO lists. Plus MMORPG.com's own list. I'm sure a lot of games people listed there are in this poll too since that thread got a lot of replies.

Vynt

Lol, ya you beat me to it, got distracted at work before I hit submit.

I guess you could have went alphabetical, heh.

Or list them by release date, lol.

TheScavenger

Vynt said:

Lol, ya you beat me to it, got distracted at work before I hit submit.

I guess you could have went alphabetical, heh.

Or list them by release date, lol.

Yeah, that been probably better. Except the lists I found were rather random, and the list already took almost 2 hours to make. It have been better alphabetically, but honestly...didn't want to spend another 30min to an hour organizing all the games. There was already a lot listed that I'd have to organize more.

Subilac

Everquest 1 hands down. Not just because of the game, but because of the community. Never experienced anything like it since. 

Ungood

I've played a lot of great MMO's.. and I love playing MMO's to be honest. 

So this was, by no small means, a very hard choice to make for me, as I loved a lot of the MMO's on this list, many I have played for years on end, and even returned to after some serious burn out.

But, my final decision to take Trove, was based on the fact that, right now, I am building a suspension bridge in my own private club world, because I can. And I was thinking, I have never played an MMO ever that has let me do anything even remotely this awesome, where I can just make whatever I want in my little club world, just a way to enjoy that aspect of the game, and the best part was, I collected all the parts of my bridge, I went out collected the ores to make it all happen.

and as I run though the worlds, I realize that I can make anything in this game, they provide me all the parts and pieces if I want to recreate anything or make something totally of my own design, the game allows me to do this. 

On top of that, it's a full MMO, with all the bells, whistles, and features you could want in an MMO.

Just.. literally the world is my sandbox and I can just log in and play.

now excuse me.. I need to go play A Bomber Royal.. where we blow each other up with bombs!

Splattr

TheScavenger said:

Vynt said:

Lol, ya you beat me to it, got distracted at work before I hit submit.

I guess you could have went alphabetical, heh.

Or list them by release date, lol.

Yeah, that been probably better. Except the lists I found were rather random, and the list already took almost 2 hours to make. It have been better alphabetically, but honestly...didn't want to spend another 30min to an hour organizing all the games. There was already a lot listed that I'd have to organize more.

Great list, pretty comprehensive. To do a quick alpha sort, put it in a spreadsheet instead of a word document. I was still able to find my favorite anyway.  

delete5230

I wanted to say VANILLA World of Warcraft, because it is now a totally different game, and I'll not vote for the crap it is now.  Other classics had changed too .

I voted for Vanguard, as it was my second. Next would be VANILLA Dungeon and Dragons, I has a lot of fun when it was completely different as compared to what it is now. 

I regret not playing VANILLA Lord of the Rings online. Only played around in Bata. 

delete5230

Also great topic, 
Interesting results so far (only 22).  

Can't wait for more to be filled in and see over all,
  

Great job in thinking of this

TheScavenger

delete5230 said:

I wanted to say VANILLA World of Warcraft, because it is now a totally different game, and I'll not vote for the crap it is now.  Other classics had changed too .

I voted for Vanguard, as it was my second. Next would be VANILLA Dungeon and Dragons, I has a lot of fun when it was completely different as compared to what it is now. 

I regret not playing VANILLA Lord of the Rings online. Only played around in Bata. 

I know a lot of MMOs changed over the years, and I could have probably went with "Vanilla WoW" "classic Runescape" and what not. But, there are so many entries already that I figured just the overall MMO was fine as it was.

But, I know what you mean. WoW today isn't anything like WoW when it first released.

esc-joconnor

Sorting? Alphabetically maybe? XD

TheScavenger

esc-joconnor said:

Sorting? Alphabetically maybe? XD

Can't change the poll. But just added a google link to a spreadsheet document of each MMORPG on the poll and its alphabetical

craftseeker

I put Everquest 2, because overall considering the hours I played, the people I played with it has to come out on top. I still think Everquest 1 was a better game, but it loses out on number of friends and hours played. Lots of great games could have been chosen but Everquest 2 dominated my game playing for a very long time.

BTW, I wouldn't give you two cents for the game at anytime during the last three years it is terrible now.

Quizzical

Nyctelios said:

Tree of Saviour would be my favorite... without the p2w vip bs.

Because a $9/month subscription makes a game "pay to win"?  Even if you want to complain about cash shop discreteness and call it $10/month, I hardly think that's egregious.

Octagon7711

Very nice list, well done!

Theocritus

Trove and Salem receive votes but not WoW?

immoralthang

I voted for Star Wars Galaxies, without hesitation. I enjoyed playing it even after the CU and NGE.

For a solid 6 years, it was pretty much the only game I played. I only had one toon and I saw character development beyond what I thought was possible. 

The last two years were extremely difficult and invoked more feelings of sadness than any other video game has for me. The player ran economy shrank, guilds disbanded and good friends disappeared forever. It was truly haunting driving my speeder through the ghost towns that were once thriving cities full of life. 

No game has made me feel so invested in its world. There was drama, ups, downs and plenty of laughs. I don’t play video games much anymore, but SWG was an integral part of my life for many years. I only wish I documented my character’s journey.

AlBQuirky

TheScavenger said:

AlBQuirky said:

Other: City of Heroes was "overlooked"

A much more extensive list, though. Was it worth the 2 hours?

Also, there is an MMO about a bone in your lower leg (Tibia)?

Do a CTRL+F and type city, its in there. Its right below anarchy online. I figured some games be overlooked since some kinda blend into the huge list. 

Istaria (Horizons, but it got renamed to Istaria) and Matrix Online are both in there too

I had a feeling I missed it. Thanks for pointing it out for me