Why is everyone voting Star Trek Online for most likely to be canceled in 2008? There is NO GAME. Hell, it'll prolly still be in courts in 2008. Odds are, if it is ever made, it will be a 2010 or later launch. If you're going to vote a game, make it a game that _actually exists_.
Anarchy Online. I know it's old and free to play now, but come on graphics look like ol' DOS games.
Least Fun:
World of Warcraft. It may be the "big boy" with 9+ million subs, but TBC didn't change anything and it's still the same game it was 2 years ago. World events nearly non-existant and just more 70 content being added to cater to all the powergamers.
Most Desolate:
Horizons. Being able to play as a dragon surely had appeal, but during my free trial period I saw a total of ... three... players. Total.
Worst Use of Popular IP or license:
Matrix Online. The movies should of translated well into an MMO, but the gameplay was horribly botched. Missions were extremely repetative and the "fun factor" wore off after a few days due to it.
Lamest Launch:
Vanguard. Simply put, the game wasn't ready. Period .. no if's and's or but's about it.
Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008:
Star Trek Online. It really only appeals to a select group of people and they don't seem excited about it, kinda "bleh, they're gonna screw it up" attitude.
Biggest Stinker:
Vanguard. All the hype about this game was totally unfounded. Bad launch, buggy, deserted servers. You name it this game screwed it up.
Sword of the New World(launched w/ poor translations, added in an overpriced cash shop while p2p, went f2p after a month and a half, alt maps removed at the same time as f2p change so servers suffered from extreme overcrowding...and the compensation for the sudden and unannounced changes was having your prepaid months of subscriptions automatically changed into credit in the overpriced cash shop and getting the lvl 1 version of characters you can get in about a week)
Worst Graphics: Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean Online (also worst game abreviation DPotCO)
Least Fun: Dungeons and Dragons Online
Most Desolate: Gods and Heroes (LOL JK I don't have an answer for this one, the only desolate places I have played this year were closed betas in way diffrent time zones)
Worst Use of a Popular IP Tie between D&DO abd SWG (even after they improved both!)
(Amazing how many people voted WoW for least fun. Is it the only mmo you played? I'm not a WoW lover, but please, put feeling aside and learn to judge. If WoW is the least fun you hanve't played more than 2-3 MMO's)
Vanguard (it isnt a bad game now... but it's too late...)
Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008:
Darkfall (will prolly never be release or if it does it will prolly be a Dark and Light 2 wannabe)
Biggest Stinker:
Dark and Light is still the biggest stinker ever for me, if we think about 2007 only, i will prolly vote for Hellgate, even if Hellgate isnt that bad, it's just that Flagship really disappointed us with a half baked game that missed the spot.
VSOH - (This was actually a close one between RV, VSOH and WOW for me.)
Most Desolate:
SWG - Crickets anyone? It's why I quit playing. From a guild of nearly 500 to 3 people online.
Worst Use of Popular IP or License:
SWG - Hands down winner, they'll never lose this title unless STO gives them a run for their money.
Lamest Launch:
Hellgate- i heard a lot of hype but now mere whispers. (I almost put Tabula Rasa here though).
Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008:
STO - With PE's bumbling and keystone cop antics this is sure to be pulled. I'd bet money on it, besides they've already cancelled one and set precedence.
Biggest Stinker:
Fury - There are just so many to put in this area, but I think personally, this one stands out among all the other turds in the pack.
Going for more of an year in review approach here...
Worst Graphics: Pirates of the Burning Sea
Least Fun: Fury
Worst Use of IP: Star Trek Online
Lamest Launch: Tabula Rasa
Most Likely to be Cancelled: Fury
Biggest Stinker: Tabula Rasa
I'll explain that last one. Since there's no "Biggest Let Down" award I factored that into the Biggest Stinker Award. Sure, there's worse games out there but at least I didn't expect much from them. Tabula Rasa had everything going for it and it was still bad.
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Worst Graphics:
Pirates of the Burning Sea
Least Fun:
Star Wars Galaxies
Most Desolate:
Vanguard
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:
Hellgate: London
"Who is General Failure and why is he reading my hard drive?"
From the Classic Tag Lines collection.
My votes in:
Worst Graphics: Vanguard SOH
Least Fun: Vanguard SOH
Most Desolate: SWG
Worst Use of Popular IP or License: SWG
Lamest Launch: Vanguard SOH
Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008: Star Trek Online
Biggest Stinker: SWG
Worst Graphics
Vanguard
Least Fun
EQ2 (RoK expansion specifically)
Most Desolate
Vanguard
Worst use of IP
DDO
Lamest Launch
Vanguard
Most Likely to be Cancelled
Planetside
Biggest Stinker
Vanguard
Worst Graphics:
Maple Story
Least Fun:
Star Wars Galaxies
Most Desolate:
Any SOE game besides EQ II
Worst Use of Popular IP or License:
Star Wars Galaxies
Lamest Launch:
Fury
Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008:
Stargate Worlds
Biggest Stinker:
Tabula Rasa
Why is everyone voting Star Trek Online for most likely to be canceled in 2008? There is NO GAME. Hell, it'll prolly still be in courts in 2008. Odds are, if it is ever made, it will be a 2010 or later launch. If you're going to vote a game, make it a game that _actually exists_.
Worst Graphics:
Angel Online (Why do they keep making these games?)
Least Fun:
Star Wars Galaxies : NGE (Another trial, another "WTF happaned to the fun?")
Most Desolate:
Star Wars Galaxies : NGE (All the players are where I'm not, and /anon right?)
Worst Use of Popular IP or License:
Star Wars Galaxies : NGE (Really, it's like a WW2 game with Fokker DR 1's, Zulus, Knights and F-16's!)
Lamest Launch:
Vanguard (Sad to say, that game could have been something... Could have)
Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008:
Not sure. (Either companies try to sell "station passes" or they convert the failures into some F2P scheme..sheesh)
Biggest Stinker:
Star Wars Galaxies : NGE (I would have loved to say "Any Asian grinder F2P, but those games are in fact improving in comparison!)
Worst Graphics:
Fury
Least Fun:
Fury (!!!)
Most Desolate:
WoW (Well, pre 2.3 patch & judging by my server only of course)
Worst Use of Popular IP or License:
Lord of the Rings Online
Lamest Launch:
Tied: Vanguard (for technical issues) & Fury (for overall bad judgement)
Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008:
Fury
Biggest Stinker:
Vanguard (tied with this MMORPG.com post editor....ewww!!)
Worst Graphics:
Vanguard: SOH
Least Fun:
Star Wars Galaxies
Most Desolate:
Dark N Light
Worst Use of Popular IP or License:
Star Wars Galaxies
Lamest Launch:
Hellgate: London
Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008:
SWG....SWG Fear KoTOR!!
Biggest Stinker:
Hellgate: London
I Reject your Reality and Substitute it with My Own!
Worst Graphics:
Anarchy Online. I know it's old and free to play now, but come on graphics look like ol' DOS games.
Least Fun:
World of Warcraft. It may be the "big boy" with 9+ million subs, but TBC didn't change anything and it's still the same game it was 2 years ago. World events nearly non-existant and just more 70 content being added to cater to all the powergamers.
Most Desolate:
Horizons. Being able to play as a dragon surely had appeal, but during my free trial period I saw a total of ... three... players. Total.
Worst Use of Popular IP or license:
Matrix Online. The movies should of translated well into an MMO, but the gameplay was horribly botched. Missions were extremely repetative and the "fun factor" wore off after a few days due to it.
Lamest Launch:
Vanguard. Simply put, the game wasn't ready. Period .. no if's and's or but's about it.
Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008:
Star Trek Online. It really only appeals to a select group of people and they don't seem excited about it, kinda "bleh, they're gonna screw it up" attitude.
Biggest Stinker:
Vanguard. All the hype about this game was totally unfounded. Bad launch, buggy, deserted servers. You name it this game screwed it up.
Worst Graphics:
9Dragons
Least Fun:
Vanguard
Most Desolate:
Ryzom
Worst Use of Popular IP or License:
SWG
Lamest Launch:
Sword of the New World(launched w/ poor translations, added in an overpriced cash shop while p2p, went f2p after a month and a half, alt maps removed at the same time as f2p change so servers suffered from extreme overcrowding...and the compensation for the sudden and unannounced changes was having your prepaid months of subscriptions automatically changed into credit in the overpriced cash shop and getting the lvl 1 version of characters you can get in about a week)
Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008:
Aion
Biggest Stinker:
Tabula Rasa
I'd like to nominate this as Funniest Quote of 2007.
Worst Graphics:
Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean Online (also worst game abreviation DPotCO)
Least Fun:
Dungeons and Dragons Online
Most Desolate:
Gods and Heroes (LOL JK I don't have an answer for this one, the only desolate places I have played this year were closed betas in way diffrent time zones)
Worst Use of a Popular IP
Tie between D&DO abd SWG (even after they improved both!)
Lamest Launch:
Fury
Most likely to be Cancelled in '08:
Fury
Biggest Stinker
D&D Online
Worst Graphics:
PotbS
Least Fun:
PotbS
Most Desolate:
Dunno
Worst Use of Popular IP or License:
Star Wars Galaxies
Lamest Launch:
SotNW
Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008:
Fury / Archlord
Biggest Stinker:
Archlord
(Amazing how many people voted WoW for least fun. Is it the only mmo you played? I'm not a WoW lover, but please, put feeling aside and learn to judge. If WoW is the least fun you hanve't played more than 2-3 MMO's)
My two cents -
Worst Graphics:
World of Warcraft
Least Fun:
Star Wars Galaxies
Most Desolate:
City of Heroes
Worst Use of Popular IP or License:
Star Wars Galaxies
Lamest Launch:
Vanguard: Saga Of Heroes
Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008:
Star Trek: Online
Biggest Stinker:
Star Wars Galaxies
In the end, it looks like another banner awards year for SOE............
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I'd like to nominate this as Funniest Quote of 2007.
Ill second that nomination
Worst Graphics:
Pirates of the Burning Sea
Least Fun:
Pirates of the Burning Sea
Most Desolate:
Dark and Light
Worst Use of Popular IP or License:
Star Wars Galaxies
Lamest Launch:
Vanguard
Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008:
Darkfall
Biggest Stinker:
Pirates of the Burning Sea
Worst Graphics:
Dungeon Runners
Least Fun:
Any F2P game with item shops.
Most Desolate:
Horizons
Worst Use of Popular IP or License:
DDO
Lamest Launch:
Vanguard
Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008:
Turbine Entertainment itself.
Biggest Stinker:
Pirates of the Burning Sea
Some of my votes are broad -- but true.
Worst Graphics:
City of Heroes - fun game, but just not very exciting on the graphics
Least Fun:
SWG - should just permanently win the award year after year
Most Desolate:
SWG
Worst Use of Popular IP or License:
SWG
Lamest Launch:
Vanguard - not many have been worse than this one, 2nd only to....SWG
Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008:
SWG
Biggest Stinker:
SWG - bend over SOE...
Worst Graphics:
I think its the World of Warcraft
Least Fun:
Star Wars Galaxies
Most Desolate:
Vanguard Saga Of Heroes
Worst use of popular ip or license:
Star Wars Galaxies
Lamest Lunch:
VGS
Most likely to be Cancelled in 2008:
Darkfall
Biggest Stinker:
Hellgate London
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:
Gods And Heroes
Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008:
Star Wars Galaxies
Biggest Stinker:
Star Wars Galaxies
Worst Graphics:
Roma Victor
Least Fun:
EVE (feels like a job...)
Most Desolate:
DaoC and VG on the EU servers
Worst Use of Popular IP or License:
DDO tied with LotRO
Lamest Launch:
Vanguard (it isnt a bad game now... but it's too late...)
Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008:
Darkfall (will prolly never be release or if it does it will prolly be a Dark and Light 2 wannabe)
Biggest Stinker:
Dark and Light is still the biggest stinker ever for me, if we think about 2007 only, i will prolly vote for Hellgate, even if Hellgate isnt that bad, it's just that Flagship really disappointed us with a half baked game that missed the spot.
Worst Graphics:
Roma Victor = Hands down winner
Least Fun:
VSOH - (This was actually a close one between RV, VSOH and WOW for me.)
Most Desolate:
SWG - Crickets anyone? It's why I quit playing. From a guild of nearly 500 to 3 people online.
Worst Use of Popular IP or License:
SWG - Hands down winner, they'll never lose this title unless STO gives them a run for their money.
Lamest Launch:
Hellgate- i heard a lot of hype but now mere whispers. (I almost put Tabula Rasa here though).
Most Likely to be Cancelled in 2008:
STO - With PE's bumbling and keystone cop antics this is sure to be pulled. I'd bet money on it, besides they've already cancelled one and set precedence.
Biggest Stinker:
Fury - There are just so many to put in this area, but I think personally, this one stands out among all the other turds in the pack.
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Worst Graphics: WoW
Worst Launch: Hellgate: London
Everything else: SWG. Stupid NGE...
Going for more of an year in review approach here...
Worst Graphics: Pirates of the Burning Sea
Least Fun: Fury
Worst Use of IP: Star Trek Online
Lamest Launch: Tabula Rasa
Most Likely to be Cancelled: Fury
Biggest Stinker: Tabula Rasa
I'll explain that last one. Since there's no "Biggest Let Down" award I factored that into the Biggest Stinker Award. Sure, there's worse games out there but at least I didn't expect much from them. Tabula Rasa had everything going for it and it was still bad.
Worst Graphics:
Roma Victor
Least Fun:
Fury
Most Desolate:
Star Wars Galaxies
Worst Use of Popular IP or License:
Star Wars Galaxies
Lamest Launch:
Fury
Most Likely to be Canceled in 2008:
Fury
Biggest Stinker:
Fury