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Majestico
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So I have taken it upon myself to compile a list of several awards for MMO's. To participate, all you have to do is vote for your favourite in each category. After a couple of weeks of voting, I shall compile the results, and present the top three in each category.
Also, I will be compiling a short-list for the top five MMORPG's. and presenting these final five choices on the awards thread. Sort of like the Best Film short-list at the Oscars ceremony.
Then once these final five have been voted on, I shall write a third thread, which will reveal MMORPG.com's unofficial top game.
A;though these awards are just for fun, the results should be interesting. Each account holder is allowed to participate only once.
Also, if you want to see your game do well, then it is in your interests to vote, and even to let others see the thread, so that more people can cast their votes.
Without further ado, here are the following categories. You can nominate one game per award.
Best Graphics in a game. (Speaks for itself)
Best Storyline and Quests in a game. (How much did the game immerse you in its story and lore, and how good was the quest system)
Best Sound in a game. (Speaks for itself, but not just game music, but also ambient noises, npc speech, etc)
Best Community in a game. (How friendly and mature did you find the game's community.)
Worst Community in a game. (Immature trash talk on the chat channels, clique comms that do little to nothing to help a new player, etc)
Best Game for PvP.
Best Game for RvR.
Best Game for Role-playing. (Should the game contain rp servers, then it should be judged on those)
Most Challenging Game. (This refers to how hard the game is to get anywhere, etc)
Biggest Grind in a Game.
Most Innovative Game. (a game that dares to be different, and offers us something new)
Most Casual/Solo Friendly Game. (a game for the player who might want to solo, and play only a few hours a week)
Best Game for Raiding.
The following awards allow you to give three choices, as these are towards the shortlist of finalists. Your first choice is worth 4 points, second 2, and last one point.
Three Shortlisted Games for Best Free to Play.
Three Shortlisted Games for Worst MMO Ever.
(and the biggie) Three Shortlisted Games for the Best MMO Ever.
If, in the shortlisted titles, you cannot think of three games, then your first (and perhaps only) choice will still collect 4 points.
I hope that these categories are enough. I was going to include 'largest game environment', as well as many more. However, we shall see how these first awards go.
Remember, if you are passionate about your game, then it is in your best interest to vote.
In order to vote, you can either pm me with your choices if you want to remain anon. Or simply reply to this post. When voting, please take the time to answer all the questions.
I may print this thread in each of the individual forums, if you think I should, just to get sufficient numbers to vote. If I get enough voters here, then I won't need too, as I am just looking for significant number of voters to represent the views of the MMORPG community.
Thanks for your participation.
Comments
That's alot of stuf to answer too many IMO.
FFXI wins several of the categories such as storyline/community,WOW the worse community.You left out battle system ,wich is very important and FFXI wins hands down.FFXI is also the ONLY game i know of that uses a sub-job system something that is deff unique amongst the majority of games out there.
Best sound? that is a real hard one i never thought of it really to base an opinion.I don't think any one game owns it all sound wise.Honestly i have been satisfied with sounds in alot of different games and areas.
Best graphics another very hard one to answer.Everyone has there own opinion as to what BEST graphics mean.To me it's graphics that seem realistic and yet look good .Graphics change so much from map to map and area to area that no one game could garner the hero of it all.Also weapon/spells/animations all come into play and vary from zone to zone spell to spell.
Best PVP. My answer wil prolly shock alot when i say FFXI.My reason isn't that it's a great PVP game but it does make it so you are on equal terms with your opponent.Yes it allows a group to team up on a single player,but that is only if you choose to stray away from your team mates.Most games out there use a pathetic free for all system that allows a player with a higher level to easily beat up on a low level player.I might also add that in FFXI gear isn't nearly dependant on as in other games.I repeat FFXI is NOT a great PVP game,it just shows how i feel about all other garbage PVP efforts.
Best roleplaying i would have to say EQ or EQ2.EQ2 also owns the quest title.
To be honest i can't answer alot of the categories because no one game can claim tops in any one area,there all hit and miss depending on different zones/instances.One zone may have tremendous battles/sounds/graphics where as another zone may be crap.
Never forget 3 mile Island and never trust a government official or company spokesman.
Best Graphics in a game. (Speaks for itself)
EVE-Online
Best Storyline and Quests in a game. (How much did the game immerse you in its story and lore, and how good was the quest system)
EVE-Online
Best Sound in a game. (Speaks for itself, but not just game music, but also ambient noises, npc speech, etc)
EVE-Online
Best Community in a game. (How friendly and mature did you find the game's community.)
EVE-Online
Worst Community in a game. (Immature trash talk on the chat channels, clique comms that do little to nothing to help a new player, etc)
MapleStory
Best Game for PvP.
EVE-Online
Best Game for RvR.
EVE-Online
Best Game for Role-playing. (Should the game contain rp servers, then it should be judged on those)
EVE-Online
Most Challenging Game. (This refers to how hard the game is to get anywhere, etc)
EVE-Online
Biggest Grind in a Game.
Silk Road Online
Most Innovative Game. (a game that dares to be different, and offers us something new)
EVE-Online
Most Casual/Solo Friendly Game. (a game for the player who might want to solo, and play only a few hours a week)
EVE-Online
Best Game for Raiding.
WoW
Three Shortlisted Games for Best Free to Play.
Mabpongi(Spell Check),Guild Wars,Anarchy Online
Three Shortlisted Games for Worst MMO Ever.
Rappelz,SilkRoad,Maplestory
(ans the biggie) Three Shortlisted Games for the Best MMO Ever.
EVE-Online, City Of Villians/Heros, Runescape
Best Graphics in a game. (Speaks for itself)
Vanguard Saga of Heroes
Best Storyline and Quests in a game. (How much did the game immerse you in its story and lore, and how good was the quest system)
Lord of the Rings Online
Best Sound in a game. (Speaks for itself, but not just game music, but also ambient noises, npc speech, etc)
EVE-Online
Best Community in a game. (How friendly and mature did you find the game's community.)
Lord of the Rings Online
Worst Community in a game. (Immature trash talk on the chat channels, clique comms that do little to nothing to help a new player, etc)
World of Warcraft
Best Game for PvP.
Ultima Online
Best Game for RvR.
Dark Age of Camelot (its the only game WITH RvR, it invented it. Don't really understand how this is a category.
Best Game for Role-playing. (Should the game contain rp servers, then it should be judged on those)
Star Wars Galaxies, Dark Age of Camelot
Most Challenging Game. (This refers to how hard the game is to get anywhere, etc)
EVE-Online
Biggest Grind in a Game.
Silk Road Online
Most Innovative Game. (a game that dares to be different, and offers us something new)
Ultima Online
Most Casual/Solo Friendly Game. (a game for the player who might want to solo, and play only a few hours a week)
World of Warcraft
Best Game for Raiding.
EverQuest
Three Shortlisted Games for Worst MMO Ever.
World of Warcraft, Rappelz, Runescape
(ans the biggie) Three Shortlisted Games for the Best MMO Ever.
Ultima Online, Dark Age of Camelot, EverQuest, Asheron's Call
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Thanks so far for the people who have taken their time to vote. Remeber it is your opinion, and as the second posters said, games change, but in general, a game such as Guild Wars would generally be considered to have better graphics than say Runequest.
So cast your votes. The more I receive, the bigger the database I can build up, and the more creditable the final awards ceremony shall be.
Please if you are a fan of MMO's., do not dismiss this thread, as ir is a chance for us to gague what people think. Yes, there may be awards missed, but this is meant to be something akin to the film awards, and not every category is catered for.
So please, keep them coming.
Seems even less trustworthy than the 'official' one
Best Graphics in a game. (Speaks for itself)
Probably Vanguard...but its hard for me to judge
Best Storyline and Quests in a game. (How much did the game immerse you in its story and lore, and how good was the quest system)
WoW, hands down.
Best Sound in a game. (Speaks for itself, but not just game music, but also ambient noises, npc speech, etc)
WoW again, especially ambient sounds
Best Community in a game. (How friendly and mature did you find the game's community.)
City of Heros / Villains
Worst Community in a game. (Immature trash talk on the chat channels, clique comms that do little to nothing to help a new player, etc)
SilkRoad, but many F2P suffer almost as bad
Best Game for PvP.
EDITED: EVE. I have no ideal why I forgot this game on THIS question. yeah, it wins this one.
Best Game for RvR.
DAOC
Best Game for Role-playing. (Should the game contain rp servers, then it should be judged on those)
I have to vote WoW here too....only because I don't RP and it has the most RP servers of any game I know. Thats gotta count for something.
Most Challenging Game. (This refers to how hard the game is to get anywhere, etc)
EVE, by very nature of the beast.
Biggest Grind in a Game.
Silk Road
Most Innovative Game. (a game that dares to be different, and offers us something new)
*sigh* This one was hard for me. City of Heros / Villains. Its been the only thing that really offered me something new that was lasting.
Most Casual/Solo Friendly Game. (a game for the player who might want to solo, and play only a few hours a week)
I'm pretty sure WoW is gonna win this one hands down. WoW
Best Game for Raiding.
Everquest
The following awards allow you to give three choices, as these are towards the shortlist of finalists. Your first choice is worth 4 points, second 2, and last one point.
Three Shortlisted Games for Best Free to Play.
Perfect World, DOMO, Dungeon Runners (Hey, I like hack and slash)
Three Shortlisted Games for Worst MMO Ever.
Silk Road, Tibia, Runescape
(ans the biggie) Three Shortlisted Games for the Best MMO Ever.
WoW, City of Heroes, SWG (listed only because its first years were some of the best gaming I ever had and it deserves it on that principle)
Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do.
Benjamin Franklin
What, exactly, is the point of all of this? You get a few dozen responses and then...
Best Graphics in a game. (Speaks for itself)
Guild Wars. It's pretty and efficient.
Best Storyline and Quests in a game. (How much did the game immerse you in its story and lore, and how good was the quest system)
The Lord of the Rings Online
Best Sound in a game. (Speaks for itself, but not just game music, but also ambient noises, npc speech, etc)
Guild Wars. LOVE the soundtracks.
Best Community in a game. (How friendly and mature did you find the game's community.)
The Saga of Ryzom
Worst Community in a game. (Immature trash talk on the chat channels, clique comms that do little to nothing to help a new player, etc)
RF Online
Best Game for PvP.
Guild Wars
Best Game for RvR.
Best Game for Role-playing. (Should the game contain rp servers, then it should be judged on those)
The Lord of the Rings Online
Most Challenging Game. (This refers to how hard the game is to get anywhere, etc)
Guild Wars on Hard Mode
Biggest Grind in a Game.
Flyff
Most Innovative Game. (a game that dares to be different, and offers us something new)
The Saga of Ryzom
Most Casual/Solo Friendly Game. (a game for the player who might want to solo, and play only a few hours a week)
Guild Wars
Best Game for Raiding.
World of Warcraft
The following awards allow you to give three choices, as these are towards the shortlist of finalists. Your first choice is worth 4 points, second 2, and last one point.
Three Shortlisted Games for Best Free to Play.
Guild Wars, Anarchy Online, Perfect World
Three Shortlisted Games for Worst MMO Ever.
Runescape, MU Online, StarQuest Online
(ans the biggie) Three Shortlisted Games for the Best MMO Ever.
Guild Wars, The Saga of Ryzom, Entropia Universe (had some good times with the community a few years back)
Only from what I've played- which is admittedly not as diverse as the hardcore mmorpgers.
Best Graphics: Lord of the Rings
Best Storyline and quests: All the quests in mmorpgs are naff, as you can see right through them.
Best Sound: Not noticed too much, maybe WoW.
Best community: all depends who you come across really.
Worst Community: Saying above WoW takes this- simply due to the volume of incessantness. Although for a free game, there was a worse one I've forgotten.
Best game for Pvp: for pvp I've experienced I'm going to say WoW, as flawed as it is it does have decent objectives.
Best game for RvR: Not played RvR
Biggest grind: One of the Lineages for sure.
Best game for RP: Everquest, the environment and the layout fostered it. You used to come across many people who were into it.
Most challenging game: The most challenge is usually PvP, as people have different levels of skills and an unpredictability. But, otherwise, for grouping etc then Everquest maybe.
Most Innovative: Are the original mmos innovative? maybe I'm tempted to say AC2 but that is a sequel to AC so maybe it wasn't.
Most casual friendly/solo-friendly: WoW and its I love solo to 60 campaign.
Best game for raiding: I most raided in Everquest and while that wasn't really enjoyable and it completely ruined the grouping game, it did have some moments of enjoyment.
Best free to play: Is there one?
Worst mmo: well most people upon playing quit if they don't enjoy it, but maybe a nomination to Dragonraja for being an absolutely nightmarish experience.
Top 3 mmos for me:
1. Everquest
2. AC2
3. WoW
Thanks for the votes for far, I may post this on other forums to get more votes, as I am looking for at least 50 to give us a reasonable sense of which game deserves which award.
Still another 12 days for voting.
Best Graphics in a game. (Speaks for itself)
Lineage 2
Best Storyline and Quests in a game. (How much did the game immerse you in its story and lore, and how good was the quest system)
Final Fantasy XI
Best Sound in a game. (Speaks for itself, but not just game music, but also ambient noises, npc speech, etc)
Guild Wars
Best Community in a game. (How friendly and mature did you find the game's community.)
Final Fantasy XI
Worst Community in a game. (Immature trash talk on the chat channels, clique comms that do little to nothing to help a new player, etc)
Maple Story
Best Game for PvP.
Lineage 2
Best Game for RvR.
RF Online
Best Game for Role-playing. (Should the game contain rp servers, then it should be judged on those)
Final Fantasy XI
Most Challenging Game. (This refers to how hard the game is to get anywhere, etc)
Lineage 2
Biggest Grind in a Game.
Lineage 2
Most Innovative Game. (a game that dares to be different, and offers us something new)
Final Fantasy XI
Most Casual/Solo Friendly Game. (a game for the player who might want to solo, and play only a few hours a week)
World of Warcraft
Best Game for Raiding.
Final Fantasy XI
The following awards allow you to give three choices, as these are towards the shortlist of finalists. Your first choice is worth 4 points, second 2, and last one point.
Three Shortlisted Games for Best Free to Play.
R.O.H.A.N, Guild Wars, Dream of Mirror Online
Three Shortlisted Games for Worst MMO Ever.
Maple Story, Silkroad, Runescape
Three Shortlisted Games for the Best MMO Ever.
Final Fantasy XI, Guild Wars, Ragnarok Online
I am awaiting permission from the site, as to whether I can post this on each individual forum. As it was my intention to accrue as many votes as possible. Until then, I shall extend the voting period for another week, so please if you have the time, please vote, and show your friends the thread so they can post as well.
Thanks,
Maj
As to my earlier post, I cannot now post the thread on the other individual forums, as it may be deemde as spamming. So until I get permission, I am relying on you guys to cast your votes. If you do now want to air your views publicly then I do not mind if you pm me with your answeres. The more the better, so that the results can be a more accurate portrayal.
Thanks again,