WAR (Warhammer Online)

Just noticed WAR is currently the highest rated MMO on mmorpg.com, and not just by a little. If you go to the released games list and sort by rating, you'll see WAR on top at an impressive 8.96. How do you see this rating going in the future? Bear in mind the game has just released, and will continuously improve over the next few months as the developers work on some of the kinks - but also bear in mind that the game could still be riding the hype wave. How do the ratings usually go with most MMO releases here? It's obvious enough that it's a solid hit already and that it's here to stay. But even World of WarCraft with its massive popularity is a lot lower rated than not only WAR, but also many MMOs that have vastly lower numbers.

Most new MMOs are on top for the first time after release, because fanboys vote it high. Wait, until normal people and trolls vote for it to see, where it belongs.

Graphics, sound and community deserve a zero, rest is ok

http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/182771

They're always way high right after launch. Shoot Age of Conan was over 9 and look at it now. I'd say the current rating does not say much about what the rating will lvl out to. My guess is eventually it will go somewhere between 7 and 8.

Originally posted by Kilmar

Most new MMOs are on top for the first time after release, because fanboys vote it high. Wait, until normal people and trolls vote for it to see, where it belongs.

Was suspecting that might be the case. We'll see where it ends up on the list in a couple of months. It seemed a bit too high for its current state - while I love WAR and will be playing it for years to come, even I didn't give it that high a vote (the elements you mentioned, although 0 is probably quite extreme and I voted higher than that on those elements, lowered the overall rating of my vote).

it was 9.03 yesterday... 8.96 today..

did you really think that it was 2 full marks better than everything else?... come on :)

Age of Conan, Tabula Rasa, Hellgate London all these were first for weeks with rating over 9.0 and then dropped to where they are now. WAR will be no exception.

Originally posted by Ixnatifual

Originally posted by Kilmar

Most new MMOs are on top for the first time after release, because fanboys vote it high. Wait, until normal people and trolls vote for it to see, where it belongs.

Was suspecting that might be the case. We'll see where it ends up on the list in a couple of months. It seemed a bit too high for its current state - while I love WAR and will be playing it for years to come, even I didn't give it that high a vote (the elements you mentioned, although 0 is probably quite extreme and I voted higher than that on those elements, lowered the overall rating of my vote).

Wow years to come!  Think about what you just said, scarey...

I can't see myself playing these games years to come, and if you can I feel for you.

These games now days are not yearly games they are a break till the next best thing to kill your addiction.

Originally posted by Ixnatifual

Just noticed WAR is currently the highest rated MMO on mmorpg.com, and not just by a little. If you go to the released games list and sort by rating, you'll see WAR on top at an impressive 8.96. How do you see this rating going in the future? Bear in mind the game has just released, and will continuously improve over the next few months as the developers work on some of the kinks - but also bear in mind that the game could still be riding the hype wave. How do the ratings usually go with most MMO releases here?

Lots of games get huge ratings when first released as a result of the "hype wave" as you put it. In a few months (3 to 6 months would be my guess) it will drop to a more reasonable score.

From what I've been hearing, this game is pretty much DAoC with a Warhammer skin and a few new features. Nothing all that great. Not everyone is into RvR and once the hype dies down I suspect this game will become more of a niche title thats well liked among its target audience and mostly ignored by everyone else, like EvE Online.

Originally posted by Fireside286

Wow years to come!  Think about what you just said, scarey...

I can't see myself playing these games years to come, and if you can I feel for you.

These games now days are not yearly games they are a break till the next best thing to kill your addiction.

What do you find scary about playing the same game for a long time? Surely if it's fun enough to warrant it, why not do it? I played WoW for about 3 years until I got too bored with it. It's not like playing multiple games for the same amount of time is magically "better" somehow.