There appears to be some very interesting mmos in development at present that look like they will get a release sometime in 2011 . Its all bairing up to be a good  year . What are you looking forward to most in it ?

2011 will take mmorpgs to a new level.Espceially Guild Wars 2 :)

Edit:Guild Wars 2 ----> Event system,world pvp(500vs500 or more),eviromental weapons,skill builds,proffesions,racial skills,armor and a lot of other things.

I get the feeling that we are on the verge of something big. Whether it be good or bad, I don't know.

Originally posted by Capn23

I get the feeling that we are on the verge of something big. Whether it be good or bad, I don't know.

I second that. I've seen more really interesting titles in a month than I have done in years. -11/12 will be good years indeed.

My biggest interest at the moment lies in the RTSMMO End of Nations (I think that's the title), it looks truly awesome. Rift has also peaked my interest.

Originally posted by Tekton

My biggest interest at the moment lies in the RTSMMO End of Nations (I think that's the title), it looks truly awesome. Rift has also peaked my interest.

End of nations does look very interesting. I have some concerns about the cash shop and griefing/ganking, but the concept is appealing to an old RTS fan like me.

I'm very much looking forward to Guild Wars 2 . I want to be able to jump in it this time  though lol .

You hit it right on the spot: 2011 will be very interesting indeed :D

Why?

Guild Wars 2:  they were innovative with Guild Wars (streaming patching, Magic the Gathering-inspired combat, b2p, etc), and the released videos and interview show they'll even surpass themselves with GW2.

The Secret World: the 1st horror/urban fantasy MMO appearing, inspired upon Lovecraft, Stephen King and Neil Gaiman, trailers show great atmosphere, and it has some interesting game mechanics as well, like no leveling or classes and team combos.

SW ToR: the combination of Star Wars, Bioware and bucketload of cash should result in an interesting newcomer in the MMO market. How interesting only time can tell.

Next to that there'll be MMO's like Final Fantasy XIV - and maybe TERA and Telara? - appearing on the MMO stage. All in all, pretty good.

Originally posted by yayitsandy

I'm very much looking forward to Guild Wars 2 . I want to be able to jump in it this time  though lol .

There'll be jumping (watch the two trailers ;) ).

There'll also be swimming and exploring huge underwater areas

Originally posted by cyphers

 

There'll be jumping (watch the two trailers ;) ).

There'll also be swimming and exploring huge underwater areas

Oh now this game just can NOT be bad :O

But how is the character customization????

Those 2 aspects make or break the game. 

I hope GW2 can do both well. It'll be the WoW killer.

Maybe it's me or is there a huge sense of let down in the MMO industry...all the time. For me this started with Vanguard. Then the whole AoC/WAR group coming out at the same time. Followed by Aion being a major endless grind. I guess this can be traced all the way back to Matrix Online. I don't know I just can't get into hype anymore. I'm really looking forward to FFXIV, but to be honest I have my doubts. Guild Wars 1 was pretty fun, but in all honesty it lacked the feeling of a MMO.  Hopefully things pick up but I just can't see it happening.

See sing below. =)

Also some interesting single player games like Gothic 4, e Two worlds 2 for pc =)

I remember the last time we were going to have a really good year for new MMO's, with AoC and WAR coming out.

Things don't always turn out as expected...

2011 should be an awesome year. Some examples are:

FFIV (I know they say 2010 but I'm guessing there will be a delay)

TERA

The Secret World

GW2

Star Wars

and some others.

People sometimes talk about a "WoW killer as if it will be a single game that sends WoW into a downward spiral. I think it will be a combination of games myself.  And 2011 could be the year.

WoD might be interesting, although the Vampire mythos doesn't really grab me.

Originally posted by Amathe

FFIV (I know they say 2010 but I'm guessing there will be a delay)

That one came out in '91... you're 20 years too late =/.

It does look like it could be a vintage year, I'm looking forward to SW:TOR, FFXVI, GW2 and The Secret World.

I doubt I'll get to play all of them, but if one of them is good enough to keep me subbed for 6 months or more, I'll be happy.

Have seen too many pre-launch hype cycles turning into post-launch damp fizzles to be truly hyped about any of them though.

Originally posted by yayitsandy

There appears to be some very interesting mmos in development at present that look like they will get a release sometime in 2011 . Its all bairing up to be a good  year . What are you looking forward to most in it ?

GW2 looks to be about the only vintage thing out there, and even that has instances. 

SWTOR is the complete opposite. 

GW2 will have a persistent, open world as they've mentioned many many times in many many interviews.

GW2 will be persistent but there will be zones. They should be 3-4 times larger than in GW1.

WoW some need to realize that Guild Wars 2 's world will be almost the same as WoW or Lotro.  Anyway on topic, yes 2011 will be a special year for mmos with Guild Wars 2, The Old Republic and FFXIV (end of 2010) will be pretty awesome. We finally get deveopers who know how to make good mmos.