I'm liking the devs on Perpetuum Online. Good group fo people. We'll see how it goes but really am feeling good about that game and company right now.

I like Turbine, Trion Worlds, and Undead Labs (even though they haven't released their MMO yet).

As far as MMO developers go I like Trion, Blizzard, and ArenaNet.  So far their games have shown a high level of polish, and Trion has particularly good support and listens to it's playerbase (even though Rift didn't do much on an innovative level), Blizzard just makes fantastic games, and ArenaNet is looking great with Guild Wars 2.

If we are talking about ANY development studio though, there are too many I like here to list that I regularly buy games from.  An easier list would be development studios I don't like; 3 companies which I won't bother listing here.

 Sony is the only company I have personal feelings about, they make mistakes but for me generate great games.

If you had asked me this before Warhammer .. I'd of written Mythic a gleaming review, but alas .. Mythic is no more.

I'm an armchair designer of worlds, an eccentric hobbiest cheering and critiquing the pros from the stands.  I make no applogies for that.

Developers... let's see... 

First off, I'm quite fond of the THQ developers - Relic and Vigil. I guess those two might count since Vigil is the one developing WH40kDMO, and Relic recently stated that Dawn of War 3 will be "MMOish".

Then there's Trion, a developer who gained much respect from me by being very attentive to details and responsive to players and to the community.

Those are the three I can remember off the top of my head - might update this post later if I can remember anything else.

Rockstar Games

I guess they don't make MMOs, but RDR's multiplayer is really fun.

I don't think Turbine's very bad myself, and I miss Verant's OG line up. Hmm.. ArenaNet's been probably one of the better businesses of any sort to follow on social media. I didn't care for Guild Wars 1 because it already felt aged by the time I played it, but I could see the appeal.

All in all I still like Blizzard and StarCraft II shows they still know how to make good video games. Diablo III I'm going to buy asap.

I like a lot of companies I guess. So yeah, as a mmorpg.com community member and current player of mmos like LotRO, LoL, and APB I do like any dev studio. 

Until they bone me like Square and SOE has. But even then I'd probably try a Final Fantasy XV, and the romantic thoughts I have for EQNext verge near the obscene.

The King can dream dammit.

I'd be surprised if someone had something bad to say about Arenanet. They have a good track record so far. They have balls to try something new. And they are actually good at what they do - they have some of the best programmers in the business.

I don't have anything bad to say about Trion Worlds either, but what they've done is less impressive. Unambitious.

I'd like to say Bioware but they've been slightly disappointing lately. Looks like they are playing it safe with their upcoming MMORPG. Oh well...

I think the initial post on this thread was a bit unfair. Every one has a particular company he or she dislikes but I think you would be hard pressed to find a forum member here that hates EVERY MMO developer.

As for me, the only studio I'll never buy from again is SOE. They've had enough chances and I'm not giving them another dime. I guess you could add the scam artists behind Dark n Light but since they don't exist anymore, that's a mute point...

I am well disposed towards Trion and Turbine for MMOs and Firaxis and Bethesda for non MMO games.

To put it this way: What would we be if we didnt have all those publishers and development studios that we love to complain about? 

hmmm?

So please excuse us. It's a love hate relationship.

Originally posted by Mimzel

To put it this way: What would we be if we didnt have all those publishers and development studios that we love to complain about? 

 

hmmm?

 

So please excuse us. It's a love hate relationship.

Damn it, I have to agree.  Without SOE and Blizzard, what would the community here have to complain about? 

Originally posted by nhavas

Originally posted by Kyleran

I currently spend 60 bucks a month on MMO's, totally 720.00 a year... I expect a lot for my money.

That said, I like CCP, Bioware, (so far) ANET and a couple of others.  Doesn't mean I won't criticize some of their decisions, but doesn't mean I hate them.

Ah but does it all go towards the same game? all 720$?

Actually, yes, all to CCP atm.  And when SWTOR and GW2 comes out, I'll be tossing them some cash as well (though GW2 of course isn't a big outlay)

Originally posted by PosterTroll

Originally posted by Mimzel

To put it this way: What would we be if we didnt have all those publishers and development studios that we love to complain about? 

 

hmmm?

 

So please excuse us. It's a love hate relationship.

 

Damn it, I have to agree.  Without SOE and Blizzard, what would the community here have to complain about? 

EA and Activision?

i like arenanet and cryptic (yes that cryptic) cryptic needs some major improvement but they are decent i should probably try turbine they seem decent too

ArenaNet and no one else!

Originally posted by sladden27

ArenaNet and no one else!

Pretty much this. Common developers are getting into this habit of completely ignoring us players.

I love Blizzard, their an amazing company, and while I hate what WoW has become, that does not and cannot fault what they have done up until now, Diablo, Lost Vikings, Warcraft and loads more all top quality games to a standard that most other developers fail to meet.

It's kinda sad that most people only rate a developer based on their current title or the state of their current title.

I have enourmous respect for CCP, ArenaNet and Trion Worlds. I used to put Blizzard in that category but looking at their last releases we have Wrath of the Lich King, StarCraft II and Cataclysm. All of which were horrible or did not advance their genre in any way (SC2). While SC2 is a very solid game for eSports, it did nothing for the regular gamer as myself.

Other non-MMO companies I love: Paradox Interactive, Relic, Robot Entertainment, Bethesda, 2K Games, CDProjekt and Creative Assembly.

I don't like or dislike any studio..it is just a matter of who I trust and who I do not. Take SOE for example they have a history of being liars. You can not trust anything they say about the future or direction a game is going to take. That being said I think thay have made or taken over and improved a game or two that in my opinion is a quality game.

So while I may not trust them I do not hate them.

I like a lot of studios. Arenanet, Bethesda, Valve, Unknown Worlds Entertainment, Bioware (even though I think they lost a bit of the touch) and a bunch others.

If I dislike any studio it would be Cryptic for spitting out MMOs that should have spent twice the time in development.