I miss Dark and Light in the list - i thought that this was the most epic fail in MMO history :P

 AC!!! They forgot Asheron's Call!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 I would have removed Sims, Darkfall, DDO. Would have added GW, AC, and DAOC. Also would have moved SWG down to 4 and eq/ultima up a spot.

DAOC should have been on this list. Way more influential than many of the titles on the list

AC should definitely be on the list...

But none of you CHILDREN know crap about Shadowbane apparently, so you are all carebears...

Asheron's Call was better than any game on that list and was actually quite innovative for its time. It was the first MMO that was truly massive and did not have zones. Had a very unique magic system and did not use typical fantasy creatures. And was very fast paced for a MMO...

It was 10x better than EQ ever was but launched after EQ so always lived in it's shadow.

Idiotic editors.

Regarding Darkfall.. I can't really understand how anyone would consider a fairly new MMO that already has next to no subscribers as being anything other than junk which is exactly what it is. There is nothing good about it. It's contentless, featureless, and poorly produced in almost every way possible which is I suppose is the reason why it has next to no subscribers??

Originally posted by kirklazzarus

 I would have removed Sims, Darkfall, DDO. Would have added GW, AC, and DAOC. Also would have moved SWG down to 4 and eq/ultima up a spot.

SWG deserves no.2 because it is a major point in the history of MMO's. Possibly the biggest cock up in MMO history so it needs to be right up there tbh. GW Should of been on there though because it brought about a new level of no subscription MMO's.

*face palm*

Single most influential? jesus christ. WoW is one of the most generic games ever. They have a great marketing team with a lot of money that mmo companies never have. Thats it. They should be on the list for being a popular WESTERN title. They didnt do anything new or amazing. 

Everquest was one of the last games where to progress resonably fast you had to interact with other players. 

Now even there you can hire npcs to group with you for x amount of gold.

Originally posted by jinxxed0

*face palm*

Single most influential? jesus christ. WoW is one of the most generic games ever. They have a great marketing team with a lot of money that mmo companies never have. Thats it. They should be on the list for being a popular WESTERN title. They didnt do anything new or amazing. 

They also have one of if not the biggest fan base in gaming that goes back before WoW, with games such as the Warcraft, Diablo, and Starcraft. 

 Great article. The replies i see are simply rediculous. This isn't a top 10 mmos of all time. It's simply the top 10 mmo, "in his opinion", that have had noticeable influence on the genre. Rather it was positive or negative, or, if anyone could learn from the actions that game took in order to come into fruition. I could see if his thesis statement was lacking but it wasn't. 

Love this article Jon, great job.  I would say that City of Heroes deserves a slightly higher position on the chart in my opinion.. introducing a new genre AND having added incredible player created content has been something awesome to behold. After 5 years + of City of Heroes.. I would certainly put it a bit higher on your list! Great observation nonetheless.. keep up the great work!

I wonder if this list will change come say 2011? Will we be seeing Star Trek Online, Star Wars the Old Republic, Wizards101 or Aion on that list? I can only imagine...

:-)

Agree with most but Guild Wars and DAOC should have definitely been on the list. For all the Darkfall detractors - Darkfall is *still* the most discussed MMO on this forum for the past year, and continues to be the most active forum on the whole of mmorpg.com.

Originally posted by Polarisation

Agree with most but Guild Wars and DAOC should have definitely been on the list. For all the Darkfall detractors - Darkfall is *still* the most discussed MMO on this forum for the past year, and continues to be the most active forum on the whole of mmorpg.com.

Forumfall is not a qualifier for any list other than laughability

Originally posted by stormpuma21

 Great article. The replies i see are simply rediculous. This isn't a top 10 mmos of all time. It's simply the top 10 mmo, "in his opinion", that have had noticeable influence on the genre. Rather it was positive or negative, or, if anyone could learn from the actions that game took in order to come into fruition. I could see if his thesis statement was lacking but it wasn't. 

http://how-to-spell-ridiculous.com/

Just sayin, Broseph...who's ridiculous now?

Totally agree, it seems to be an opinion top 10 not historic

Originally posted by Neverblade

Originally posted by stormpuma21

 Great article. The replies i see are simply rediculous. This isn't a top 10 mmos of all time. It's simply the top 10 mmo, "in his opinion", that have had noticeable influence on the genre. Rather it was positive or negative, or, if anyone could learn from the actions that game took in order to come into fruition. I could see if his thesis statement was lacking but it wasn't. 

 

http://how-to-spell-ridiculous.com/

 

Just sayin, Broseph...who's ridiculous now?

Ughh it was 4 in the morning when i typed that. The time on my post doesn't match my time on my computer. I never bothered to set it.  Spelling errors dont apply after 2am. To answer your question, you are ridiculous. I spelled it right this time did you notice? Now go shoot yourself.

FFXI deserves to be on this list and AC.... Darkfall realy?

i agree. i think it is only on there because the time it took to come out and everything else.

Originally posted by PizziJQ

FFXI deserves to be on this list and AC.... Darkfall realy?

Yes, Darkfall.