Anet hands down

-no down time or patch day

-1 main file for their game gw.dat

-innovative streaming and background updating system

-best balancing in the industry

-deliver on everything they promise for guild war 1

Tera and En Masse for me. :)

I voted for a company that makes a game i no longer play... why? Because out of all the companies this year the company I chose shows a good dedication to their customers and makes an effort to give them what they want, even when they dont have to.

This is not about the game, this is about a company who cares enough about me to give a damn.

Originally posted by Lobotomist

Turbine without a doubt.

It revolutionised Subscription model. MMOs will never be the same again

 

 That's exactly my reason too. While ANet did excellent work with GW this is a 2010 award. And 2010 they released nothing but interviews and pics of GW2 (which seems to be really great, I'll definitely give it a try).

But turning a triple A MMO like LotRO into F2P and get away with it (it is NOT like what you though of F2P before) deserves an award here.

Originally posted by G2GTech

I would've voted for Icarus Studios (of Fallen Earth fame), but they seem to be missing from the list, so I went with my alma mater (CCP/Eve Online).

 

I'm really surprised Icarus Studios aren't on here, Fallen Earth is a game that is constantly evolving. The team over there appear to be passionate about their MMO and for a team that started out knowing very little about the MMO market, they've come on leaps and bounds. Shame on you MMORPG for missing them out.

Originally posted by mrw0lf

Originally posted by Paragus1

I cry for anyone who votes for a company on this list that has their first MMO in development right now that nobody has played yet.   Regardless of who is the winner, it should be someone who has actually released an MMO that people can play today.

That counts anet out then

 

the reason guild wars 2 has a 2 behind it's name is because it's a sequel, wich implies there was a guild wars 1. Wich has been released for 5 years. And is one of the best mmo's there are among with EVE online and WoW. So, yeah...

Originally posted by channel84

Anet hands down

-no down time or patch day

-1 main file for their game gw.dat

-innovative streaming and background updating system

-best balancing in the industry

-deliver on everything they promise for guild war 1

I agree! Arenanet is the best!

No Cryptic?  Boo.

Blizzard FTW!!!

Originally posted by Sertii

Originally posted by mrw0lf

Originally posted by Paragus1

I cry for anyone who votes for a company on this list that has their first MMO in development right now that nobody has played yet.   Regardless of who is the winner, it should be someone who has actually released an MMO that people can play today.

That counts anet out then

 

the reason guild wars 2 has a 2 behind it's name is because it's a sequel, wich implies there was a guild wars 1. Wich has been released for 5 years. And is one of the best mmo's there are among with EVE online and WoW. So, yeah...

Ah, but there's been  much debate whether GW1 is really an MMORPG.  ANET themselves called it a CORPG hence the jibe.

Originally posted by Kyleran

Originally posted by Sertii

Originally posted by mrw0lf

Originally posted by Paragus1

I cry for anyone who votes for a company on this list that has their first MMO in development right now that nobody has played yet.   Regardless of who is the winner, it should be someone who has actually released an MMO that people can play today.

That counts anet out then

 

the reason guild wars 2 has a 2 behind it's name is because it's a sequel, wich implies there was a guild wars 1. Wich has been released for 5 years. And is one of the best mmo's there are among with EVE online and WoW. So, yeah...

Ah, but there's been  much debate whether GW1 is really an MMORPG.  ANET themselves called it a CORPG hence the jibe.

It's a valid point.  However, the fact that it's an RPG is undeniable, and the fact that I can interact with an almost limitless number of other players each day in an RP environment, pretty much seals it for me.  Also, the fact that I'm not forced to trip over troops of idiot champanzees slinging faeces at everything that moves, everytime I step out on a quest or mission is pure bonus.  How heroic can it be to stand in line with all the other wannabe saviours of the world to fight the uber-mega-killah boss? 

At least ANet has considered this in designing GW2 by pushing open-ended, cooperative play, so it won't be as onerous.

Talk about another vote that needed a "none of the above" category!

Ima Vote for TURBINE. Because I played LOTRO longer than any other MMO in my almost 15 years of experience. Bioware will be the next one, but I have to play the SWTOR in order to pick them as best :D.

Blizzard may be the biggest and most profitable, but my favorite is, hands down, ArenaNet. Even though GW2 isn't out yet, they've shown that they're now a full blown MMO company, plus the original GW (CORPG) shows their dedication to quality in a game and to their customer base as a whole.

No brainer, for me at least.

Originally posted by Unlight

 

It's a valid point.  However, the fact that it's an RPG is undeniable, and the fact that I can interact with an almost limitless number of other players each day in an RP environment, pretty much seals it for me.  Also, the fact that I'm not forced to trip over troops of idiot champanzees slinging faeces at everything that moves, everytime I step out on a quest or mission is pure bonus.  How heroic can it be to stand in line with all the other wannabe saviours of the world to fight the uber-mega-killah boss? 

At least ANet has considered this in designing GW2 by pushing open-ended, cooperative play, so it won't be as onerous.

That's true and I'm starting to wonder if that really is a better way to bring some of these games.

I just don't think mmo's work for precisely what you mentioned; players being iditos and mucking up the game world, everyone standing around waitning for a boss so they can kill it only for it to respawn and someone else grab it. Talk about a "ride".

Furthermore, I'm starting to think that Lord of the Rings online (and yes... I'm going to say it) should have been like Guild wars in that players meet in some hub camps but the entire world is instanced to you and your party.

This way you aren't going into bree and seeing dwarves and elves all hanging out. You aren't going into Lothlorien and seeing dwarves and halflings and humans all hanging out.

It makes the world feel so fake. same with moria. Hate the way they did moria, it makes it feel like grand central station with some run down parts that just need more of a police presence.

Turbine, no contest.

It seems kind of odd that all the votes seem to be placed in favor of the GW developer. I'll give them credit for the game they've released (and for making it F2P after it has been purchased), but THE company of the year? No way, not in my opinion. I played the first GW1 campaign to level 20, took down Glint, etc. but never had the desire to go back and play the expansions. I just didn't like being unable to explore, jump or hop off the "rails" to do something that wasn't preordained to happen a very specific way.

Why Turbine? Well, AC1 is hands-down the most amazing game I've ever played in my life and I believe that it's received numerous updates this year alone. Graphics are too outdated as are the controls, but that game defines what the genre should be from the ground up . . . at least for me. Not to mention two other completely F2P games that, let's face it, are absolutely great games in their own respect and have received numerous major content upgrades as well. They're the "come back kid" of MMO companies and will have and keep my vote for a long time to come.

Arenanet easily. The only company who's devs have something interesting to say.

Originally posted by someforumguy

Arenanet easily. The only company who's devs have something interesting to say.

I think you are a bit over-exaggerating, don't you?

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Originally posted by tank017
Why would anyone choose a company that doesnt even have an MMO out yet? why would they even be an option?
 
also Guild Wars 1 isnt even an MMO,I think Arenanet is getting more than half their votes from GW2's hype alone..

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GW1 isn't even an MMO? Even if the company ITSELF said that their game was not an MMO you have to look at the facts . . .

1. Massive - LOTS of people play
2. Multiplayer - DUH!
3. Online - Just a little bit
4. Role-Playing - If you'd like, sure
5. Game - Sort of, like, from the ground up

So . . . wow (not the game, the expression).

ArenaNet, still playing GW and it's constantly updating.