Good choice to not include Swtor, im sick of it coming with $$$ and ridiculous 11 days stealing GOTY awards from companies who worked their asses off for 12 month. I regained some respect for this website.

I'm surprised to see WoW ranking so low. Despite screaming critics allover the year, Blizzard somehow always managed to get their share in these "...of the year" polls.

Rift fully deserves it's current status in the poll. Like Rift or not, we all share our load of criticism about that game, but if another two or three companies out there would be as busy about their games as Trion is, the genre wouldn't be stuck in such a misery for years (that yet eclipsed with swtor).

Not shure how TSW can be rising star before ArchAge, but it coming from Funcom i don't need to polish my crystal ball to predict it will be among the Top 3 for the "Falling Star Awards 2012".

Happy gaming in 2012 everyone!

Agree with Chrome Knight... 2011 GOTY has several games that didn't come out in 2011 and leaves several out.... WTF?

Some of these polls are just... I dunno man... SMH.

Trion deserves GOTY for being such a likeable company and this being a very dry year for MMO's, but I feel that Glitch should definitely win the "Most Innovative" title.

Originally posted by taulutussi

I feel that Glitch should definitely win the "Most Innovative" title.

I agree. Out of all the MMOs in that list, it is the only one that really fits the definition of the word. it got my vote.

Good choice not including Swtor in 2011 pools.

I agree it is practtically 2012 game, so should be next year.

Though I wonder what Lotro does in GOTY category?

Like seriously?  This game is slowly moving towards it's end.

I wonder what are total votes number count? :p

Originally posted by BillMurphy

We stick by not including SWTOR, for the simple reason that it came out 11 days before the year was over.  It'll be nominated in 2012 no doubt.  But it simply was not out long enough in 2011 to be up for our GotY, no matter what other sites might have believed.

I can appreciate the logic in having SWTOR listed in other "2011" categories but excluding it from GotY.   So much for player's choice, right?

 I wouldn't have minded the exclusion had you been consistent and kept it from the other category too.('2011 Most Anticipated" would be fine)  The "2011 Most Innovative" cateogory proves my point though.   Either it is a 2011 game and good enough to be counted or it isn't.  Picking and choosing shows that someone has an agenda...   

 

But hey, it's your game, your rules, your award... who am I, but a simple lowly player, to complain.
 

Originally posted by Z3R01

With CCP falling all over it self this year with its PR stupidity RIFT deserves to win.

While RIFT isn't the most original game Trions seems to listen to its players and they deliver content at a good pace.

 

For most anticipated I picked GW2.

If Rift wins any award itsa sad day for MMO gaming as its a poorly executed shallow game, shame really as the the concept had real potential. I hope Trion learn from it so Defiance is a much better game.

Wormy's top 3 things that show how bad this last year sucked for mmos:

3) ArcheAche still has not had enough marketing in NA to be named the 'Rising Star' probably because they haven't even started to look at North America and few of you have heard of it.

2) Rift gets game of the year.  Nothing against it but really, its nothing special.  Compare that to general gamings game of the year of 2011, skyrim.  Thats a game that deserves a goty award.

.... and the number one thing that shows how bad this last year sucked for mmos is........

1) Rift, WoW, and SWTOR were among the 5 games up for being 'Most Innovative'.  Comically, these would be my choices for least innovative AAA mmos.  Together they have about 75% of the votes.  Somehow SWTOR is more innovative than WoW was, strange.  Fanboy votes, anyone?

5v5 Arena Games aren't MMO's.

For the love of god. Stop fuckin signing it as MMO's. It's just disgusting. 

If those are MMO's, 1v1 SC2 games is MMO aswell since it has a couple 10 thousand playing it.

Originally posted by wormywyrm

Wormy's top 3 things that show how bad this last year sucked for mmos:

3) ArcheAche still has not had enough marketing in NA to be named the 'Rising Star' probably because they haven't even started to look at North America and few of you have heard of it.

2) Rift gets game of the year.  Nothing against it but really, its nothing special.  Compare that to general gamings game of the year of 2011, skyrim.  Thats a game that deserves a goty award.

 

.... and the number one thing that shows how bad this last year sucked for mmos is........

1) Rift, WoW, and SWTOR were among the 5 games up for being 'Most Innovative'.  Comically, these would be my choices for least innovative AAA mmos.  Together they have about 75% of the votes.  Somehow SWTOR is more innovative than WoW was, strange.  Fanboy votes, anyone?

How about players that think SW:TOR is innovative? but nah that cannot be there's alway a comspiracy isn't there, where's me tin hat.

None of them are worth voting for, can we please have the option of none?

Also I laughed when I saw games like LoL and HoN being nominated for an MMO award, Counter Strike has more players are these MMOs too? Fucking next Single Player games will be nominated for MMO awards..........

Again this site is poorly run and a complete joke.

Originally posted by Calerxes

Originally posted by wormywyrm

Wormy's top 3 things that show how bad this last year sucked for mmos:

3) ArcheAche still has not had enough marketing in NA to be named the 'Rising Star' probably because they haven't even started to look at North America and few of you have heard of it.

2) Rift gets game of the year.  Nothing against it but really, its nothing special.  Compare that to general gamings game of the year of 2011, skyrim.  Thats a game that deserves a goty award. 

.... and the number one thing that shows how bad this last year sucked for mmos is........

1) Rift, WoW, and SWTOR were among the 5 games up for being 'Most Innovative'.  Comically, these would be my choices for least innovative AAA mmos.  Together they have about 75% of the votes.  Somehow SWTOR is more innovative than WoW was, strange.  Fanboy votes, anyone?

How about players that think SW:TOR is innovative? but nah that cannot be there's alway a comspiracy isn't there, where's me tin hat.

Players voting for the game they are currently playing = comspiracy!!!11!

Originally posted by ChromeKnight

 

First off, let's be honest, here. DCUO should have been in "Best Hybrid MMO" category.

And as for "2011 Game of the Year"... WTF?

Why is DCUO, even on this list when there are so many BETTER games that aren't? Sure, it's a lot more fun that WoW or Rift, but there were FAR better games out there than DC. Even a niche game like STO is better, or Age of Conan, which beats DCUO in every department, except MAYBE graphics. Maybe. I might have said "the action based fighting", but the "finishers" and combos in AoC balance that out pretty well (they're also 2 entirely different systems). And this is coming from someone who has been playing DCUO since beta AND actually really likes it, lol. (despite SOE's management being one giant catastrophic failure). Just being realistic.

All I'm saying is, sure... put DCUO up there. It's a lot of fun. WoW and Rift choke, but people like them. I get that. But put up a lot of others too, because there are many that can compete here, let alone beat it senseless. I couldn't vote for any of those games as Game of the year. DCUO may be the best on that list, but is most certainly not the best game I've played in 2011.

reason i didnt vote on the category why vote something is bullshit just for the voting cause options sucks? not my cuppa

Originally posted by HEKKRA

5v5 Arena Games aren't MMO's.

For the love of god. Stop fuckin signing it as MMO's. It's just disgusting. 

If those are MMO's, 1v1 SC2 games is MMO aswell since it has a couple 10 thousand playing it.

 

Agreed.

MOBA's aren't more of an mmo than rts or fps games like SC2 or CoD / BF3.

Doesn't work, using firefox

Poll is so Broken!

Bloodlines Champions, Heros of Newerth and the king of them all League of Legends are MOBAs, not MMOs... I'm not sure what WoT would be? Multiplayer Online Combat Sim (MOCS)? List should have been more like Global Agenda, ABP Reloaded, and Fallen Earth maybe?

3 top picks for Most Inovative clones are a game that has been rehashing the same content and making up total BS out of desperation for 8 years and 2 games that devs will admit looked at the first and decided "if it's not broke, don't fix it". I voted for Glitch by default since I've never heard of it and but know DCUO for all the things it did wrong. The others don't even count imo.

TSW is my most anticipated in years and turning lots of heads in recent months. I voted for it as rising star although as an admitted FC Fanboy who's been following it since 09 it felt out of place lol

Gave GOTY to EVE simply it's the only one on the list that I might mourn if they pulled the plug tomorrow :-D

Not sure why ArcheAge is in the list. The game doesnt even release in North America....

maybe it will maybe it wont, we simple dont know.

Do i think it stand to be something great? yeah fore sure but it does not deserve to win/be nominated  any award based on that premise.

Originally posted by Calerxes

How about players that think SW:TOR is innovative? but nah that cannot be there's alway a comspiracy isn't there, where's me tin hat.

Whatever, the most innovative game released in 2011 is kinda like have a food vote on a gourmet site and have the choice between Big Mac, Whopper and similar products.

GW2 should be up for every award because it's GW2 and it's the best game ever even if it's not out yet.