I'll be frank: I have no interest in GW2. And it's not because I think it's a bad game (I don't), but simply because I'm tired of the 'fantasy blended with half-hearted steampunk' setting. I wouldn't mind all-out steampunk, but I have no interest in playing anything with a high-fantasy-influenced setting any longer.

In a broader sense, though, I simply want to know what's 'big' that's in the works for the next year or so. Heading in 2012, I pretty much knew what was coming -- TOR, TSW, GW2, Tera, etc. Now, I'm lost. Aside from Titan (which is, let's face it, years away), what else is in the pipe? I know Archeage is kind of a vague 'coming soon,' and while I'm excited about the idea of a new sandbox MMO, it's hard to give any weight to a Korean MMO -- every one I've tried has been a dud.

So, please: enlighten me. What's coming soon that's big? And, hell, include the fantasy ones -- I just want some idea of what the market for the next 18-24 months looks like.

*Edit*

PS: even if they aren't AAA efforts, anyone know of some full-blown sandboxes or steampunk-themed titles that are coming soon?

I have not been keeping up to date but:

There's Wildstar, a sci fi MMO, it has Pixar esque graphics and a whimsical sense of humor. Not sure what its current state is like.

Then theres ArcheAge, some type of fantasy sandbox; haven't really been paying much attention.

...

I honestly can't think of anything else at the moment.

Wildstar

Undead Labs Class 4 mmo

I fully plan on looking into Nevewinter and TESO.  Those are the only 2 on my radar.

edit: Maybe World Z as well.

Originally posted by Humphrie
Wow, I'm shocked at the dearth of titles. I'm so accustomed to being bombarded with these big 'coming soons.'

Really? Thats over ten games right there. I forgot about half those games when I chimed in. lol... 

Click on the game list and go way down to "The Elder Scrolls Online".   Read up then click links and go to the official site.

Now... THERE is something to look forward to :)

Well for me I am excited about GW2, but there are a few on my radar even though not sure how close they are.

EQNext

Archeage

Neverwinter

TESO (though not sure yet)

And Grim Dawn (even though it isn't a mmo, I LOVED Titan Quest)

Marvel Heroes (FTP yes and more of a Diablo Style)

Originally posted by Humphrie
I confess, really none of that looks very good. Hell, TESO appears to be a fullblown WoW clone, to the degree that people on those forums rage about little else. Now I feel even worse that the combat of TSW was so bad (especially since AoC did it so well 4 years ago). Why does this genre seem to do nothing but regress?

GW2 and TESO are pretty much using the same mechanics as each other so I fail to see how one is a WoW clone but the other isnt... ?

Anyway for me its ArcheAge , TESO and EQNext or at least some info about it.

As I see it nothing really close.

Arch Age has with all due respect a lot of questionmarks looming over it, Elder Scrolls Online is far away. We haven't seen anything of Neverwinter anymore, so it looks far away too. And so far I just don't see Wildstar as AAA candidate. So it looks like after GW2 there won't launch any AAA aspirant for a year or so, which maybe isn't such a bad thing. Too much competition already.

Originally posted by Humphrie
I confess, really none of that looks very good. Hell, TESO appears to be a fullblown WoW clone, to the degree that people on those forums rage about little else. Now I feel even worse that the combat of TSW was so bad (especially since AoC did it so well 4 years ago). Why does this genre seem to do nothing but regress?

I don't think the genre has regressed, we just have nobody coming up with a 100% original game.  It's like a friend of mine said he'd love to see this in a game.

Armor drops and it automatically fits every race, but it would be cool if the drop had to be taken to a tailor and be sized.  So no instant armor.

It's the little things in a game that add up.  I'll admit I have played ALOT of MMOs, and very few have kept my attention for too long.  They are always gonna lack in one respect or another, some people will like one where another may not.

Yes games are cloned from other games, but at times it is done even better than what it was.  WoW wasn't 100% original, they took little things from other games and improved upon it.  I enjoyed WoW for what it was and then I was done with it, I will play GW2 until my fun is over and I will move on.