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A Secret History of MMORPG Genre: - Meridian 59: GDC Vault - Classic Game Post-Mortem Video Ultima Online: GDC Vault - Classic Game Post-Mortem Video Asheron's Call: Ripper's Tortured Psyche: History of Asheron's Call Darktide
& including sections in the below video to link to the present: PaizCon Presentation: A Brief History of MMORPGs, Sandboxes vs Themeparks
==== If people can start filling in the rest of the list; *major titles* eg EvE & Everquest would be best choices to begin adding: So fire away! Below is a useful timeline (full list at link).
MMORPG TIMELINE: http://timelines.com/topics/mmorpg 1996 Sep 27 - Meridian 59 1997 Sep 25 - Ultima Online 1999 Mar 16 - EverQuest 1999 Nov 2 - Asheron's Call 2001 Jun 6 - World War II Online 2001 Jun 27 - Anarchy Online 2001 Oct 10 - Dark Age of Camelot 2001 Oct 10 - Motor City Online 2002 May 16 - Final Fantasy XI 2002 Sep 24 - Earth and Beyond 2002 Nov 22 - Asheron's Call 2 2003 Mar 25 - Shadowbane 2003 May 6 - EVE Online 2003 May 20 - Planetside 2003 Jun 26 - Star Wars Galaxies 2003 Dec 9 - Horizons: Empire of Istaria Cont'd... == Meridian 59 Official Trailer Ultima Online Trailer Ralph Koster QUOTE: "I think UO is to blame for F2P" |
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12/29/12 9:44:17 AM#2
Cool thanks for the UO link :)
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Loktofeit
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EVE in 2013 - DUST 514, CSM8, Fanfest, 10th Anniversary, Uprising, Odyssey. Gonna be a good year :) |
12/29/12 10:20:32 AM#3
2001 Jan 4 - Runescape 2003 Oct 1 - Lineage 2 (kr) 2003 Dec 8 - Puzzle Pirates 2004 Apr 27 - Lineage 2 (us) 2003 Apr 29 - Maple Story (kr) 2005 May 11 - Maple Story (us) 2005 Dec 31 - SilkRoad Online
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filmoret: One thing I have never figured out is why the game devs hardly ever fix simple problems that arise. It is like they don't care about the pvp community. Nitth: What makes you so sure its a simple fix? filmoret: Because most of them are. Sometimes its just changing a number in a code string other times its creating a few variables. However none of them should take over a few hours of coding. |
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Aww, Runescape is a big omission from that list!! Thanks for those, I'll dig into Runescape if I can find the relevant vids for the "next installment". |
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12/29/12 11:47:44 AM#5
The funny thing about this list is that 2 of the 3 first mmos were made by 2 of the most hated publishing/developing houses on this site (Verant was owned by sony and ran by the infomous Smedly and EA had bought Origin years before development began on UO).
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12/29/12 12:55:24 PM#6
theres a video of MACHINIMA talking about the history of MMO's: part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgYuJczGv8o part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9IVlCE89bk part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnR9P_dqINg part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDXorHNo3eE
from how MUDS first started to MMO's from today |
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Originally posted by niceguy3978 From skeith's pt3 vid link: "At the start of the new millenium... while these numbers didn't reach the same heights as the biggest selling titles of the day, their unique business model proved profitable to an extent unheard of before... would hit a fork in the road as one game..." QED. @skeith: Thanks interesting links! |
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12/29/12 2:21:35 PM#8
I tried M59 not too long ago.....Its pretty rough on the eyes.....Even though it came before EQ it really is nowhere near as good as EQ was in its heyday.....I wanted to see it for nostalgia sake but that's about it.
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12/29/12 2:42:06 PM#9
Originally posted by niceguy3978 No one really knows how UO managed to be a success with EA as publisher It thrived despite being an EA game is all I can say :P |
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12/29/12 2:46:01 PM#10
Lineage - September 1998 (US release - I think it was earlier in KR but I don't know the date). It's not longer running in North America and Europe, but is still very popular in Asia. |
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12/29/12 3:10:56 PM#11
Originally posted by obii That is true, however, at that time, I think Richard Garriot was left alone to do his own thing. He has a big ego and I don't think he would have let EA tell him what to do with the Ultima franchise.... yet... |
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Loktofeit
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Joined: 1/13/10
EVE in 2013 - DUST 514, CSM8, Fanfest, 10th Anniversary, Uprising, Odyssey. Gonna be a good year :) |
12/29/12 5:13:40 PM#12
Originally posted by Torvaldr Good catch. Definitely should be on the list. filmoret: One thing I have never figured out is why the game devs hardly ever fix simple problems that arise. It is like they don't care about the pvp community. Nitth: What makes you so sure its a simple fix? filmoret: Because most of them are. Sometimes its just changing a number in a code string other times its creating a few variables. However none of them should take over a few hours of coding. |
Originally posted by Loktofeit Damnit. ;) Where's the motherlode of all mmorpg chronological lists? I've searched around for some info on EVE Online and will see if I can rustle up something on Runescape also, to add. /I'll edit that OP timelines mmorpg list shortly. |
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12/29/12 5:38:31 PM#14
You forgot Neverwinter Nights that was on AOL...First graphical MMO if I'm not mistaken. I used to play that, meridian 59 and Rogue...I just dated myself didn't I? lol
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12/29/12 5:56:10 PM#15
It gets forgotten about often due to FFXI but... EverQuest Online Adventures - Feb. 11, 2003 It actually beat FFXI to the punch on consoles and even launched before the PC version of FFXI. Few remember it though or have ever heard of it. I miss that game lol. It was just shut down this year :(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EverQuest_Online_Adventures
And heres a link that should help you out a bit...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_massively_multiplayer_online_role-playing_games The links at the bottom should really be of use. |
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12/29/12 9:47:47 PM#16
Originally posted by niceguy3978 Maybe I'm all wrong but I always thought Verant developed Everquest indepently and was aquired by SOE after it was successful. The Wikipedia article on SOE states that SOE acquired Verant in June 2000. However the article also implies SOE developed Everquest. Looks to me like SOE is rewriting history to take credit for developing Everquest just because it acquired Verant after it had already made Everquest successful. Personally I think Verant selling out to SOE was the biggest mistake in MMORPG history. |
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VengeSunsoar
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Joined: 3/10/04
GRIND DOES NOT EXIST. IT IS ENTIRELY YOUR PERCEPTION. |
12/29/12 10:24:35 PM#17
Originally posted by Tuyet
989 studios was owned by sony, which started EQ. Then Verant was spun out after and continued work on EQ, then Sony bought Verant a bit after the launch. So technically both are true. Sony, at least, had a hand in it from the very beginning. You know, in ancient Egypt. One of the hieroglyphics on the walls of the pyramids actually says 'I am upset as my heir will ruin my kingdom' or something to that affect. This is 5000BC stuff and you know what? Nothing has changed. :P |
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12/30/12 12:48:10 AM#18
Originally posted by obii They didn't just publish it. EA owned Origin whole hog as my dad use to say. Think Bioware today, do we really even separate the two out anymore? |
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12/30/12 12:50:55 AM#19
Originally posted by VengeSunsoar Pretty much this. Sony put all of the pieces in place through 989 studeos, and then when they wanted to make 989 an exclusively playstation brand developer, they created verant which was headed by the man everyone around here loves to hate. He hand picked his people and they produced everquest. Sony then wanted a larger footprint in online games and brough Verant back into the fold which eventually turned into Sony Online Entertainment. |
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12/30/12 1:23:52 AM#20
Originally posted by Yukmarc EA was already ruining Ultima by the time Ultima Online came out. They ruined Ultima 8 (1994) by rushing it out the door to please the investors.
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