Grats to WAR and the team at Mythic. I'm glad the "none of the above" didn't win... I'm really sick of all the complainers who ignore the fact that just because a game doesn't have everything and more they want, it doesn't mean it can't be a good game. There are a LOT of good games out there, and WAR definitely was the best new game of 2008.

I voted for Warhammer as the time I spent in the game was an absolute blast.

Congrats Warhammer!

 Grats on eeking out a victory over None of the Above. 

Originally posted by Thradar

 Grats on eeking out a victory over None of the Above. 

Win.

Congrats to WAR and Mythic! Even if it didnt have a perfect launch it still was a very polished and fun game that almost lived up to the hype.

Im looking forward to try the game again :) (to busy playing LotrO now)

Originally posted by streea

Grats to WAR and the team at Mythic. I'm glad the "none of the above" didn't win... I'm really sick of all the complainers who ignore the fact that just because a game doesn't have everything and more they want, it doesn't mean it can't be a good game. There are a LOT of good games out there, and WAR definitely was the best new game of 2008.

I totally agree!!! I too get sick of all the troll dung some people seem to be so obsessed with writing.  It's like they are determined to be unhappy no matter what.

Anyway congrats to warhammer. I've never played the game but am watching it closely to see where mythic takes it.

I did not like the game, but it is still head and shoulders above the rest of the pack that was released this year.  Congrats to Mythic.

Since we were voting on games and not necessarily the companies behind them, I am suprised that Age of Conan didn't fair better in the polls. Mythic is by far a much better company than Funcom, but Age of Conan was pretty much on par with everything WAR had to offer.

Congrats to WAR and Mythic and hopefully things pick up for them. I hope AoC's reviews don't deter Funcom too much from future MMO's or expansions. As much as I pounded on Funcom with complaints, AoC is still a good game.

Originally posted by streea

Grats to WAR and the team at Mythic. I'm glad the "none of the above" didn't win... I'm really sick of all the complainers who ignore the fact that just because a game doesn't have everything and more they want, it doesn't mean it can't be a good game. There are a LOT of good games out there, and WAR definitely was the best new game of 2008.

Exactly. It's at a point where developers won't want to make games, b/c they are bashed no matter what.

Publishers won't back them, b/c they can't make them in 3 years, but with 5 years of content.

and that's sad. Sure, there are some downsides to all games, but gamers are harping on that shit so much, they're making their own genre crumble from the inside.

Gz to Mythic for a well deserved reward!

Tho the game is plagued by quite a few issues (some normal to new releases, some due to over-fussiness in design), it brings a lot of new good stuff into the mainstream mmo genre and it is playable and really enjoyable right out of the box.

While we have all been waiting for the next revolutionary game what we got is a nice new evolutionary step. Realistically, that is pretty much all we could have expected, considering the enormous production costs of AAA mmos - simply, this is not the way big corporations work. Let us be thankful that we've finally seen a AAA mmo that is PvP at its core... that's something, and not a small thing if you take into account the horrible "PvE quest or raid" paradigm that's been forced on big old MMOs from EQ onwards.

Imo, WAR is opening up new possibilities for future AAA mmos. It shows that PvP is not the boogey man those awful "free for all" grief-apocalypse attempts made it out to be. It is possible to create a popular, mainstream AAA mmo that is PvP oriented and which gives players a role (however limited) in shaping the world they share with other players. Developers, take heed - after WAR "hero's journey" MMOs are as good as dead and buried.

I voted for AoC, but gratz to WAR and Mythic.

WAR has it's good points, but the bugs and terribad PvE content annoyed me. I love the PvP leveling system and I'm definitely going to check WAR out again in the future.

Gratz Mythic but.... I have to mention few things about the "none of the above" feature.

Alot of ppl voted for it.  Hell - almost 1/3rd...   Maybe thats not strange considering what some of these games had promised to deliver.  None of them did deliver on what they promised. 

What we learned most in the year 2008 is that new does not mean "massive".  Both WAR and AOC talked about masive fights with 100s of ppl.  Im not sure if AOC has 100s of ppl on their servers - but their Siege combat is defently nothing new when it comes to numbers.  And WAR is now plauged with server crashes and lagfest in their RVR.  The outcome is ... limit the number of players ....

So what we learned is that one huge part of what alot of ppl are after in MMO - Large scale battles are still not reality in the MMO world.  Even if the entire game is stripped down to bare bones when it comes to graphical quality (like war has done) to try to acomplish lagfree battles... it ends up beeing all for nothing.

So... None of the above is the true "winner" of this reward.    The thing is... Can there every be a best new MMO game ever again considering what the genre is turning into when it comes to new realeases ?  Maybe we should rather vote on the most improved game 2 years after release from now on ?  Sounds like more of a realistic aim than to hope for devs releasing anything other than empty promises that are then filled with bugs and problems when it comes down to it....

Originally posted by Thradar

 Grats on eeking out a victory over None of the Above. 

I wonder what would have happened if it was None of the Above.

Congrates to Warhammer as it was clearly the best new release!  I'm amazed though with all the whiners on these posts that "none of the above" didn't win by a 75% margin, maybe there is hope for this board yet!

WTF WoW didnt win? they must have posted on thier forum to come and rig the vote!!!11111!!!

Finally,one I agree with grats war.

Most of the None of the Above were in fact AoC voters.

I played Destruction from clossed beta until a couple months into release. The game had/has great potential but I felt that Destruction was getting a short straw on every draw. The healers were outmatched compared to Order healers in the sense that Order healers are practically tanks and Destruction healers are soft. Other than that the game was beautiful and the quests were terrific. I might go back to it later this year, hopefully by then the unevenness will be gone. Congrats on the win Warhammer Online...

Even if I don't like the game (def. not a DAOC like for me): hate BG, PVE is boring but IMO this game had the best launch of the year ( GOA lol I know) in the world

Boring game , kind of small wow like but a playable game.

best addon MoM

Best MMO (easy choice between AOC and War release) War

Seems fine

(forget dfo it's a mistake)

GL to W(OW)AR

Congrats War!  You deserve it. 

I've been playing this game for awhile and love it.  My first experience with PvP.  Very fun.  The "public quest" system is a great innovation too.  The graphics are nice, and the learning curve has been about perfect for my taste. 

I do have one bone to pick though, and it might be due to the fact that I'm a casual gamer.  (Never had a character above 30 in the past 10 MMO's I've played = 2-3 hours a week.)  But AoC being last.  I thought the first twenty levels were phenomenal.  I liked the day and night time quests.  I enjoyed the story line, and the "grayness" of the subject matter.  I thought the music was perfect, and the feel of the game was nice too.  Perhaps there were issues (like PvP or after 30th lvl) that I'm ignorant about.  But, to be below Atlantica Online - that's just silly.  It was mature, better graphics, nice story arching.  I just don't see it.

Back to Warhammer - Thank you for making a great game!  Congrats.

Congrats to War and Mythic. Very well deserved

Originally posted by Thradar

 Grats on eeking out a victory over None of the Above. 

Agreed-

AoC , PotBS , and WAR are all examples to devs not to not make mmorpg's , they are examples for them of what not to do and should be looked at in such a light 

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Originally posted by Ravanos
WTF WoW didnt win? they must have posted on thier forum to come and rig the vote!!!11111!!!

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Gratz Mythic.  The game needs improving and fixing but still was the best in 2008 can be become one of the best MMOs in the market.  So I hope Mythic keeps up the good work and improves this game to reach all it's potential.

congrats mythic i voted for warhammer and i believe it was the best new game

Congrats Mythic. If they can keep developing their RvR systems and try to capture some of the magic that made DAoC so much fun, they will continue to do well through 2009.

A nice squeeky win for WAR....not too surprising given the competition though, clearly "none of the above" was the big threat.

Hopefully the folks at FLS take this as the slap to the head it should be for PotBS...and hopefully whatever idiots signed over the rights to Hyboria to the morons at Funcom have begun to realize what a horrid mistake they made...(along with funcons investors)

Congrats Mythic!  Well deserved.

Too many Doom & Gloom naysayers on this site.  They all want the virtual 3d WoW IRL MMO.

Thanks for coming up with some new/altered ideas and implementing them well.  Every game has bugs at launch, and the bugs in WAR were far less than many other MMOs at their launch times.

To the future of WAR!

Gz to Mythic.

Now IMPROVE IT!

Shoulda been called best of the crap

I found this game bland and uninspired. That being said, it was the best game of all the ones released last year. Heh...and they said 2008 would be a good year for MMOs...

Here's hoping 2009 is brighter.

Gratz WAR to the award, and for your kickass dwarf and orcs.

yeah! rise up you warhammer fanboys!

I hope 2009 would have at least 1 good game... or maybe 2010...

This was definitely the "best of the worst" category.  2008 was really, really bad in terms of NEW releases.  There were some good expansions released, but gah....I just can't play a game that anymore that I played for 3 years. 

In 3 years I'll probably be sick of my wife.....let alone a fricken video game. 

Grats to Mythic!

The game should have been released with the patch 1.1d in place. However that did'nt happen and some people were just uninspired with the release on what it offered on release day.

Unfortunately the game is geared for folks that want constant PvP (RvR) and the game is dependant on its player base, without a player base, this game would be a ghost town, however with its new patch we have seen some old players make it back to the game and I see more life in the game than before.

If you are PvE centric mmo player and love crafting, this game really is'nt for you. They got other mmorpg's that are geared around PvE 1st and PvP 2nd. While WAR is PvP 1st and PvE 2nd.

People still do Battlegrounds aka Scenarios, but most people that log into the game now look for Open RvR XP since the Influence rewards are far more superior than renown gear now.

Public quests are still in place, but the game isn't centric around PvE and believe PQ's are great for down time if you are not in anytype of ORvR. (this is just my opinion).

However still would agree, WARHAMMER definetly was the best MMO on 2008, but not the mmorpg of all time. WoW still holds that title, as it so seems.

Congratulate to Warhammer it deserves it!

bravo warhammer! it's a fantastic game. i'll keep on playing on it!

Originally posted by remyburke

I found this game bland and uninspired. That being said, it was the best game of all the ones released last year. Heh...and they said 2008 would be a good year for MMOs...

It was better than 2007 lol

Gratz to Mythic, but I never give much weight to polls.    The important thing is whether the game is doing well enough and entertaining enough people for the company to keep supporting it.     The current generation of MMORPGs have been defined by some serious failures and one genre-changing success, but few MMORPGs have really shown they can do well in the middle ground.   I think WAR will be a MMORPG that does that. 

2008 was one of the MOST craptastic years for online MMORPG releases of which WAR was probably the biggest letdown considering Mythics legendary RVR system incorporated in DAOC. So you say Best New Game of 2008 in which i disagree but seeing that it was such a horrible game release year it could be placed near the top of the list simply do to total lack of competition. There were some really great games released in 2008 but none of them were MMORPGS.