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The List

Every week, MMORPG.com brings you a sometimes less than serious countdown related to the MMO genre.

The Best MMOs of 2013... So Far

We're bringing back The List, with a video twist. And to start things off, we're counting down the best MMOs of 2013 so far. The honored games can be both new and old titles, so read on to see our picks, and be sure to add your own!


PAX East Cometh!

With PAX East fast approaching, we're offering up our picks for things to look forward to at the show in this week's The List.


The Best and Worst of Neverwinter Beta

We're breaking down the best and worst aspects of our experience in the Neverwinter beta this past weekend as part of this week's The List.


Five Things TERA Got Right

TERA has been out on the market for about six months now and has been making steady progress with new content and features being added. In The List today, we take a look at five things that TERA did very well. See what you think before adding your items to The List in the comments.


21 Things You Should Know About ESO

In The List this week, we expand the usual number hugely as we talk about the recently revealed new information about The Elder Scrolls Online. See what we have to say before adding your thoughts in the comments.


What Now?

Love the games or hate the games, there’s been a lot of excitement in the MMO genre over the last few years. But now with Guild Wars 2, Star Wars: The Old Republic, The Secret World, and TERA behind us, what’s left to look forward to in the not so distant future? We’re running down a couple of our favorites in this week’s The List.


The Best WoW Versions

In The List today, we take a look at the various iterations of World of Warcraft in light of next week's release of the latest expansion, Mists of Pandaria. We rank order them according to our preferences. See if you agree before leaving your thoughts in the comments.


Five Old School Games

It seems like the MMORPG or even the single player RPG has been around in computerized form forever. But it's not so. Back in "the day", there were these little things called tabletop RPGs. In The List today, we take a fond look back at five of the best. See what you think!


Top 5 Reasons to Cut Class

We're not advocating skipping class, but if we were to do so... Garrett's got his list of five MMOs that are worth cutting for. Or in some cases, games that will help you ignore the lecture on Psych 101 quite well. Read on for this week's List.


Guild Wars 2 Launch Edition

The day has finally come when the gaming world gets to get into Guild Wars 2 to see if it can and will live up to the promise it seems to embody. We've been hanging out during the head start and have The List today that details some of what we've seen, both good and bad. See what you think!


Five Things to Look for at Gamescom

Gamescom kicks off this week in Cologne, Germany. As with other summer conventions, lots of new things should be coming out of the show. We've got a few thoughts about things we hope to hear more about over the course of the week. Read on!


The MMOlympics

2012 is an Olympic year with athletes from around the world gathering in London to compete for the 'best in the world' title. But what about us? What about those of us who let our characters strut their prowess? Don't we deserve an MMOlympics? We think so and have The List of events we'd like to see included. Read on!


The Best MMO Business Models

It’s true; the MMORPG.com community is a decidedly subscription-based crowd. But with the advent of many different MMO business models appearing in mainstream titles these days, we thought it’d be prudent to round up some of the more prevalent types and break down our favorites in this week’s The List.


Best Devs for a 40k MMO

With the Warhammer 40K: Dark Millennium Online MMO restructured to well, no longer be an MMO, that still leaves the question: will there be a 40K MMO to fill that void? We certainly hope so, and in this week's The List we're offering up five developers we'd like to see take up the reins.


Five Awesome Missions in The Secret World

There has been nearly universal agreement that the story and the missions in The Secret World are simply awesome. In The List today, we take a look at what we think five of the best are and why we think so. Check it out to see if you agree!