Poll: MMOs of 2012

[isometry]

The secret world is the most interesting to me, since I think secrets, mysteries, and discoveries are the most exciting thing in an MMO. Unlike single player games, where people post all the secrets online right away, MMO players tend to guard their discoveries, because knowledge other players lack is power, and because the developers can never be trusted (nerfs). Secrets lead to a need for trust, and trust leads to friendships; although there will always be betrayal as well.

 

[Jandau]

The Old Republic, followed closely by Secret World. Guild Wars 2 is overrated, but still comes in third place for me.

 

[Korten12]

Interesting... I have never heard of it, but if I were to ever play a Japanese MMO, this would be it.

However, that will not be, for I will instead be spending most of my days with GW2, as it has impressed me the most so far.

It's actually Korean.

GW2 looks cool. I didn't mind GW1 but was not much a fan of the oppressive level cap. Though solo'ing "Cap Son" on the tutorial isle was epic - lots of bait, lure, kill, run to different entry point, rinse, repeat...

Well GW2 isn't anything like that:

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.236131-All-yours-Guild-Wars-2-Information-Topic-Final-Class-Mesmer-12-14-2011?page=1

 

[hazabaza1]

Probably the only one I'll end up getting is GW2 because of the lack of monthly fees.

 

[DanielBrown]

Neither.
I'm fine with LOTRO as it is. Trying to get away from MMOs to be honest. Spent the past six years being a slave to them.

 

[dyre]

I'm looking forward to TOR the most, but GW2 is more my price range. Don't care much for Secret World...not much of a Korean MMO fan

 

[WanderingFool]

Im looking personally towards the secret world myself. Whether its good or not is completely up for debate, but im hopeful...

 

[Glademaster_v1legacy]

I'll be getting Guild Wars 2 and maybe trying ToR but not for long as I am not paying subs. That is my own choice and I don't know if I am willing to invest the time in 1 game for the sub to be worth it. Although I am probably a little biased given my position in a certain group.

 

[Fiz_The_Toaster]

I'm really looking forward to GW2 and Secret World looks really interesting. I just hope that Secret World is as good and as fun as what the trailers and whatnot has indicated.

But GW2 I know I will be getting and playing a lot of that.

 

[Crazy Zaul]

All of them, although Tera and TSW, while they do look good are the most likely to suck. Already playing SWTOR.

 

[Dosbilliam]

Now if only I didn't get kicked and then forced to que so often. -_-

Still, when it's working like it should it's something to behold.

That sounds like the REALLY early beta for Hellgate: Global...from what I had heard in the game for the first week, that's somewhat normal for the early beta stages. Assuming EA and whoever else is making the game don't completely screw it up, you should quit having that issue in about a week or two.

 

[plugav]

I'm probably not going to play it any time soon, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed for The Secret World.

(Pity no-one's making a single player RPG in that sort of setting; Bloodlines is fantastic, but I basically know it by heart at this point.)

 

[RookwoodX]

GW2 for me. I was in Kamadan in 2007 when Gaile Gray first announced it. She said they would be having beta in 2008, lawlz.

I was really active on the SW:TOR boards when they first launched but after a while I could tell that they were just going to make a WoW clone with a Bioware story on it. I love Bioware but I hate WoW's gameplay so I lost interest.

Tera looks like a faster paced Aion to me :/ Sorry, I've seen this one before. It's not gonna sell to a Western audience.

I've only read a little on The Secret World. Looks promising, be interested to see where it goes from here.

 

[Smertnik]

Tera looks very interesting. I'd love to have direct combat in an MMORPG - I enjoy the MMO concept in general but I hate hotkey based combat.

 

[Christopher Kuppers]

I WILL play GW2 without question.
1. off all because I played GW classic and had a lot of fun with it and also becuase breaking the menotomy of boring grindy quests is really interesting. Plus the combat looks very dynamic and visually exiting.
I propably won't play another MMO next to GW2 but if its entire design team would be struck down by lightning I would take a look at TERA because the combat looks really interesting.
I don't know about TSW because making a modern world MMO is really tough since missing realism in such a game would be bad while fantasy MMOs can excuse it because it's just a fantasy.
SWTOR looks jusdt like a generic MMO in a sci-fi setting and while I had fun with WoW at the time I do NOT need another one.

1.GW2
2.TERA/TSW
3.SWTOR

 

[Kilroy17]

Transformers: Universe. I love transformers as a genre and a MMO for it sounds great.

 

[Dr. Pepper Unlimited]

I guess I would vote for Guild Wars 2, though I'm not really into MMORPGs anymore. They are just far too time consuming.

 

[TheGauntman]

I'm quite looking forward to Guild Wars 2, moreso than I expected considering I never played the first game and only started looking into it a couple months ago. But the more I read and see, the more I like it. GW2 seems to be genuinely trying to add new elements and mechanics to the genre and allow for a far more fluid experience.

I played a lot of WoW in my day so the other MMOs feel a little too copy-paste for my liking, although I'll probably check out some of The Old Republic to play with friends.

 

[Kinguendo]

Star Wars: TOR and The Secret World... couldnt decide between them so I didnt vote.

 

[Kungfu_Teddybear]

I'm looking forward to Star Wars: The Old Republic and I will get it eventually. But I'm really looking forward to Guild Wars 2 and mostly want that over any other MMO.