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[Award] General: The Great MMO Face-Off of 2014 - Round 2

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
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Last week had some pretty expected victors (results here), and some tough match-ups to boot. This week we're back with round two of the 2014 Great MMO Faceoff. Who will advance to this time? Well, that's up to you. Click through and vote!

 GET TO VOTING FOR YOUR FAVORITE MMO!


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  • Dreamo84Dreamo84 Member UncommonPosts: 3,713
    Originally posted by tempestormer
    Please! Tell me why you put DAoC immediately up against EQ?! Just not fair! In it's own right DAoC should be one of the finalists. Because we ALL know EQ is going to win... I think some of the less grand mmos should have been fodder to EQ, like LoTRO or Runescape....just saying

    You might want to look at the tally so far... LOTRO is crushing EQ lol.

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  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    Originally posted by tempestormer
    Please! Tell me why you put DAoC immediately up against EQ?! Just not fair! In it's own right DAoC should be one of the finalists. Because we ALL know EQ is going to win... I think some of the less grand mmos should have been fodder to EQ, like LoTRO or Runescape....just saying

    You think so?

     

    My money is on something much newer than EQ... something like TSW: a game that is almost never brought up in a negative way.

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  • MavolenceMavolence Member UncommonPosts: 635
    can't vote?
  • NasaNasa Member UncommonPosts: 749

    I think only a few likes this format. Even though my favorites got through im not a fan of this format.

    It is like the random lockboxes we all hate in the cash shop.

  • SiugSiug Member UncommonPosts: 1,257
    Originally posted by Iselin
     

    You think so?

     

    My money is on something much newer than EQ... something like TSW: a game that is almost never brought up in a negative way.

    Oh it was. TSW launch was about 2 months before GW2 and certain GW2 fanbois were bashing TSW 24/7 back then.

  • flizzerflizzer Member RarePosts: 2,455
    Originally posted by Dreamo84
    Originally posted by tempestormer
    Please! Tell me why you put DAoC immediately up against EQ?! Just not fair! In it's own right DAoC should be one of the finalists. Because we ALL know EQ is going to win... I think some of the less grand mmos should have been fodder to EQ, like LoTRO or Runescape....just saying

    You might want to look at the tally so far... LOTRO is crushing EQ lol.

    I consider LOTRO a better game.  Maybe back in 1999/2000 EQ was the best around but not anymore. 

  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    Originally posted by Siug
    Originally posted by Iselin
     

    You think so?

     

    My money is on something much newer than EQ... something like TSW: a game that is almost never brought up in a negative way.

    Oh it was. TSW launch was about 2 months before GW2 and certain GW2 fanbois were bashing TSW 24/7 back then.

    It must bug the crap out of them that TSW consistently edges out GW2 as the top voted released MMO here by the narrowest of margins. :)

     

    Hey Bill... something to consider maybe for next week when it's down to 8, or if not then, the following week when it's down to 4: have each MMO face-off against all the others remaining... that'd be 28 votes when there are 8 or 6 votes when it's down to 4 (it's not 56 for 8 or 12 for 4 since A vs. B is the same vote as B vs. A)

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    “Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?” 
    ― CD PROJEKT RED

  • KyleranKyleran Member LegendaryPosts: 44,300

    In my situation almost every bracket this time was a MMO I have played vs one that I haven't so of course, I voted for the one's I've played instead of those I hadn't. (GW1 vs DDO being one exception that I recall, and of course I'll vote for EVE over everything)

    Fun poll though.... just can't take these things too serious.

     

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  • flizzerflizzer Member RarePosts: 2,455
    Originally posted by Iselin
    Originally posted by Siug
    Originally posted by Iselin
     

    You think so?

     

    My money is on something much newer than EQ... something like TSW: a game that is almost never brought up in a negative way.

    Oh it was. TSW launch was about 2 months before GW2 and certain GW2 fanbois were bashing TSW 24/7 back then.

    It must bug the crap out of them that TSW consistently edges out GW2 as the top voted released MMO here by the narrowest of margins. :)

     

    Hey Bill... something to consider maybe for next week when it's down to 8, or if not then, the following week when it's down to 4: have each MMO face-off against all the others remaining... that'd be 28 votes when there are 8 or 6 votes when it's down to 4 (it's not 56 for 8 or 12 for 4 since A vs. B is the same vote as B vs. A)

    In the same way WoW remains hugely popular with millions of subscribers and the WoW haters on here can barely refrain from swearing. 

  • cheyanecheyane Member LegendaryPosts: 9,441
    Argh an also-ran against Everquest  
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  • rodingorodingo Member RarePosts: 2,870
    Some of these are weird match ups.  Destiny vs ESO?  Archage vs PS2?  Those mix ups should be flip flopped since then they would at least have more in common.  This is like asking if apples are better than oranges.  However I have sneaking feeling these match ups are being set up for a certain line up in the final round, which I'm fine with I guess.
     

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  • PonkuPonku Member UncommonPosts: 8
    Now that is a showdown! Runescape vs WOW and GW2 vs SWTOR. So evenly matched games.
  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    Originally posted by flizzer
    Originally posted by Iselin
    Originally posted by Siug
    Originally posted by Iselin
     

    You think so?

     

    My money is on something much newer than EQ... something like TSW: a game that is almost never brought up in a negative way.

    Oh it was. TSW launch was about 2 months before GW2 and certain GW2 fanbois were bashing TSW 24/7 back then.

    It must bug the crap out of them that TSW consistently edges out GW2 as the top voted released MMO here by the narrowest of margins. :)

     

    Hey Bill... something to consider maybe for next week when it's down to 8, or if not then, the following week when it's down to 4: have each MMO face-off against all the others remaining... that'd be 28 votes when there are 8 or 6 votes when it's down to 4 (it's not 56 for 8 or 12 for 4 since A vs. B is the same vote as B vs. A)

    In the same way WoW remains hugely popular with millions of subscribers and the WoW haters on here can barely refrain from swearing. 

    See that's the problem with hating. Better to just love them all. Although it's OK to love Scarlet Blade and League of Angels less... but even those have their....assets.

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community ... but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots”

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    “Microtransactions? In a single player role-playing game? Are you nuts?” 
    ― CD PROJEKT RED

  • Scott_JeslisScott_Jeslis Member RarePosts: 640
    Originally posted by rodingo
    Some of these are weird match ups.  Destiny vs ESO?  Archage vs PS2?  Those mix ups should be flip flopped since then they would at least have more in common.  This is like asking if apples are better than oranges.  However I have sneaking feeling these match ups are being set up for a certain line up in the final round, which I'm fine with I guess.
     

    I thought Bill said in Round One that the pairings were random.

  • zaberfangxzaberfangx Member UncommonPosts: 1,796
    If wow don't come on top of this I will eat my hat, for knowing the future that wow going come on top on this.
  • MavolenceMavolence Member UncommonPosts: 635
    I click the vote button, nothing happens. Anyone else having this issue?
  • KanethKaneth Member RarePosts: 2,286
    Originally posted by zaberfangx
    If wow don't come on top of this I will eat my hat, for knowing the future that wow going come on top on this.

    I have my doubts WoW will win. This site has been a notorious nesting ground for WoW haters. WoW should win based upon the fact that the game has completely dominated the mmo scene for a decade now...that alone shows the quality of the game regardless of what the detractors might think.

  • TimithosTimithos Member Posts: 4
    When it said Everquest, I assumed it was Everquest I versus Everquest II, especially since it's in the veterans section. I would have still voted Lotro over EQ2 as I'm still playing Lotro almost every day (wierdly), and coincidentally, just launched EQ2 last week and am not impressed at all.

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  • x3cutoRx3cutoR Member UncommonPosts: 37
    GUILD WARS 2 NEEDS TO WIN!!!!!!111111111
  • Overlord_NeizirOverlord_Neizir Member UncommonPosts: 136

    Strange about ESO vs Destiny.

    Tbh with the undeserved awful PR ESO keeps on getting hammered with I would have thought that Destiny would curbstomp ESO. Turns out it's quite the opposite. Not to mention that they're in two completely different genres. Sure, they're both MMORPGs with (sort of) similar gameplay, but you can't really compare a sci-fi MMO to a fantasy MMO.

    Imo a better matchup would have been Archeage or GW2 vs ESO, and Destiny vs. Planetside 2.

    And here's my predictions for the next round of Newcomers:

    • ESO vs ArcheAge (Definitely a victory for ESO considering how much of a mess ArcheAge is in right now.)
    • GW2 vs TSW (Easily a GW2 victory here. No questions needed.)
    I think the final is going to be a very bloody battle between ESO and GW2 in the end. Could be VERY close results but GW2 imo will take home the crown.
  • Po_ggPo_gg Member EpicPosts: 5,749

    Much easier now, that most of my voted ones fell out during the first run - which is fine with me, never liked the overhyped / overpopular but also weak games. Underdogs ftw :)

    Besides my mains I also dropped a vote for TOR in the upper and DDO in the lower region, even if they kicked out Rift and STO... heck, one vote goes to PS2 as well, true it pushed out Defiance, but it still is a cool game, and also it's for the good cause :) (I mean, against AA? anytime. lol)

  • randomname23randomname23 Member Posts: 1
    anything against wow... just to make your game throug in the next round
  • popezaphodpopezaphod Member UncommonPosts: 58
    Considering RIFT is the best F2P themepark out there, I'm bummed it's not in the running anymore.
  • AthisarAthisar Member UncommonPosts: 666
    Originally posted by popezaphod
    Considering RIFT is the best F2P themepark out there ...

    When was that consensus reached? :)

  • necredonnecredon Member Posts: 118
    Can't think of any better pre current expansion F2P.
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