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[Award] General: The Player's Choice Awards 2014 - Part Two!

BillMurphyBillMurphy Former Managing EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 4,565
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Our month long celebration of the 2014 games continues, as we open up voting on Best Indie RPG, Best Indie MMO, and Best "Almost MMO" in MMORPG.com's Player's Choice Awards 2014. Click through and vote for your favorites!

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  • NanfoodleNanfoodle Member LegendaryPosts: 10,774
    The Banner Saga was a total shock for me in how awesome a game could come from crowd funding. Its my go to tablet game. 
  • Dreamo84Dreamo84 Member UncommonPosts: 3,713
    Isn't Starbound still in early access? Does that count as released?

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  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    Originally posted by Dreamo84
    Isn't Starbound still in early access? Does that count as released?

    So is Rust.

     

    "Early access" is just newspeak for "released but go easy on flaming our bugs."

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  • NanfoodleNanfoodle Member LegendaryPosts: 10,774
    Originally posted by Iselin
    Originally posted by Dreamo84
    Isn't Starbound still in early access? Does that count as released?

    So is Rust.

     

    "Early access" is just newspeak for "released but go easy on flaming our bugs."

     

    So true lol

  • CrazKanukCrazKanuk Member EpicPosts: 6,130
    Originally posted by Nanfoodle
    The Banner Saga was a total shock for me in how awesome a game could come from crowd funding. Its my go to tablet game. 

    Divinity: Original Sin was mine. Blows my mind every time I think about that. I've heard Wasteland 2 is good too, but haven't played it. 

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  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    Originally posted by CrazKanuk
    Originally posted by Nanfoodle
    The Banner Saga was a total shock for me in how awesome a game could come from crowd funding. Its my go to tablet game. 

    Divinity: Original Sin was mine. Blows my mind every time I think about that. I've heard Wasteland 2 is good too, but haven't played it. 

    Just picked it up with the Steam giftcard I got for Christmas... definitely in the same league as Original Sin.

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  • Alber_gamerAlber_gamer Member UncommonPosts: 588

    I wanted to vote half the games in the Indie RPG list, so many good things have come out of Kickstarter this year... and Shadowrun: Dragonfall isn't even there, which is another masterpiece (probably because the site considered it an Expansion of the original Shadowrun, which was released in 2013?).

     

    Either way Divinity, Wasteland 2, Banner Saga and Transistor are all masterworks that gave me far more enjoyment than any mmo this year, and only Dragon Age: Inquisition saved face for the big budget companies in the single-player department.

     

    Bound by Flame, Lords of the Fallen and Legend of Grimrock 2 I also finished, all good games in their own right. All in all, a great year for the RPG lovers. I hope this trend continues, I'm quite happy forking my cash towards indie projects that give their heart and soul into making games for the players, and not exclusively for their wallets. (I'm looking at you EA / Ubisoft / Activision / etc.)

    My opinion is my own. I respect all other opinions and views equally, but keep in mind that my opinion will always be the best for me. That's why it's my opinion.

  • ThebeastttThebeasttt Member RarePosts: 1,130
    Pretty sure 99% of the people voting have not played every one of these games in order to make a proper decision. The games in these polls are too obscure to get any worthwhile result.
  • Agent_JosephAgent_Joseph Member UncommonPosts: 1,361
    the best almost mmo of 2014 ! ?  , wtf, !  is this some new genre in online gaming ?
  • LeiloniLeiloni Member RarePosts: 1,266
    Originally posted by Gorwe
    Originally posted by Vanzi
    E:D is more of a massively singleplayer online to be honest.
     

    So is SWTOR...

    Not really it's the same as any other MMO except the solo leveling is actually fun. You group up for flashpoints, heroic quests, raids, BGs, and Arenas like every other MMORPG out there. Except unlike most MMORPG's whose solo leveling experience and storyline suck, it's fun in SWTOR. I've been playing it lately and I actually feel a better sense of community than in other games I've played lately - TERA, ESO, GW2. In fact I actually group up more in SWTOR while leveling than in other games, on top of the fact that it's endgame is the same as other themeparks. Because the population has a good mix of levelers and endgame players (good game design IMO) you actually have people doing the group quests and flashpoints during the leveling process, so you don't have wasted content and empty zones like in most other games.

  • NanfoodleNanfoodle Member LegendaryPosts: 10,774
    Originally posted by Leiloni
    Originally posted by Gorwe
    Originally posted by Vanzi
    E:D is more of a massively singleplayer online to be honest.
     

    So is SWTOR...

    Not really it's the same as any other MMO except the solo leveling is actually fun. You group up for flashpoints, heroic quests, raids, BGs, and Arenas like every other MMORPG out there. Except unlike most MMORPG's whose solo leveling experience and storyline suck, it's fun in SWTOR. I've been playing it lately and I actually feel a better sense of community than in other games I've played lately - TERA, ESO, GW2. In fact I actually group up more in SWTOR while leveling than in other games, on top of the fact that it's endgame is the same as other themeparks.

    My wife and I teamed for every quest in SWToR. They did a good job with that, unlike games like ESO that make it a real pain to team questing. ESO is more an almost MMO then SWToR.

  • KuppaKuppa Member UncommonPosts: 3,292
    The Banner Saga. Best RPG of 2014 for me and one of the best I have played in a long long time. I highly recommend it, if you like tactics style rpgs. I can't wait for the new one.

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  • NanfoodleNanfoodle Member LegendaryPosts: 10,774
    Originally posted by Gorwe
    Originally posted by Nanfoodle
    Originally posted by Leiloni
    Originally posted by Gorwe
    Originally posted by Vanzi
    E:D is more of a massively singleplayer online to be honest.
     

    So is SWTOR...

    Not really it's the same as any other MMO except the solo leveling is actually fun. You group up for flashpoints, heroic quests, raids, BGs, and Arenas like every other MMORPG out there. Except unlike most MMORPG's whose solo leveling experience and storyline suck, it's fun in SWTOR. I've been playing it lately and I actually feel a better sense of community than in other games I've played lately - TERA, ESO, GW2. In fact I actually group up more in SWTOR while leveling than in other games, on top of the fact that it's endgame is the same as other themeparks.

    My wife and I teamed for every quest in SWToR. They did a good job with that, unlike games like ESO that make it a real pain to team questing. ESO is more an almost MMO then SWToR.

    idk. Tor is much more of a story experience to me than a grouping experience. I play it pretty much just because of a story, not because of anything else.

    But then again, I don't see point in ruining your own fun by chaining yourself to some person's timetables etc. Unless it's a close friend, family or trusted, I most likely won't group. So I am not the one to talk about this because I'd much rather hang out irl(face to face, body language etc is very important to me).

    Tbh, I completely and utterly love massively singleplayer onlines. I can group if I want to. I can chat. And, most importantly, I get almost singleplayer quality alongside all those nice perks. Me happy <3 :D

    You got extra rewards and advancements for joining people on their story but teaming for questing does not sound like your thing. I just dont agree with the post above, SWToR made sure every part of the game could be teamed, even the solo content. You even got rewarded for doing so. 

  • tixylixtixylix Member UncommonPosts: 1,288
    I'm done with this website, most of these aren't even MMOs... shows you the poor state of the industry tho
  • NanfoodleNanfoodle Member LegendaryPosts: 10,774
    Originally posted by tixylix
    I'm done with this website, most of these aren't even MMOs... shows you the poor state of the industry tho

    See you next time you need info on a new MMO or want a beta key =-) 

  • daneyulebdaneyuleb Member Posts: 12

    OH GOD THIS SITE'S INTERFACE IS AWFUL!!!!

     

    Every hear of paging your comments?  Or testing your site on different browsers? 

     

    And--really--the link to ROUND 1 is at the very bottom of all the comments????  Instead of at the top in  the introduction to ROUND 2????

    ARGGGGG!!!!!  MY EYES!!! MY HEAD!!!!

     

     

     
  • GormogonGormogon Member UncommonPosts: 224

    1. no vote

    2. Divinity: Original Sin - I suspect I'll like Wasteland 2, but I haven't played it yet.  I would suggest adding a category like "Best Indie Debut" in the future.  There's clearly a difference between indie Larian, which is a significant studio with a record of commercial success, and indie startups like Experimental Games, maker of Boot Hill Heroes.

    3. Hearthstone - Not a big fan of TCGs, but I had fun with Heartstone and it's influence is spreading.  FFXIV:ARR is adding one of the card games from the FF series, and I wouldn't be surprised if Pazaak finds its way into SWTOR within the next year either.

  • MMOGamer71MMOGamer71 Member UncommonPosts: 1,988
    Voted !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • OriousOrious Member UncommonPosts: 548
    I have played basically none of these games...

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  • Iceman8235Iceman8235 Member UncommonPosts: 205
    All these sheep voting for destiny make me sad.
  • TimesplitTimesplit Member UncommonPosts: 191
    I only voted for Divinity: Original Sin. The rest is just getting ridiculous.
  • TimesplitTimesplit Member UncommonPosts: 191
    Originally posted by Gormogon

    3. Hearthstone - Not a big fan of TCGs, but I had fun with Heartstone and it's influence is spreading.  FFXIV:ARR is adding one of the card games from the FF series, and I wouldn't be surprised if Pazaak finds its way into SWTOR within the next year either.

     

    Just wanted to point out that Hearthstone is CCG not TCG. :)

  • HarikenHariken Member EpicPosts: 2,680
    Originally posted by tixylix
    I'm done with this website, most of these aren't even MMOs... shows you the poor state of the industry tho

    I didn't vote for any of those pick's as i've never heard of most of them.

  • nebb1234nebb1234 Member Posts: 242
    yea banner saga is just gorgeous
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