The Daily Grind: What's your E3 highlight?

Whew! This past week has been a rollercoaster of craziness, a carousel of attractions and a mirror maze of sights from E3. We certainly hope you've enjoyed the coverage here at Massively, from interviews to exclusive peeks to mind-snapping trailers.

As we all continue to sift through the mountains of E3 information, we'd love to know what you consider to be the expo's highlight, your own personal "Best of Show" award. Was it the brand-new trailer of the previously hidden Warhammer 40k: Dark Millennium Online? The exceedingly awesome new SWTOR cinematic? The in-depth look into DC Universe Online? Or perhaps you're a Marvel fanboy and Super Hero Squad Online's gotten you revved up? Could it be the exciting conversations with Final Fantasy XIV's devs? The Agency's PvP side or LotRO's brand-new zone? Or perhaps you found yourself charmed by one of the smaller titles, such as Forsaken World, Taikodom, Swordsman Online, Battlestar Galactica Online and Zentia?

If you were asked -- and hey, we're asking you! -- what's your E3 highlight? Who gets the blue ribbon and who ends up empty-handed?

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Warhammer 40,000 MMO defentley. I just can't believe we have to wait till 2013!!

Agreed, while I never really got into the miniatures much(wish I would have had the time and money), I still love the themes and the stories of Warhammer and 40k.
This MMO might just save the genre for me, I'm really getting disappointed with some of the recent additions to the selection, and some of the ways the older ones are aging. That said, I'm also not a Star Wars fan so, TOR isn't on my list.

Three years will be a terribly long wait...

RIFT: Planes of Telara. This game looks awsome. And the dynamic world sounds like a breath of fresh air. Some interesting class choices too.

I agree, 100%. After that article, I'm pretty much sold on Rifts, and everything it represents.

Also, I couldn't believe how awesome 40k looked. I know, I know, 3 years, but still, I'm excited for it.

Anyone else sick of seeing this Tera picture?

I think they ran out of pictures to use.

Warhammer 40k no doubt, that trailer was impressive for a game not coming out for 2 to 3 years.

I was also impressed by the rave reviews the media was giving Tera's combat system. Maybe, just maybe this game might be worth a try.

No Planetside 2 = Fail, got enough themeparks to fill a small 3rd world country already thanks.

Another vote for Warhammer 40k, definitely.

Warhammer 40k: Dark Millennium Online without question.

The new SW:TOR info and cinematic were great, but after seeing just that one video of Dark Millennium Online in an alpha state I'm more excited about the Warhammer 40K MMO than I've been about any MMO in the last decade - heck, it's even eclipsed my excitement for Guild Wars 2 (and I'm still incredibly excited about the dynamic combat and dynamic world/questing in that).

With all the shoddy MMOs released in the last few years it feels like the MMO genre has been in a major slump, but with SW:TOR, WH40K Online and GW2 in the near future - plus all the other exciting titles we know so little about such as The Secret World, World of Darkness Online, Fallout Online, Planetside 2, etc. - it's looking like 2011-2013 may be another golden age for MMOs.

Unfortunately, for those of us waiting for the WAR 40k MMO, it looks like their target is Q1 2013. So get comfy, it'll be a while.

I'm in no rush - they can take their time - I'll have CoH's Going Rogue, maybe APB, SW:TOR, GW2 and several other titles (MMO and single player) to keep me busy til then - I'd rather they did the IP justice and took their time than rushing out an MMO per year like Cryptic and having it be an utter disappointment.

SW:TOR trailer without doubt. Stopping a light sabre in the palm of your hand with the force is a new level of awesome.

Keep in mind 40k is using the Darksiders Engine, So its not out of this world to slap a video together, but the team itself is saying some very promising things. A personal favorite of mine was that they have no association with the Warhammer mmo, I bet that tidbit rang golden in the ears of most Gamers.

Highlight? The end, so now gaming sites will stop reporting on the complete non-event and I can start pretending it never happened.

Great for Nintendo fans. Great for shooter fans. Nothing for (A)RPG fans.

To me its Tera but I find it stupid that they used a Tera pic but its not even mentioned in the text lol.

I didn't see anything that made me sit up and utter a Keanu-esque "whoa." It was all more of the same, gameplay-wise.

I donno I think that Tera and Vindictus have a very diffrent gameplay compared to classic MMORPGs (WOW, GW, AION, ect.) At least in these too its real fighting not just standing there waiting on your global cool down to hit the next button.

And another interesting game that wasnt shown at E3 is Blade and Soul you should maybe chak it out.

Most of what was announced at E3 for MMOs was known, so the "news" wasn't very exciting. Warhammer 40K looked nice, but it's 2 years away. I suppose seeing some group gameplay for SWTOR and hearing that Bioware is committed to group gameplay was nice.

Really Nintendo stole the show. While MS and Sony were busy trying to emulate Nintendo, Nintendo introduce an exciting game lineup.

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