You've all heard Massively's (somewhat contradictory) opinions on the
best MMOs of 2012, and some of
you wanted a chance to chime in on the top awards, even though the results of polls can be... somewhat dubious (see image above from a few years back -- and also raise your hand if you've never even heard of like half of those). So let's test the theory that community polling is worthless and do some informal best-of polls anyway!
Remember, the games and expansions you're voting on had to have been released in 2012 (that means
Star Wars: The Old Republic is more or less out for having launched at the tail end of 2011, but if you want to write it in anyway, that's OK too -- we did for our awards too, after all). We don't really have room for every game in the poll, so feel free to do write-ins at the end and then tell us why you voted the way you did.
What was the best MMO launched in 2012?| Arcane Legends | 14 (0.2%) |
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| Dark Legends | 11 (0.1%) |
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| Guild Wars 2 | 2326 (28.2%) |
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| Pirate101 | 3164 (38.4%) |
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| PlanetSide 2 | 502 (6.1%) |
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| RaiderZ | 50 (0.6%) |
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| TERA | 197 (2.4%) |
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| The Secret World | 1508 (18.3%) |
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| Tribes: Ascend | 58 (0.7%) |
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| Wakfu | 22 (0.3%) |
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| Something else | 387 (4.7%) |
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What was the best MMO expansion launched in 2012?| Chains of Eternity (EQII) | 117 (1.9%) |
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| Menace of the Underdark (DDO) | 114 (1.9%) |
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| Mists of Pandaria (WoW) | 1671 (27.2%) |
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| New Horizons (Allods) | 72 (1.2%) |
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| Rain of Fear (EQ) | 84 (1.4%) |
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| Retribution (EVE) | 762 (12.4%) |
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| Riders of Rohan (LotRO) | 645 (10.5%) |
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| Storm Legion (RIFT) | 1413 (23.0%) |
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| Something else | 1257 (20.5%) |
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Every morning, the Massively bloggers probe the minds of their readers with deep, thought-provoking questions about that most serious of topics: massively online gaming. We crave your opinions, so grab your caffeinated beverage of choice and chime in on today's Daily Grind!
