Your Guide to MMOs

Chances are, when someone mentions an MMO you're going to think World of Warcraft. And you should, given that WoW is the pole sitter. I have played other MMOs, and WoW does deserve to be there, even though it has its share of problems. What I don't like, however, is how too many people feel that it's the ONLY game of it's kind that is worth playing. That's simply not true. The problem is, of course, that any game of this kind demands a lot of your time and therefore is never really viable to play more than one. This, I think, is why WoW has lasted as long as it has. It's not the gameplay. It's not the story. It's not the graphics. It's because it was the most popular and because most people have time to play only one MMO, it remains the most popular, because we don't have time to play anything else. I have proof in numbers to back up this claim. If you look at any "ratings" or "hype" meters on any gaming websites, WoW is rated/hyped lower than most other popular MMO games out there. That includes Everquest 2, Lineage 2, Warhammer Online, Guild Wars, Lord of the Rings Online, Ultima Online, Champions Online, and Eve Online.

The highest rated MMO right now is Lord of the Rings Online. The highest hyped MMO right now (meaning it's still in development) is The Old Republic.

But WoW has 11 million subscribers because that's where everyone's friends are playing.

(Get to the point, PD.)

Okay, okay. The point is, I'm currently working on creating a guide to all the current and upcoming MMO games. I'm doing this because no one else is, and I like knowing what I have to look forward to.