Bit late to the party but I saw the twitter thread and after reading Belghast’s epic story in 5 parts (part 1) I thought I’d least double-check the list I am keeping on my About page.
So here’s the list of MMOs I played a ton, from months to years:
- World of Warcraft (many years)
- Final Fantasy XIV (maybe a year)
- EVE Online (2-3 years of subs spread over 7 years)
- WildStar (2 years?)
- Star Wars: The Old Republic (3 years?)
- Guild Wars 2 (a lot)
- Ragnarok Online (years)
- Lord of the Rings Online (not sure)
- Marvel Heroes (probably 2-3 years)
- The Elder Scrolls Online (a month?)
- Warhammer Online (several months?)
- Pokémon Go (several months)
- Ingress (2-3 months)
Then there are ones where I at least made an account and/or checked it out:
- Runes of Magic (can’t remember how long, also been pressured)
- Anarchy Online (surely many weeks but not months I think)
- EverQuest 2 (Demo, Trial, pretty sure it was pre-launch)
- Dungeons and Dragons Online (1 day with coworkers…)
- Project Gorgon (very briefly)
- The Division (1 or 2, a week?)
- Lineage II (honestly not sure if I tried it out myself or just watched in person…)
- Tantra Online Beta (some sort of Asian Fighting MMO, not Leisure Suit Larry Online)
Stuff that can be seen as an MMO, but many people don’t:
- Destiny (for me it’s a solo shouter with emergent group game play)
- Diablo 3 (played a ton, but only with the same <10 people…)
So on that first list I only forgot Pokémon Go, because it’s such a different beast and I played it intensely in some short bursts, and after I was finished I remembered Ingress… On the second list I was missing DDO, Project Gorgon, EQ2, and The Division.
Not as interesting of a trip down memory lane as for other people, but I think it’s still quite a list.
Although the verdict is really clear – if I like a game, I will stick to it for many months and even years, or at least come back to it.