Fifteen Years of MMO Memories
The Ten Ton Hammer community shares some of our favorite MMO stories
Asheron's Call and Everquest celebrated their tenth anniversaries earlier this year and both EverQuest 2 and World of Warcraft mark their fifth anniversaries this month. It's a milestone year for many MMOs, so we asked our team and members of our community to share some of tales they've accumulated during their playing careers. Most our humorous, some are touching, but all of them highlight the best part of the massively multiplayer experience: the community.
From the article:
“My favorite MMOG memories happened in Meridian59... [The game dialog] used to say "You can't spell while resting," so I would type nonsense words while I was at the inn resting. They finally changed the message to, "You can't cast spells while resting."” - Ten Ton Hammer member sourpuss
Thanks to all who participated, and we hope you'll enjoy the article (Shay and Machail contributed two awesome stories, so it's well worth a read even if you've already checked out the thread).
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| Rank | Game | Previous | Traffic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | World of Warcraft | 1 | |
| 2 | EVE Online | 7 | |
| 3 | EverQuest 2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Dungeons and Dragons Online | 3 | |
| 5 | Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures | 4 | |
| Rank | Game | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Star Trek Online | -7 | |
| 15 | Anarchy Online | 5 | |
| 11 | Champions Online | 3 | |
| Rank | Game | Previous | Traffic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | World of Warcraft | 1 | |
| 2 | EverQuest 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | Dungeons and Dragons Online | 2 | |
| 4 | Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures | 4 | |
| 5 | Aion | 5 | |
| Rank | Game | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Alganon | 44 | |
| 7 | Star Trek Online | 5 | |
| 14 | Global Agenda | 5 | |
| Rank | Game | Previous | Traffic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | World of Warcraft | 1 | |
| 2 | Dungeons and Dragons Online | 2 | |
| 3 | EverQuest 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Lord of the Rings Online | 6 | |
| 5 | Aion | 3 | |
| Rank | Game | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Torchlight | 20 | |
| 12 | Dragon Age Origins | 5 | |
| 11 | Star Trek Online | 5 | |
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