As gamers, certain names always pop out at us as the people who make the games we love and shape the industry we follow. Most of us could probably name a few of our favorites but Beckett Massive Online Gamer takes it one step further and every year documents the top 20 talents in the MMOG industry. Who made the list this year?

* 1. Rob Pardo
* 2. Hilmar Pétursson
* 3. John Smedley
* 4. Jack Emmert
* 5. Mark Jacobs
* 6. Todd Coleman
* 7. Jim Crowley
* 8. Andrew Gower
* 9. Chris Cheung
* 10. Michael Capps
* 11. Raph Koster
* 12. Rob Seaver
* 13. Jeffrey Steefel
* 14. Russell Williams
* 15. Gaute Godager
* 16. Richard Garriott
* 17. Min Kim
* 18. Gordon Walton
* 19. David Perry
* 20. Jeff Hickman & Paul Barnett

Beckett Massive Online Gamer feature's this list and share's each person's background in their magazine due to hit newsstands this week.

So what do you think? Are these truly the 20 most influential? Share your thoughts by clicking the link below to add your comments!

Last Updated: Mar 13, 2016

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