We at MeinMMO asked you which dead MMORPG you wish would return the most. Now that the survey is over, we present you the results and introduce the 5 games that you voted to the top.
Update: We conducted the survey in Summer 2020. The article was last updated on April 15 with new links and updated in April 2023.
Over the years, many MMORPGs have been discontinued, and in a survey we wanted to know from you, which games you wish would return.
It was important that the titles considered had no official servers anymore. MMORPGs still active on private servers were still included in the vote.
What does the result show? 1,446 votes were cast, with each participant only allowed one vote. We provided 17 games directly, and you could also vote for “another” and then leave a comment. The ranking of places 17 to 6 is as follows:
- Starquest Online – 0.07% (1 vote)
- Worlds Adrift – 0.28% (4 votes)
- Mythos – 0.34% (5 votes)
- Battlestar Galactica – 0.69% (10 votes)
- Phantasy Star Online 1 – 0.69% (10 votes)
- MapleStory 2 – 0.97% (14 votes)
- Matrix Online – 1.52% (22 votes)
- Lego Universe – 1.66% (24 votes)
- Bless Online – 1.73% (25 votes)
- Dragon’s Prophet – 2.01% (29 votes)
- City of Heroes – 2.01% (29 votes)
- Marvel Heroes – 2.49% (36 votes)
In addition, 91 votes (6.29%) were cast for “another,” which accounts for the third place in the ranking. However, only the game RaiderZ that met the criteria was mentioned in the comments. The others were titles that, while not being actively expanded, still run on official servers, such as Guild Wars 1 or Rappelz.
And now we come to the 5 games that you wish for the most to return, with places 1 and 2 having a strong dominance.
Place 5 – Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
Setting: Fantasy | Developer: Sigil Games Online / Sony | Release Date: January 30, 2007 | Discontinued: July 31, 2014 | Payment Model: Pay2Play and from 2012 Free2Play | Voting Result: 3.25% (47 votes)
What kind of MMORPG was it? Vanguard: Saga of Heroes aimed to blend theme park and sandbox elements and succeeded in many areas.
At the heart of the game was crafting, the various classes, and challenging dungeons where everyone could find challenges. Additionally, there was a housing system for 5,000 accounts per server.
What made it special? Vanguard focused on 15 very different classes and truly difficult dungeons, where you could face significant challenges with a group.
However, some bosses could only be defeated if a specific class was present, which helped keep all classes relevant.
Other features included crafting in the MMORPG, where you could learn one of three crafting classes through a quest, which later split into two additional classes. Leveling professions was achieved not only through collecting materials but also through quests and tasks for NPCs.
What did it fail to achieve? The MMORPG was released with many gameplay errors, performance issues, and bugs. As early as 2007, the first servers were consolidated, meaning there were no more dedicated role-play servers.
Vanguard simply had no chance against World of Warcraft, which had released the new expansion Burning Crusade just days before Vanguard’s launch.
