The website MassivelyOP asked readers in a survey about the most anticipated MMORPG for 2018 – and Shroud of the Avatar almost made it. But alleged electoral fraud got in the way of victory.
It is indeed paradoxical to nominate a game for the most anticipated MMORPG 2018, when it is stated in the FAQ of the Kickstarter campaign “Although Shroud of the Avatar will not be a Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game, it will be a multiplayer game.” However, the developers now consider the game an MMORPG.
SotA in 1st Place – Yet Still Doesn’t Win
Other MMOs were nominated for the vote on the US site, including Crowfall, WoW Classic, Ashes of Creation, Chronicles of Elyria, and many others. About 2200 readers of the site voted.
In the end, Shroud of the Avatar managed to close the gap significantly and even fought its way to the first place. The game owed this to the community, which mobilized all active players in the official forum, via Steam, and also in the game itself. In the end, 387 votes were collected.
Nevertheless, the first place ultimately went to Crowfall. The editors of MassivelyOP explain that there were discrepancies during the voting. It is suspected electoral fraud because most votes for SotA were suddenly cast one morning. Of course, the game’s community is now greatly disappointed.
In Mein MMO Survey, SotA Not Even in the Top 10
By the way: In the Mein MMO survey for the “Most Anticipated Online Game 2018”, Shroud of the Avatar – without support from the SotA community – didn’t even make it into the Top 10. This shows how the tastes of readers differ from site to site, demonstrating that a lot depends on whether the active communities of the games promote their game in such surveys or not.
Potential Flop 2018?
In contrast, Shroud of the Avatar took second place in another survey by MassivelyOP. This one focused on potential flops of 2018. First place, by the way, was occupied by Star Citizen.
This survey and of course the ranking upset the fans of the online role-playing game SotA a lot, and they do not want to accept it, as only about 200 people cast their votes.
