Justin Olivetti Sypster): Secret World Legends. The game has never been better than it is right now, and between housing, big content updates, and all of the various system improvements… yeah, it’s time for it to get that of-the-year feather. Runner-up: Final Fantasy XIV ESO spent the entire year delivering updates that are smaller, but just as good, and coming down off of another spectacular year of development after a really great 2016. I’m glad to see it getting its due this year, especially since it launched relatively poorly and has come such a long way now.Įliot Lefebvre Eliot_Lefebvre): The Elder Scrolls Online. The big difference, as I see it, is that FFXIV had a great big great expansion halfway through the year. It managed to weather its controversies nicely too (I’m thinking of the fuss over chapters vs. In a way, I’m kind of glad it all shook out as it did because taken holistically, ESO is even better this year than last, adding huge patches like housing, multiple DLC, and the massive Morrowind expansion. In fact I thought Elder Scrolls Online deserved it last year too, but I was outnumbered and Black Desert was a worthy adversary that also deserved it, so I had no cause to be sad. Nothing else really impressed me this year, Elder Scrolls Online had some very well-received updates and people seem extremely happy with it right now, but I didn’t play it.īrianna Royce nbrianna): Elder Scrolls Online. Player activity is in a definite slump, even the Lifeblood expansion didn’t make much of a splash, and the community team being axed was just slap in the face to players. I know a lot of people will expect me to vote for EVE Online, but it’s really not in a good position this year.

Another game with a (largely) happy player base, passionate developers, a good business model and reasonable updates… it may sound like what should be the industry norm, but especially these days, it’s not. The justice system, unique phasing/instanced housing, playable werewolves/vampires, level scaling content, battle bears… I’ve never even finished an Elder Scrolls game and I’m rooting for it again! Runner up: Final Fantasy XIV.

Andrew Ross dengarsw): Elder Scrolls Online.

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