MOST PLAYED MMOs 2024 - sorted by active players

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In this video we go over the most played MMOs and rank them in order of active player base sizes. The most popular MMO will be ranked #1 and the least Popular on the list is ranked at #14. Even the least popular MMO is incredibly popular as there are dozens more than rank even lower than those on this list. All of these are or have been worth playing at some point or another, though some of these MMORPGs are far from their prime today. Enjoy!
We talk about Eve Online, Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR), Albion Online, New World, Guild Wars 2 (GW2), RuneScape (RS3), MapleStory, Elder Scrolls Online (ESO), Black Desert Online (BDO), Lost Ark, WoW Classic, Classic WOW, Old School RuneScape (OSRS), Final Fantasy 14 (FF14), and World of Warcraft (WOW)
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0:00 Most Played MMOs Right Now
0:26 Eve Online
3:39 Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR)
5:52 Albion Online
6:55 New World
7:54 Guild Wars 2 (GW2)
9:51 RuneScape (RS3)
11:32 MapleStory
12:40 Elder Scrolls Online (ESO)
14:17 Black Desert Online (BDO)
15:52 Lost Ark
18:03 WoW Classic
20:02 Old School RuneScape (OSRS)
22:39 Final Fantasy 14 (FF14)
24:37 World of Warcraft (WOW)
26:41 Final Thoughts
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[@LuckyGhost]

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[@lodreh]

Is EverQuest still a thing?

[@LuckyGhost]

yeah it still has a modest little community@@lodreh

[@havalinachiel7694]

eve online sucks , for what reason does it even appear in all lists lately - it is from 1998 and basically the main reason why the WoD mmo got cancelled , like , fully cancelled . This game is unnecessary

[@eternaltruth1666]

I know Raid sponsors your video but I hate its p2w!

[@majorchillax]

What online chart are u using ?

[@dustintapp1693]

I really want to play a brand new MMO that does things right. No pay to win, modern graphics and gameplay.

[@rafas1055]

Then play guild wars 2.

[@CactuarJack007]

Final Fantasy 14

[@unrivaled7625]

😂 u need a billionaire to fund that. Its a game that can’t run for long.

[@chrismacqueen4891]

@@CactuarJack007 Brand new and modern graphics? Sure, it still looks nice but its a decade old just getting older. Its also really daunting for a new player to get into.

[@johnnywick1110]

those were the old mmorpgs. there were thousands literally and all of them are gone pretty much. they all got ruined by p2w at the end and shut down.. the best mmorpg experience i can suggest to you is Turtle wow private server. its the most wholesome experience ive had for years.

[@True_Blood_89]

The fact WOW has held 1st place for over 20 years is a testament, not how good the game is, but rather how neglected the MMO genre is.

[@Lagrangeify]

Absolutely. I'd say this entire list is that tbh. Seems to me we can't move for creaky old theme parks, Gacha and survival games.

[@vividcg5859]

Wow is and always was the only mmo that is somewhat good everything else is straight up trash

[@okinawaamv9070]

Imo WoW (Blizzard especially) is the reason MMO games are neglected nowdays. WoW was too popular way too long and people couldnt get better games or to put more money in something new because WoW(Blizzard) ruined it for them. Blame your fav game not the people.

[@vividcg5859]

@@okinawaamv9070 lmao in your logic battlefield could not exist cause CoD is so popular? Or any other shooter? both couldnt be popular cause CS was too popular? dont talk shit its just easier to make any other genre and making and mmo takes actuall effort and skill which most gaming companies dont wanna do. Thats why they make the 500 milliont shooter instead of an mmo and all of them are succesfull.

[@okinawaamv9070]

@@vividcg5859 We are talking about mmo not shooters. People play wow because of nostalgia not because its good imo is trash and dont even come close to some other mmos but thats my opinion. You pay for 15 years old game for exactly 0 content. The lore went to some real confusing place. Gameplay is the same. They only add mounts and make useless races. Im not a hater the game is boring af. Its all nostalgia. I love the idea and story of wow but blizzard is dead. Please wake up you are not dumb. Think

[@imurked1878]

Playing RuneScape on Java in homeroom and computer class was such a blast back in the day. Good memories indeed

[@The.Great.And.Powerful.Trixie]

Still play SWTOR, but mostly for the story and other solo content. Used to raid a bit, but nowadays I often dont have time or even mood. In my opinion, SWTOR is primarily "single" player story RPG, wrapped in MMO. I think that if somebody is big Star Wars fan, they should definitely try it. In many aspects its something of a copy of WoW, (combat for example, classes/specs) so if you played WoW, you should feel like at home. Also many players like to joke that apart from stories, fashion is the true content, to which I must say, I never had so much fun just collecting outfits, and dressing up my characters, in any other game, because you can see your fancy outfits in story cutscenes, where you character stands and moves in various poses, makes expressions, fights... Group content like raiding is still quite decent and there are active raiding guilds, and its often no problem to find people spamming LFG, and PvP is also pretty fun

[@Raziel03]

True. Sadly I havent played SWTOR in a long time now, but I played the shit out of the game in 2022. The story especially the eternal throne storyline hooked me. Then this combined with the aspect of dressing up my character, and walking around in "lobby" seeing other peoples cool characters, was pure enjoyment. Sadly the repetitive combat, and yeah.. the new expansion kinda made me quit for now. But this game will definitely always be in my heart lol

[@coledoco7841]

Broadsword seems to hate the pvp scene because is a mess.

[@FrancisSaaDittoh]

SWTOR was awesome. Started with alpha and beta tests and played for a very long time. I sometimes head back when new content is added

[@betholiver4742]

I've played Guild Wars 2 since its release at twelve years old. If any of you are looking for not just very involved gameplay, lemme say this now. There is a huge and thriving roleplay community there too. Yes, I actually said *roleplay*. I'm a part of it on the NA side. There's just as large a community on the EU side. And if you're looking for a vet's experience of the game itself, like I said, I was 12 when I started in Guild Wars 2. I'm 23 now and I still love it. That should say some stuff. Hell, I'll replay story just for the hell of it, that's how much it means to me.

[@nikolasferreira2724]

I was looking for something like that. I started playing last month but players don´t seem to interact with each other, especially veteran players to new players.

[@LetPapaCook]

Same ​@@nikolasferreira2724

[@tazgamingworldgw2channel950]

@@nikolasferreira2724 You need a good guild, the game give you the chance to be in five guilds, it will improve a lot the game for you.

[@COOLNESSS87]

@@nikolasferreira2724 if u want more zone chat u should visit some of the capitals but gw2 community is always helpful if u ask for help

[@hellfiremech473]

Awesome video as always. i would like to add something else to the OSRS portion that i feel you missed. Ive played alot of mmos and OSRS has got to have one of the best wiki's of any game i have ever played. The wiki support team is on top of it and has so many guides and more information then most mmos combined.

[@tristanbriggs3293]

He missed a lot on most these games you can tell he doesn’t play most of them lol

[@davidmorris2234]

Guild Wars 2 should be much higher than number ten on this list, but it rarely gets any meaningful marketing and attention.

[@Witiok1992]

Better to remain western-oriented game than to get another asian-grinding nightmare.

[@ICM9]

GW2 marketing team rly fucked the game over. Hopefully GW3 will be treated better while fixing some of the issues that hurt player retention.

[@davidmorris2234]

@@Witiok1992 It will be interesting to see what Arenanet would do if NCSOFT tries to force an Eastern style financial model into GW3? I can only hope that Arenanet will have the willpower to say NO. I think that Arenanet’s business model is the most player friendly in most ways, but I know that Arenanet gets criticized for its black lion loot boxes and ecto gambling. I don’t have any problem controlling what I spend money on, so those things don’t affect me.

[@idrilzorc8789]

Gw2 didnt age well imo. I had 3k hours in gw2 but switched playing ff14 for last 3 years. Now looking back at gw2 it looks so messy. Even Wow is somehow better looking to the eye.

[@sallee132]

This list is not acurate, that number "10" is not accurate its google trands not player count.

[@thesong7877]

Lucky Ghost I see you make a lot of MMORPG review and recommendation videos. Do you think you could make one where the goal is to recommend mmorpgs for people who are looking for quality one to play that isn't pulling nonsense with limited time content? I've had to abandon games that I otherwise have continued to love (Destiny, New World, etc) because they started doing limited time content, most egregiously story content that gets removed, like seasonal quests.

[@ikingipapa]

that new world music hits. makes me want to hop back in. hope it has something big in the future but sadly i doubt it

[@fwabble]

If GW2 had controller support it would be WAAAAAAAY up - I adore ESO, and with good reason, but GW2 is absolutely a masterwork IMO, but falls short in accessibility, ESO has full and excellent controller support on all platforms - this is huge. Both games are outlandishly good in their own ways but only having PC/mouse support is a huge bugger

[@MalikATL]

Just getting better at KnM......

[@splitscreenbox]

I used to play gw2 on steam deck without any trouble

[@superslimsambo]

yessss! If they added controller support and released on consoles it would be soooo goood!

[@FrankysABoysName]

@@MalikATL It's not about skill - I play mostly kbm and have for decades. But bc of FFXIV's stellar controller support, I learned how to play (most jobs) with controller. Especially if I'm doing grindy/easy/repeative content - gathering, hunt trains, fates, island sanctuary, alliance raids, bozja - I swap over and give my wrists etc a break. I've been taking a little FF vacation in GW2 and have found myself wishing GW2 had solid controller support too.

[@Gloommmmyy]

I play gw2 on controller and it feels great

[@capolean2902]

i have bdo on ps4 but like u said its grindy asf ngl i wanna purchase sum shit to raise my level is that still possible? (im level 56 with 120 ap and 100 dp)

[@DevahBluJasmine]

Glad to see GW2 on the list. As someone who's played since 2 weeks after launch and with over 30k hours invested, it has held my attention for over 10 years now. I tried BnS, Archage, and a few others, but I always come back to GW2, in large part because there's no sub fee, and once you buy the expansions, you have the content permanently unlocked. Not to mention, there is no traditional questing like "Do A to get to B" type situation that many games have, and this game promotes exploration and makes it fun.

[@danielfreitas9301]

And you are not left behind if you stop playing. I came back to it after about a year playing other stuff and with the expansion out. I can finish what I was doing before (Aurora) and the expansion content is there waiting for me to unlock its perks whenever I fell like.

[@elka7823]

its trash

[@SlizzardHDx]

what do you do so much? i leveld to max and then the fun was over.. i played pvp & so on after that for sure, but nothing got me interested

[@elka7823]

@@SlizzardHDx it’s dead game played for 30 mins no idea wat to do shit game

[@DevahBluJasmine]

@@SlizzardHDx If you only played Pvp/WvW you only played a small fraction of the game. Guild Wars has a lot of PvE content.

[@SolFaithman]

Nexon, who make Maple Story, have been fined $9m for manipulating the drop/success rate of the loot boxes in the game and also stating a max level upgrade was available as a possible drop but game actually had zero chance of dropping said advertised upgrade.

[@DirtyFan2]

maplestory died after 2010 anyways.. i'm still salty over big bang patch

[@jeremiahwildkidd1]

They did the same with Dungeon Fighter Online

[@MrFloat777]

@@DirtyFan2so many players say this and it’s really just the people who are nostalgic about a simpler time in their life/childhood. Any long time vet/player/current player disagrees with the sentiment. Current Reboot is better than PreBB ever could have been. Maple wouldn’t have survived this long without BB. Times are different. No one under 30 has any interest in the Korean Style grindy MMO with no direction.

[@Renercrows_Money_Reserved]

​​@@MrFloat777the 2 things I think the old game did better were party quests and exploration without insta teleport, I loved how you needed to go with a boat to get anywhere, but as you say the current one is kinda better (I still play it). I still want a classic server, nostalgia is strong but I would play a ton of a classic server

[@investor9653]

10k hr in FFXIV , 8k hr in GW2 100% ruined my life 😂

[@jhonadrianclark5203]

10k and 8k? Unbelievable but since when? I got 1000k on gta online since 2020.

[@FlaminPhoenix1313]

Nice video! Very helpful for an MMO newbie like me.

[@LuckyGhost]

Glad it helped!

[@vutalol]

Gw2 would thrive on console if they ported

[@checht69]

Great video! Can you put up a video of games people are really excited to play? Me and my community are always getting on between Starbase, Star Citizen, Archeage Classic, and Rust.

[@danielfreitas9301]

Switched from WoW to GW2 a long time ago. Came back to GW2 after a year and resumed right from where I left off. It is one of the great things about the game. Now with the expansion, there’s more QoL stuff to unlock and I can’t wait to finish my current objectives before I hop on the new content. This feeling of not missing out is really good and allows you to pace yourself, especially as we grow older and have kids 😂.

[@st4rpt_603]

For some months now, the only GW2 content I've been playing is weekly raids with the boys....other than that I haven't made progress at all and I'm still fine xD (should get back to do SoTO story, though...haven't done that yet either)

[@DirtyFan2]

GW2 is utter shit though, very boring.

[@tristanbriggs3293]

You have never played it if you think it’s boring. That combat is absolutely something else, the only game (because it ripped it from just like other systems) that’s similar combat is ESO

[@DirtyFan2]

I have played GW2 and it's not even that fun as people claim it to be. @@tristanbriggs3293

[@asdfggggga]

I had so much fun leveling and exploring all the classes in gw2, unfortunately I didn’t like much fractals compared to dungeons in other mmos.

[@Ashelar]

what game is the fey on the thumbnail from??

[@TurkeysliceGamez]

I play runescape but you can’t google trends as you have to google damn near everything in that game, an 8 hour play time can equal 100-200 searches depending on what your doing

[@lukanic]

I switch between Albion, Maplestory and WoW when big patches come out and it keep me entertained for whole year.

[@drip5308]

This is exactly what I do, the only 3 mmos I could ever get hooked on.

[@chadlineage]

hi all which of the two have the least must to do dailies like a chore as usual so u wont get behind when player feels like to play semi competitive, eso or ff14? tia (im afraid of dailies i have a full time 12 hour shift)

[@otakuofmine]

on a positive note: i am glad ESO could recover that well this year, it shows they come back when listening after such a down. big 3 are hard to crack rn, but if they for once could sort out their pvp quality (and maybe finally drop the old consols for that among other reasons), i could see it get on 6-4 even, if everything else fits as well.

[@florintapu6377]

recovered my ass, go play PVP and you will see they didnt recovered shit

[@otakuofmine]

@@florintapu6377 no one talked about that. everyone knows its no there where it should be yet. you know what isnt helping? being constantly whiney about without constructive critique

[@Suhail_Julfar]

@@florintapu6377grow up and stop complaining

[@DESHPLEASEMUSIC]

runescape actually looks pretty fun! i want that giant spider! 😶‍🌫

[@sailboattrash]

jesus. how long did it take to make this video? hope you have editors. :)

[@stere0lens]

OMG giving me flashbacks to my middle school/early high school years when i would download and try any and every MMO i heard about on my shitty fat dell... settled on WoW and runescape when i upgraded from that potato. shocked and yet not at all shocked to find maplestory is still bumpin'.

[@kermidiu4390]

T&L will probably be somewhere in the middle. That's my best guess.

[@Franka.1966]

When Old School RuneScape got (re)launched in 2013, it was an exact copy as of 2007 (of the original 2001 RS).

[@Vegathron]

Holy cow its absolutely wild that maplestory is still as high as it is. That's some crazy staying power.

[@Hosenbund1]

same as lost ark these numbers are highly manipulted by the korean players. maplestory and lost ark the most popular mmorpgs in KR, and RMT is a huge factor in that People in KR live off RMT and play these games like a job These 2 games shouldnt be that high on a list made for the west as this popularity doesnt matter for anyone who doesnt live in Korea

[@Ashenshugura]

Will be interesting to see what happens to Maplestory and Nexon after the lawsuit.

[@Vegathron]

@@Ashenshugura what is the lawsuit about?

[@yasukeK1ng999]

i think its about turning anything that could be close to gambling in video games like lootboxes and etc...@@Vegathron

[@ejokurirulezz]

bots

[@xnatic7749]

from which game is the character on the right on the cover ?

[@svekkevonkinx8090]

exactly what i came looking for in the comments

[@svekkevonkinx8090]

i ma not sure, but i think its from lost ark

[@gurkengerd9981]

Basing the population of a game on the searches of the title on google is .. highly questionable to say the least. We are used to higher quality in your videos than that. Very disappointed.

[@tackleberry8604]

Glad greedflation on eve backfired

[@affablest5154]

interested to see a video like this again with the licensing sorted on City of Heroes Homecoming

[@nathansdad12]

I'm wanting to try MMO for the first time and I'm on consoles, no PC. What would y'all recommend?

[@LuckyGhost]

ESO if you want elder scrolls lore, final fantasy 14 if you want final fantasy vibes, BDO if you want PVP centric

[@queenoffortune5052]

defs final fantasy 14. i have over 4000 hrs in the game. started on console and moved to pc.if you play on console i suggest getting a bluetooth keyboard cos you will be typing a lot especially if you make friends which is a definite XD

[@Taubenstampfer]

eso > ff 14 all day. better visuals, more action combat, better for single player experience. played both a lot

[@les121476]

Sell the console buy a PC. You will be a lot happier

[@leandroatreides]

I started playing Tera last week and I think it is okay.

[@availxe8639]

Imo Black Desert is the best MMO. They still update and improve it, and in the last year has probably received some of the most wanted updates. Much easier to catch up to the O.P players now.

[@dh66]

How is this active players metric when every chart shows interest as a percentage?

[@LuckyGhost]

None of them report active users so we can't see how many one has but we can see how many they have relative to one another, which is perfect for sorting by active players

[@lilroza2k]

there's no way there's more ppl in ESO than GW2 right? holy smokes ESO puttin in work

[@rammus5672]

Seeing OSRS still up there warms my heart!

[@portiadevorak5393]

lost ark isnt downloadeable for me idk why region problems?

[@SAKRAYx]

But whats the end game of Old School Rune Scape? You level your stuff and then what? Is there special bosses you otherwise cant kill or why is it so good? XD

[@LuckyGhost]

raids, seeking out powerful capes like infernal capes, cosmetic farming. not too unlike any other mmo. but when i ask runescape players what they like about it, its simply the incredibly satisfying progression. leveling up trades and combat skills is satisfying to them

[@lostinfrance9830]

Took a break from MMO's for the first time in nearly a decade and went ham on Cyberpunk 2077 for a few months, totally wicked fun game that but just dived back into FF14 and its hard to beat the good old MMO vibes

[@LuckyGhost]

I degenned Cyberpunk for a while too. made for an amazing break from the MMO grind!

[@ejokurirulezz]

real mmos died in 2010. now it's just a circus genre.

[@mynameismiketest770]

It's a shame though, we can't play Lost Ark here in Asia. What a waste.

[@Marcelino1098]

I wish WoW would do a re-release but with modern good looking graphics. Still love that style of combat and all that. Could use any recommendations for something that would be like that

[@svekkevonkinx8090]

the pruple fairy in the thumbnail what game is she from ?

[@vewyscawymonsta]

Just wanna say, Lost Ark can be played on Xbox (and probably PS) using GeForce Now through the Edge browser. I game for hours every day and had no idea this was a thing.

[@sirpixelot7109]

Imagine a new mmo taking the best parts of some of the best mmos and other games now and blending it all together in one perfect game. Lost Ark style combat, rollback netcode for pvp goodness, ff14 storytelling style, gw2 mount system, WoW raid and dungeon design, survival game level of building, super engaging lifeskilling just imagine mini games for each profession like cooking mama but for all professions, ff14 level of role playing, and of course the good ol' /pizza command to order some delivery

[@Xomatik123]

SWTOR is a solo rpg that happens to have the MMO activities , it's honestly my favorite one. It just lacks a bit of content now but if you love pvp like me you will have things to do in late game. Also the drip is real in this game and combat is among the most dynamic and enjoyable

[@GoAvs34_ESO]

Great to see ESO rising on the list! Hopefully year 10 brings it even more popularity

[@ringod123]

LOL, nothing to do with giving the game away for free on Epic......dead game that lost its dev team to ESO's "new game" 5 years ago.

[@AJ-rc5lr]

sad to say that ESO will not grow much, with many newer MMO coming soon from Korean, the player base will eventually shift to newer games, i was once a hardcore ESO player, i completed every single map and there;s only a handful of MMO that can keep player around like WoW does, and eventually we need to move on to newer games u can never play a MMO for 10 years and not get bored at all.

[@Despond]

Dead game that's populated nearly everywhere and any time. lol ok.@@ringod123

[@josiahb.2117]

@@ringod123 Price has never been a barrier in people starting ESO. It's a long way from dead, very active every time I log in. Devs haven't done fuck all for a while, that I'll concede.

[@ikeduno7973]

Great coverage, huge pile of useful data. I miss SWTOR! Does GTA Online factor into these rankings?

[@LuckyGhost]

I didn't compare GTA online cus its not quite an MMORPG in the way the rest on this list are. Interesting thought tho!

[@chill0141414]

Wows google trends gets boosted by classic, and classics gets diminished for the same reason. Also, with the different types of classic wow servers(era, wotlk, hc, sod) further skews the results.

[@populationnone3916]

In eve online you can use in game money to buy your sub too!

[@JahjuanR]

Will always go back to Runescape and WoW but actively looking for that 3rd MMO im thinking of giving Lost ark another go or GW2 unless something is coming out very soon that looks promising XD

[@atgtrading]

I have to agree with some of these posts about GW2 and ESO. I have several thousand hours in both games, and for me they are the best overall. FF14 was a bit boring for my taste.

[@luripu]

I played SWToR+FFXIV over 10 Years. 2024 im only looking for new MMORPGs like Thron & Liberty and Blue Protocol. Maybe i will test Test Tarisland and Perfect New World too.

[@Gwenhwyvar1992]

I wish to see larger amount of Top games, because like Top ~15 is over and over the same and I would like to check even older MMO's that are still alive...

[@vintagemonte]

I think I want to get into Albion

[@llawliet1715]

good luck xD

[@Buchnerd_Souly]

For 2024 I'm hoping that Blue Protocol will be released. I'm curious of Eternal Tombs it's something like DnD with a dungeonmaster but with global strategy (as in Helldivers2) And in 2025 hopefully Ashes of Creation and that Riot MMO will be released.

[@Maximusrex4575]

Most Played MMOs Lucky won't be streaming in 2024 😢

[@Gsoda35]

my favourite is probably ffxiv and WoW as the combat in both games works well and the worlds had a cozy feeling to me. if WoW fixed the issues that create player hostility then it would be fantastic.

[@billyjb9411]

If WoW would stop developing and designing content around streamers and "professional players", a lot of that hostility would probably go away. But I don't see that happening.

[@gogadantes8699]

​​@@billyjb9411if you like the combat in those games, you'd be blown away by the combat in BDO and GW2.

[@davehalliday8010]

Imagine a modern EvE online like the cinematic.

[@dyzze9696]

Eve is a beautiful game as it is, the problem lies with CCP making the game extremely grindy and requiring you to have multiple accounts. $20 a month per account. It’s a certified second life.

[@xScooterAZx]

nice video!

[@Hosenbund1]

Would be cool if you actually made the list for the West. it doesnt matter how much korean player numbers manipulate the numbers of lost ark, the game is dying in the west and will soon be dead, kinda similar story for maplestory. I just think that these 2 games being so popular in Korea shouldnt influence a list made for the west, as the popularity doesnt matter for anyone outside of that country Otherwise good video

[@CAiNiAC]

How do you make this list without EverQuest? Crazy

[@LuckyGhost]

Cus its not one of the most played, I think I would have to get down to #20 or #25 before eq1 showed up

[@CAiNiAC]

Weird. I guess being split between live and two emu servers thins the count too much.

[@CAiNiAC]

Also EQ has two launchers for live, steam and their own.

[@arcady0]

Given that the list has some pretty obscure maintenance mode and even offline MMOs, I was surprised to see it did not mention City of Heroes which came back online unofficially in 2020 (publicly at least, it's been secretly online almost since it went offline), and officially back licensed out from NCsoft in 2023; and while it's almost certainly not top-10, it's doing better than half the list in this video.

[@LuckyGhost]

That tells you how few players are playing city of heroes I guess?

[@gabrielsteinacher6118]

What sucks in TESO is that you can go level 1 to beat a dragon and it's okay cause of leveling. Kinda ruin the immersion

[@XiiJWCiiX]

Still waiting for the "WoW killer" lol. I started playing during Wrath and quit at the beginning of Shadowlands. Then I started playing ESO but stopped a few months ago to play Starfield, then Phantom Liberty, and now NMS (which I am loving). Been thinking about going back to WoW though.

[@epahsantiago]

can you do a review on ultima online outlands? hoping that people would play it after your review

[@BackupChannel-nq6fg]

That green alien in The SWTOR section is pretty hot

[@saphyriah]

I will be curious to see how well does City of Heroes Homecoming is doing since they received their official licence from NCsoft.

[@loveheart3957]

Can you help me? who is that girl in the thumnail with wing? I want to play that game! Please help meee

[@RohacGaming]

Is this list based only on google trends or how do you do this ranking when there is no official data for some of these games with active player base?

[@prodig-fn5bx]

DAOC Dark Age of Camelot is still a fairly populated PvP/RvR based game, and there is also a game called Return of Reckoning which is a remake of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning which actually has some good population as well. I realize they do not have the population as most of the games on this list, but I'd bet for the RvR/PvP based players these are still some of the best and most viable games to play out there. That's just my opinion though.

[@Bramandin]

Classic wow is *not* a nostalgia trip. I tried it for the first time in 2017 and I instantly loved it over retail. I was a "Wrath baby", seriously playing for the first time in MOP.

[@sergeyz7457]

I think If ff14 will be able to lift its graphics and do something with terribly similar and faceless classes, then they'll have chances.

[@fostbro]

We love to see it

[@cos7387]

Albion will be my main game when the EU server drops. Really enjoying it

[@codyrussel828]

osrs is getting a major update, and i am sure march 20th it will have a major increase in players

[@Liamo051]

Wow he really can’t get enough of Raid can he. He must play the game every day to reach the heights of a level 1 character

[@rinslittlesheepling1652]

I love Lost Ark general feel after playing it for a long time, but I can't stomach it's approach to raids so I had to leave. I wish it expanded more on other activities, instead of putting everything into gearing (for raids) and raiding.

[@AgarioSplitrunner]

Question: What is the most top 10 played pc multiplayer games in all categories except mmo?

[@AgarioSplitrunner]

Maybe league of legends? What else?

[@QuellAle]

Stop saying that the sub of ESO is optional. Playing without sub is so painful when it comes to inventory management that you might as well play with a cube up your butt.

[@xlrators5378]

It's unplayable without a sub.

[@WretchedMina]

great video.... i like the part about the games ;) interesting to see how things have moved around, looks about how i'd expect outside of a few games i'm surprised even placed at all.

[@SmileyRebelu]

where is Aion classic on this list?

[@Byrd_Gaming]

if i could change key binds i would love to play maple story again but i want to use my mouse :\

[@AnthonyMurdock-mf6hk]

I guess I'm one of the few I've played gw2 wow and eso but I love the profession system of New world I hope the game itself gets better but just chopping trees and mining rocks in the beautiful environments just does it for me lol

[@psychgaming.4397]

When ahses of creation comes it gonna be the king for a long time I think.

[@sethischosen4338]

I'm not at all surprised by OSRS being this high, but I just don't understand why people aren't willing to give rs3 a go. The quality of life and PvM are better. I do agree their monitization is a joke but playing ironman has been one of the best experiences I've ever had playing a video game, and the QoL changes make it so much more fun imo.

[@Pretency]

It's just so complicated and off putting as a new player. So many screens, things to unlock, the mtx is just all over the place and it's hard to know what to do next when the game is telling you to do about 20 things. Even as a Runescape vet, I find it difficult to play. It doesn't hold my attention.

[@hitzer2000]

wow still fun started playing in 2006

[@WorldKayos]

Lost Ark is too bot infested to know what their true population numbers. New World is my main MMO right now

[@Joecal3]

new world is dead with next to no players

[@WorldKayos]

@@Joecal3 eh around 8-9k during peak. Not dead but could be better

[@zackimus]

This has been WoWs best year in a long time.

[@LuckyGhost]

True, I would even say the whole dragon flight expansion has been a massive step in the right direction for the game

[@MrJavomon]

For real wow players, game died when Mike left. Best of lucks.

[@Tintotems]

@@MrJavomonFoR ReAl woW PLaYRrs shut up lol

[@Clewlessly]

I love when people say wows dead yet its still the #1 MMO 😂😂😂

[@hellothere8812]

@@MrJavomonit’s the most played mmo in the world but yeah sure it’s dead kido 😂

[@dantequartermain3595]

I think OSRS has some of the best gear progression out of all of these MMO's, and the best market system. Giving meaning to Gold and gear. It's incredibly time-consuming, taking over 360 days playtime to get to where you want to be (maxed in all skills). But this is why there's always something to do. Unlike FF14 or WoW where i feel at a loss as to what to do other than to wait for expansions. Personally, i prefer ff14 to OSRS, i just wish MMO's really looked at why this one was so successful and adopted some of their strategies. Like monster drop rates being very important. Tax's controlling market prices and content that keeps you visiting old areas of the game. Giving you a reason to clear that boss again, and tonnes of leveling strategies. I'm trying to find a MMO that keeps you hooked in this way but i just can't seem to find it. For example, it can cost a large amount of gold and 100 hours of investment to get 1 skill maxed on OSRS, but on FF14 you can just hand in at your GC daily and not even do the skill. Or if you dont feel like raiding you can go do slayer tasks or farm small bosses for gold or gear. FF14 i do my leveling roulette and then feel aimless. Ah no one in PF to do my raid :( or cleared the raid but nothing to take to the market board, nothing to spend the gold on other than furnishings

[@leftoverpastaz1182]

I would play gw2 more if the mounts were free

[@MinisculeBug]

You can earn the mounts, the skins are not free.

[@leftoverpastaz1182]

@@MinisculeBug oh. I thought you had to have path of fire. Thanks mate!

[@Poppametalgamer]

@@leftoverpastaz1182 You do technically. I think they shoot you the raptor on a timed basis. Think he misunderstood your Free part.

[@rainmusic3785]

bruh, i dont know how broke are you but, PoF+Hot at last winterday and blackfriday around 7 $ and you can have it forever as long you don't lost your account.

[@Koakoa45]

The mounts are all free, if you want to get new skins (glams, transmog etc.) those will cost you gold or gems.

[@KokoKrunchs]

Gw2, it was fun, but then when I reached max lvl, got my first legendary weapon, doing some pvp, doing meta and strikes. Then it bored me to the max. Nothing to do except, farm gold golg gold all day. Like wth 😅

[@lucidgoetia9995]

The only reason Guild Wars isnt #1 is because not many people can afford high performance PC's

[@noctoi]

Studio investors: "nobody wants old-school MMORPG's or RPG's, they're too outdated, it's just nostalgia..." WoW Classic, Eve, ESO, SWOTOR and classic style RPG's like Pathfinder, BG3 and POE: Oh really? 🤨🤨

[@user-bc3ts9ok7m]

what about AION or Lineage2?

[@roseparadise9575]

Its so good watching ESO healing :')

[@AvatarofHate]

I play ESO from time to time since 10 years and WOW non stop since 18 years. I tried most of the others, bur these two are the only ones I could play. ESO for immersion and story, WOW for the pleasure of pushing the buttons and pvp.

[@ReyRey277]

Eso story "telling" is peak MMO. But the lore and story itself is just lame compared to WoW and FF14.

[@tw7998]

Amazed GW2 is not higher, have played wow, lotro, ff14 etc and i can honestly say GW2 does some things better than all of them (such as open world)