Massively OP’s Best of 2017 Awards: Best MMO Crafting of 2017

Massively Overpowered’s end-of-the-year 2017 awards continue today with our award for Best MMO Crafting, which was awarded to Landmark last year (and no, we didn’t know it was about to be canned at the time, which just made it that much sadder). Once again, we’ve opted to include pre-2016 MMOs, as long as they were actively updating in this calendar year. Don’t forget to cast your own vote in the just-for-fun reader poll at the very end!

The Massively OP staff pick for Best MMO Crafting of 2017 is…

Andrew Ross (@dengarsw): Ugh, so, as some of you may recall, MJ and I fought tooth and nail for Landmark last year. And now it’s gone and nothing really scratches that itch in the MMO-sphere (sorry Trove, I don’t do Minecraft either due to those Lego graphics). I’ll vote for Mortal Online because I remember it being super hard but actually being a little more realistic than crafting in most other games. That’s all I got this year. If you need me, I’ll be in Fire Emblem Heroes crafting heroes, or maybe popping my head back into Fortnite building an escape route down a mountain of doom and waiting for Crowfall.

Brendan Drain (@nyphur): After all these years, still EverQuest II.

Brianna Royce (@nbrianna): I’m letting MJ and Brendan sway me: I’m constantly disappointed by crafting in my favorite modern MMORPGs, either because the process is boring or because the product is pointless in the game. That isn’t the case for EverQuest II, so it gets my nod, even if it’s older than the hills. (But secretly I’m just waiting for Camelot Unchained and Crowfall.)

Eliot Lefebvre (@Eliot_Lefebvre): Final Fantasy XIV. Considering that pretty much every other game still has crafting that consists of “check off ingredients and let a bar fill up while you wait,” this is… kind of a shoo-in, huh?

Justin Olivetti (@Sypster): Elder Scrolls Online. Just heard good things about this game’s crafting, and I’m happy to see that the studio added housing crafting this year. FFXIV should get a good nod as well.

MJ Guthrie (@MJ_Guthrie): Without SWG or Vanguard, EverQuest II still has the best crafting. Although I still prefer it back when it had subcomponents and levels of quality, you do still have to pay attention and be active in the process. You can add more stats with a chance to fail thatnks to the AA prestige Experimentation. Also, what other games have full story signature quest lines and crafting dungeons?

Tina Lauro Pollock (@purpletinabeans): Mortal Online can have my vote here: I love the richness and realism behind the game’s crafting mechanics, so it is deserving of a nod. Realistic properties in isolation will always make me happy, but the way these materials combine to affect the final item properties is truly amazing. Weapons are appraised for more than just their damage numbers.

EverQuest II won our award for Best MMO Crafting of 2017. What’s your pick?

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