Editorial | 6/10/2019 at 8:00 AM

MMO Co-Opportunities Volume C: Special Edition Celebrating the 100th Issue

A look back over the past 9 years and ~100 issues

Nine years ago, in the summer of 2010, I began this MMO Co-Opportunities column. As a fan of MMOs, I saw value in highlighting the co-op opportunities (or “co-opportunities”) within individual games. For the first year, I was able to cover one MMO a month, focusing on the unique opportunities I (or my fellow writers) saw within each game. I couldn’t do this indefinitely, however, since there was both a finite number of MMOs on the market, not to mention ones I had played. I switched to a news round-up format, with the ability to fall back onto the original format when I was able to play a new MMO.

Since this is, in name, the 100th issue of MMO Co-Opportunities (turns out I made some numbering errors over the years and skipped a few numbers), I wanted to do something special. Below is a collection of all the MMOs we’ve covered on MMOCO throughout the past 9 years as well as the current age and availability of the MMO. MMOs are not as popular or as prevalent as they were when I first started this column, but I thought it would be interesting and valuable to take a look back. Enjoy.

Aion

MMOCO Editorials: Core game Release Date: September 2009 (in North America) Availability: Still available Duration: Over 9 years

Champions Online

MMOCO Editorials: Core Game Release Date: September 2009 Availability: Still available Duration: Over 9 years

DC Universe Online

MMOCO Editorials: Core Game Release Date: January 2011 (on PC) Availability: Still available on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and upcoming on Switch Duration: Over 8 years on PC

Dungeons and Dragons Online

MMOCO Editorials: Core Game Release Date: February 2006 Availability: Still available Duration: Over 13 years

Final Fantasy XI

MMOCO Editorials: Community Edition Editorial of Core Game Release Date: May 2002 Availability: Still available on PC Duration: Over 17 years on PC

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn

MMOCO Editorials: Core Game Release Date: August 2013 Availability: Still available Duration: Over 5 years (not counting the original FFXIV)

Guild Wars

MMOCO Editorials: Core Game Release Date: April 2005 Availability: Still available Duration: Over 14 years

Guild Wars 2

MMOCO Editorials: Core Game Part I, Core Game Part II, Heart of Thorns Expansion Preview, Heart of Thorns Beta Preview Part I, Heart of Thorns Beta Preview Part II, Heart of Thorns Spotlight, Path of Fire Expansion Preview Weekend Impressions, Path of Fire Spotlight Release Date: August 2012 Availability: Still available Duration: Over 6 years

Lord of the Rings Online

MMOCO Editorials: Core Game Release Date: April 2007 Availability: Still available Duration: Over 12 years

Neverwinter

MMOCO Editorials: Core Game Release Date: June 2013 Availability: Still available Duration: 6 years (on PC)

RIFT

MMOCO Editorials: Core Game Release Date: March 2011 Availability: Still available Duration: Over 8 years

Star Wars: the Old Republic (SWTOR)

MMOCO Editorials: Core Game, Special Return Issue Release Date: December 2011 Availability: Still available Duration: Over 7 years

The Elder Scrolls Online

MMOCO Editorials: Staff Impressions, Core Game Release Date: April 2014 Availability: Still available Duration: Over 5 years (on PC and Mac)

The Secret World

MMOCO Editorials: Original Core Game Release Date: July 2012 Availability: Still available as the Secret World Legends Duration: Almost 7 years, if you count the Secret World Legends to be a continuation

Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning

MMOCO Editorials: Core Game Release Date: September 2008 Availability: Shut down December 2013 Duration: About 5 years

Wild Buster

MMOCO Editorials: Core Game (Early Access) Release Date: Early Access December 2017 Availability: Still available as “Champions of Titan”, removed from Steam Duration: Over 1 year

WildStar

MMOCO Editorials: PAX East Preview, Impressions Part I, Impressions Part II, Special Endgame Issue Release Date: June 2014 Availability: Shut down November 2018 Duration: Almost 4.5 years

World of Warcraft

MMOCO Editorials: Core Game, Special "Warcraft with Friends" issue, Legion Expansion Release Date: November 2004 Availability: Still available Duration: Over 14 years

I hope you enjoyed this look back over the years. For the header image for this issue, I thought Lord of the Rings Online was appropriate, since it was the focus of my very first issue and the game that inspired this column. If you're an MMO player, I hope you're having a wonderful time enjoying the co-opportunities of your chosen game.