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GameOgre.com is not the only one that has surprisingly lasted all the way to 2025! Many MMORPGs have also defied the odds to exist in this current day and age. Unlike the early 2000s, today is all about Social Media and technologies like AI. Players generally want to do it all and they want to do it now! Thus, it is surprising to see that many of the games from our long gone Review Directory<\/a> are still in business today! Some are fairly obvious since they were among the top MMORPGs back then as well. On the other hand, a few are quite a shock. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Old MMORPGs Still Alive<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. World of Warcraft<\/a><\/strong> – 2004 = The king of MMOs from the very start. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. RuneScape<\/a><\/strong> – 2001 = The Free MMORPG king that is alive and thriving with two versions now. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Final Fantasy XI<\/a><\/strong> – 2002 = Still running despite the success of XIV.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. EverQuest<\/a><\/strong> – 1999 = The first really popular MMORPG. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. SWTOR<\/a><\/strong> – 2011 = One of the youngest, but also one of the deepest. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Guild Wars<\/a> <\/strong>– 2005 = Still here despite also having a very successful sequel. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Ultima Online<\/a><\/strong> – 1997 = The MMORPG that was really noticed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. The Realm Online<\/a><\/strong> – 1996 = Personal favorite that lead me to loving MMORPGs. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Eve Online<\/a><\/strong> – 2003 = The best MMORPG in space. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Lineage<\/a><\/strong> – 1998 = One of the first and also had a sequel. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Adventure Quest<\/strong> <\/a>– 2002 = First of the franchise that continues to this day. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. Tibia<\/a><\/strong> – 1997 = One of the very first. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. Maple Story<\/a><\/strong> – 2003 = One of the most popular free MMOs when it launched. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. Dark Age of Camelot<\/strong> <\/a>– 2001 = Fun for PvP. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. Anarchy Online<\/a><\/strong> – 2001 = One of the biggest surprises, but innovative when it arrived. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    GameOgre.com is not the only one that has surprisingly lasted all the way to 2025! Many MMORPGs have also defied the odds to exist in this current day and age. Unlike the early 2000s, today is all about Social Media and technologies like AI. 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