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We rate Aion 2 B tier, 6.8 out of 10: 10/10 in population and 8/10 in solo play but only 3/10 in fair pricing, because the busiest MMORPG of 2026 puts its player market behind a US$14.99 monthly Membership and lets bought Quna turn into the Kina that gear runs on.

We rate ArcheAge Chronicles B tier, 7.0 out of 10, in Early Access: 10/10 in fair pricing but only 4/10 in PvP, because a $29.99 game with no shop carries the name of a PvP sandbox and ships with no arena, no sieges and no reward for a kill. Its Steam launch peaked at 26,244 players at once.

We rate Ashes of Creation D tier, 1.0 out of 10. Every score is 1/10 because nobody can play it today. Intrepid Studios laid off its whole staff on Jan 31, 2026, Steam stopped selling the game two days later, and the official servers and website are gone. The last playable build was a 7/10 for combat and a 4/10 for group content.

We rate Black Desert Online A tier, 7.5 out of 10, by the narrowest margin. It is 10/10 in combat but only 4/10 in fair pricing, because the best action combat in the genre sits on top of a cash shop that still sells enhancement help and experience boosts.

We rate Eve Online C tier, 6.0 out of 10: 9/10 in PvP but only 4/10 in combat and 3/10 in fair pricing, because the largest player wars in any MMO are fought by clicking menus, in a store that sells skill points and tradable PLEX for cash.

We rate Final Fantasy XIV A tier, 7.5 out of 10. It is 9/10 in PvE and solo play but only 4/10 in PvP, because its raids and its free story are the best in the genre while PvP is a side mode the free trial does not even include.

We rate Guild Wars 2 A tier, 8.0 out of 10. It is 9/10 in solo play and 9/10 in combat but only 7/10 in fair pricing and 7/10 in population, because a level cap that has never moved makes it the easiest MMORPG to return to, while six expansions and a gem shop full of storage upgrades make it less cheap than "no subscription" sounds.

We rate Lost Ark C tier, 6.3 out of 10: 10/10 in Combat but only 2/10 in PvP and 3/10 in Fair pricing, because the best top-down fighting in the genre sits in a game that removed its arena in Feb 2026, sells gold, and lost half its Steam peak during the year.

We rate New World D tier, 5.0 out of 10: 8/10 for solo play but 1/10 for population, because Amazon closes every server on Jan 31, 2027, the game left sale on Jan 15, 2026 and Steam's October 2026 peak was 659 players. Owners still have a fine solo adventure to finish; nobody else can get in.

We rate Old School RuneScape A tier, 7.7 out of 10. It is 10/10 for solo play and 10/10 for population but only 5/10 for combat, because the best long game in the genre is still played by clicking and waiting on a 2007 engine, and its membership has risen 20% since 2022.

We rate RuneScape (the modern game players call RuneScape 3) C tier, 6.0 out of 10. It is 9/10 for solo play but only 2/10 in PvP, because its quests and skills are among the best in the genre while its Wilderness is opt-in and empty. Jagex removed Treasure Hunter in January 2026 and announced a fourth RuneScape MMO in October 2026 that will not replace it.

We rate Throne and Liberty C tier, 5.5 out of 10. It is 7/10 in PvE but only 4/10 in fair pricing, and the guild PvP it was built for is down to 6/10 because too few people are left to fill it. Its best Steam month of 2026 peaked at 12,984 players, and NC took the game back from Amazon on Nov 10, 2026.

We rate Where Winds Meet A tier, 8.2 out of 10: 9/10 in solo play and combat but only 6/10 in PvP, because it is a single-player Wuxia RPG first and an MMO second. It is free, sells almost nothing but looks, and peaked at 98,239 players on Steam in 2026.

We rate World of Warcraft S tier, 8.5 out of 10: 10/10 in PvE but only 6/10 in fair pricing, because one subscription now opens three live games and the biggest launch in WoW's history, while modern WoW still sells an expansion, gold tokens and level boosts on top.

World of Warcraft is our number 1 MMORPG, the only S tier, at 8.5 out of 10 a week after Forever launched. We score 14 MMORPGs out of 10 for PvP, PvE, solo play, combat, fair pricing and population by one rule, and say why each score is what it is.

We think World of Warcraft Forever gets no WoW Token before November 2027 and Guild Wars 2 gets no expansion in 2027. Vi.ki's own predictions about 12 MMORPGs, each with the date it can be checked, and five calls creators made on video.