MMORPG Timeline

Introduced	Introduced	Introduced	Live	Live	Live	Free to Play	Free to Play	Free to Play	Closed	Closed	Closed	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Age of Conan 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
Aion: The Tower of Eternity 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
Anarchy Online 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
Asheron's Call 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Asheron's Call 2 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
City of Heroes 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
Champions Online 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
Dark Age of Camelot 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
Dungeons & Dragons Online 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
EvE Online 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
EverQuest 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
EverQuest II 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
Free Realms 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
Guild Wars 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
Guild Wars 2 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
Lineage 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
Lineage II 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
Lineage III 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
The Lord of the Rings Online	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
The Matrix Online 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
Meridian 59 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
Motor City Online 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
Ragnarok Online 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
Ragnarok Online 2 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
Rift 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
Runes of Magic 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
RuneScape 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
The Saga of Ryzom 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
Second Life 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
Shadowbane 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
Star Trek Online 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
Star Wars Galaxies 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
Star Wars: The Old Republic 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
Tabula Rasa 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
Ultima Online 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
Vanguard 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
Warhammer Online 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
World of Warcraft 	1996	1997	1998 	1999 	2000 	2001	2002	2003	2004 	2005 	2006 	2007 	2008 	2009 	2010	2011	2012	 	 	 	 	
Category:Trivia
Category:Turbine
Category:Update