Quote Originally Posted by Fuma View Post
Personally I've always thought Everquest would be the "benchmark of MMORPGs" and I didn't even play that game but I felt it's what really kicked off the genre before others came along and went further with it.
That's why I said in my opinion. Everyone's going to have a different idea on what the "benchmark" is. Some'll say WoW, others'll say everquest. You get the idea.

My point is that WoW isn't the first "popular" MMO and it certainly (and obviously) won't be the last.