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[–] [email protected] 4 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Depends on what is meant by "Influential". Are we talking within the industry or among players?

Because, as much as I hate to say it, World of Warcraft pretty much revolutionized the industry. From the live-service, massive multiplayer format to every nasty type of monetization model we've seen in almost every big title since.