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I notice not a lot of "Genre is Dead" threads since Guild Wars 2 came out
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I notice not a lot of "Genre is Dead" threads since Guild Wars 2 came out.
anybody else notice this?
could it be GW2 lives up to the hype and gave people what they wanted from the genre finally?
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Well it could be that:
-Lets also take into consideration the Mayan Calander which ends on Dec 21st of this year and will certainly be the end of civilization. Yes, GW2 PROBABLY has the power to save mankind from this evil mayan curse- But in these uncertain times it isnt worth wasting the time to level up a guy only to have the Universe go through a server reset anyhow.
Its just not practical bro-
Well.. i noticed it a few month/years after WoW. As a lot of ppl realized that the genre is degenerating instead of evolute. This is just a aftermath.
Ok.. forget i i should really read the topic. (missed the not)
I dont know, but they will come back. GW2 is a good and fun game, but it is not a messiah of the mmo genre, basicly nothing changed. GW2 did note evolute the genre, it is just another spin. So basicly after the dust is settled the doomsayer will return.
And as long as not a game appears which really expand the gerne this will continue. It isnt evens WoW fault, it is the unability to realize the visions a lot of ppl got from the genre from the early games. The so what could all be possible if thing.
Probably hard to notice with the almost nauseating number of GW2 threads we have had to suffer through the past few months.
I am looking forward to the 28th just so perhaps people will talk about something else
Might as well be consistent, GW2 didn't bring much to the genre that I was looking for hence my return to EVE until the MMORPG Dark Ages end.
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Maybe, or maybe the trolls are too busy to make threads like that right now, when they are flameing for or against GW2 instead?
GW2 is a good game and keeps many people busy, but there will always be people tired of the genre.
People are just playing with their latest shiny toy. After a couple of months when they realise that it is the same old ThemePark formula but in a different package they will come back to creating those threads.
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Yeah, they're still there allright. But what happens on 28th?
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Nah, you just don't see them because they get bumped by all the GW2 threads.
On the other side, I'm glad to hear GW2 paid off for those who really like it. I'll get there eventually. Maybe.
It bites when RL interferes with my gaming-life. Goes to show how messed up my priorities are :-)
Well people are busy playing Guild Wars 2 right now :P Waint until speed runners (those who have already lvl 80 tons or even more than one) start complaining again. GW2 is first MMO that keep me feel like I'm really playing MASSIVE and MULTIPLAYER online game. Not another "play by yourself and see people running around MMO".
The mainstream mmo playerbase is already mature. The majority of MMO players are over 30. Many of us having been playing these MMOs for over a decade.
However games have been getting less and less deep and this only seems to get worse. Of course there are exceptions but games in general keep getting easier, worlds keep getting smaller, etc etc. And I can't see this trend changing anytime soon.
It's something similar to what happened to rock/pop music. Think about what was going on during the 70s. Now remember what started happening in the 80s *facepalm*.
Luckily enough, nowadays, thanks to the internet and to production costs beeing way lower, those of us who are not into mainstream music have access to all those different bands.
Hopefully, eventually, as technology keeps getting better, producing MMOs will be easier and cheaper, and smaller companies will manage to provide us those different games. However, as it is now, the mainstream market is pretty much the only safe bet for investors. And this won't change soon.
Your theory does not seem to match too well with the amount of fanboys talking about their loved games in these same forums, tho.
The worlds of these games keep getting smaller and smaller until you find yourself over-playing the same content too often.
I just hope they can release expansions with enough attractives to keep the game interesting and fresh.
I love WoW and will play MoP, but I think that on the 25th after release, the folks will relize that it is WoW and nothing more. The new class will be fun for a couple weeks but it's the same thing I'm afraid. I truly hope it is different, but I think everyone can agree that Post BC WoW isn't the same and never will be.
I will be enjoying both no matter what side you naysayers or fans are on.
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This site is not a benchmark for anything in the genre to be measured. This is an MMO website and I venture to say that the majority of users here are enthusiasts of the MMO genre. Some may be casual and others are hardcore, but I think it's safe to safe everyone is an enthusiast.
Enthusiasts want the best of the best of what they love. We are a fickle bunch who are quick to find fault and hard to please.
The average gamer does not go to this forum, and if he/she does it is on the official game site.
So keep this in mind when talking about the "genre."
Perhaps, but in my experience, fanboys are most common either before a game is released (when it is an imaginary thing and they've drunk the hype) and after they've burnt out the fun and are actually bittervets in denial.
It may have broke your camel but I have one with two humps and they are strong.
This has been a super year for the genre. Tera, TSW, and now GW2 are great games and cater to different folks likes. Vanguard has a chance at a second life and hopefully SWToR will gain more players in the fall. MoP will also kick things around a bit. Not to mention the 100s of f2p titles.
There are so many games out that it is hard to choose a main one to play!
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Nope, plenty of people have said otherwise. But I can only imagine the true purpose of this super fan troll thread.
Biggest load of bullshit I've read in a long time.
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