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What will be the next evolution of mmo's?
TheQuietGamer
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There has been a general positive trend towards solo-centric game play in mmo's over the last decade or so. You are no longer required to spend long minutes putting call-outs on general chat to complete content, or to socialise unnecessarily in order to achieve the game's goals. You can simply solo your way through content, and if a group is required you can just jump onto a group finder and allow the game to do the socialising on your behalf.
For me this stream-lining of group content towards solo-play has had a positive affect on the mmo genre. In order for the genre to remain healthy, I would argue that the natural evolution would be the removal of other players from the game entirely. Only by doing this can you prevent other players from interrupting the levelling process. In fact I would argue that the removal of other players from mmo's is entirely necessary to keep the mmo alive as a genre.
Please share your thoughts.
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Games like Destiny, Division, or even MOBAs .. that is some MMO elements, but no longer a classical MMO. And there will be many game types and game modes.
I think the next big trend can be said in one word
voxel
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I can see level based progression being phased out for more achievement based progression.
Looking forward to: Crowfall / Lost Ark / Black Desert Mobile
It would make a lot more sense to build your game like that. There would be so many advantages and any real negative is already in the current system.
did you just say remove players from a MULTIPLAYER genre.
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You just made my morning coffee better, thanks.
Yeah, they said that. My first thought was "ARE YOU F-ING HIGH!?!"
I've got a feevah, and the only prescription... is more cowbell.
Mmos are so achievement oriented anyways especially at endgame. Its getting to the point that levels are just a barrier to what people really want to accomplish.
Given so many solo centric MMOs .. i wouldn't call MMO a "multiplayer" genre .. it is more like a "let's play while others are also playing" genre.
Is this a joke??????
lol...yeah. This was a trend. No game is this way. have fun thinking so though.
Trend will go as the player base does. Away from OWPvP, since it has NEVER been done right. Away from whatever a "Sandbox" is supposed to be. Since we still have nothing close.
Lazy? Lazy is playing Pong. Lazy is the clones from F2P. Lazy is nothing like current MMOs. If you aren't having fun...stay away.
Or better yet...how that would even continue to define them as an MMO.
Along the lines of what OP said......
Xenoblade is a single player rpg that would have made a wonderful MMO. If you want to play a single player good MMO, play it.
Still ridiculous...
Playing an MMO has NEVER meant grouping. This is proven. But still we see this garbage.Solo play has NEVER hurt an MMO. Except in the eyes of fragile little snowflakes that think we all have to be in groups.
Playing an MMO might not mean grouping but playing a good MMO means grouping.
Solo play in an MMO is just ridiculous........get a bunch of people in a single world to play alone. Ridiculous. And Absurd.
Grouping and interacting/socializing are two different things.
There isn't a "right" or "wrong" way to play, if you want to use a screwdriver to put nails into wood, have at it, simply don't complain when the guy next to you with the hammer is doing it much better and easier. - Allein
"Graphics are often supplied by Engines that (some) MMORPG's are built in" - Spuffyre
You don't do much of either in modern MMOs
speak 4 urself prz
There isn't a "right" or "wrong" way to play, if you want to use a screwdriver to put nails into wood, have at it, simply don't complain when the guy next to you with the hammer is doing it much better and easier. - Allein
"Graphics are often supplied by Engines that (some) MMORPG's are built in" - Spuffyre
You both show the boredom
Never meant to be this way.
We get it, you want to play with yourself, and probably are... Only you can't be satisfied without a world full of other people to do it around.
Double Entendre FTW!
well if things keep " progressing " the way they are you just hit the nail on the head.