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You guys mention WoW's popularity several times and forget to point out one of the most important reasons for it's popularity. Yes, the UI made it much easier for a new player to jump in. However, the Warcraft franchise had a fairly large followin…
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If MMO's want to expand their audience they will need to look to consoles. End of story. WoW keeps touting it's 10 million subscribers without mentioning that 6+ million of those subscribers are Chinese accounts. Four or so million people across …
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Originally posted by Gameloading No, there won't be a downfall of WoW and No, WAR and AoC will not reach 1 million subscribers. There is too much competition. You're assuming those games don't expand the MMO player base like WoW did. As for…
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It seems you're running all over the map here, first asking "What makes fantasy?" and then digressing into sources of conflict. You also need to define what you are referring to as "classic" fantasy. Tolkien created the encyclopedic world which we…
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This topic keeps coming up and I never tire of throwing some answers out there. Games I'd like to see based on licences: Dragonlance Steven Erikson's Malazan (this world just begs to be made into a game) Transformers Licences aren't reall…
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Originally posted by mick0311 People need to learn to take responsibility for their actions. Always depending on Govt. to make everything OK is a quick path to socialism That, unfortunately, is the general public's viewpoint on issues con…
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Download is fine for me, saves having to run down to the store and having to interact with people. Seriously though, I find a download more convenient. Now, if only they'd lower the price as the cost of delivering it must be cheaper than printing …
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If you're going prebuilt, then Dell is the way to go (although their customer service is abysmal). Still, at least you know they're still going to be there and not a fly-by-night like some of the less reputable retailers out there.
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Planetside did not pioneer the MMOFPS genre as 10six preceded it by a few years. Granted, the FPS aspect of 10six is not as extensive due to the fact most combat took place with rovers (armed vehicles) and the strong RTS element incorporated into t…
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Although WoW made the DIKU model more accessible, it is still far from mainstream.
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I love the strategy and coordination in a group but hate having to deal with waiting to find the appropriate classes and others on the same quest/dungeon. I also dislike being glued to my seat for an hour or more out of obligation to the group. Pv…
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I just started playing this game recently too (yesterday). Initially I was underwhelmed, but I shelved this first impression as the necessary evil of becoming acquainted with things. After a few hours of training I instant keyed to a battle and qu…
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Consoles sound like the answer to your problem (well, everyone's problem...keeping up with hardware upgrades is a losing battle, not to mention depressing as you watch your investment vaporize in a matter of months). Well, sort of. They are still …
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It would be nice to see some diversity in the MMO market, there's no arguing that. As for Mr. Petursson's snipe at WoW, well...EVE isn't exactly a juggernaut. Sci-Fi has been done better too (ahem, 10six).
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A lot of my peeves with MMOs were covered by previous posters: identical monster models with different colours for higher levels, need for certain classes to make a group viable/forced grouping, and grinding. Probably the biggest one out of those, …
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Interesting post, all the more pertinent because if MMOGs want to break out of their niche (yes, they are still a niche at this juncture), they have to expand their audience beyond the current target, and in order to do that, companies are going to …
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Part of reason has to do with the genre still being in its nascent stage. Yes, MMOGs have been around for awhile now, but they have not reached that next level of buzz and development money that is coming over the horizon. Look at the revenue vide…
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People keep pointing to the game's licence as a guarantee of success. Are you forgetting DDO? Sure, you could say D & D does not have the cultural cachet of Tolkien's world, but it still has a significant following. This alone wasn't enough t…
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Why are people who dislike something automatically classified as "trolls"? For some reason, especially in the gaming community, the opinion of others are ignored or slagged if they do not match one's own. I found LOTRO bland, small, and repeti…
