Post by Morreion on Mar 1, 2010 8:09:47 GMT -5
The Daily Grind: Feeling jaded on MMOs? (Massively)
Yep, jaded here! I used to await each new MMO release with great interest, but now, 5 years after WoW's release, the norm has been- release, flash in the pan, fade away. This may reflect:
1) the fact that the standard MMO system gets old after several tries- the replay value lessens
2) it is hard to find a solid community in many games now
3) the MMO industry is stagnant and needs another breakthrough game to excite players
Ahh well, we've talked about this before
I'm waiting for a nice niche sandbox virtual world type of experience.
Reading the comments around Massively, sometimes we wonder if any of our readers are feeling jaded with the current crop of MMOs. In fact, we often wonder if even the upcoming titles like All Points Bulletin, Final Fantasy XIV and Star Wars: The Old Republic are of any interest to many of you.
And, if nothing out there is really doing it for you, we'd like to hear what would. Of course, we're far more interested in hearing what isn't appealing to you and why. It's an unpredictable world out there where games like Perpetuum look to meld open economy/PvP with giant robots in the future. So why wouldn't anyone elses' crazy MMO idea have a shot at taking root?
And, if nothing out there is really doing it for you, we'd like to hear what would. Of course, we're far more interested in hearing what isn't appealing to you and why. It's an unpredictable world out there where games like Perpetuum look to meld open economy/PvP with giant robots in the future. So why wouldn't anyone elses' crazy MMO idea have a shot at taking root?
Yep, jaded here! I used to await each new MMO release with great interest, but now, 5 years after WoW's release, the norm has been- release, flash in the pan, fade away. This may reflect:
1) the fact that the standard MMO system gets old after several tries- the replay value lessens
2) it is hard to find a solid community in many games now
3) the MMO industry is stagnant and needs another breakthrough game to excite players
Ahh well, we've talked about this before
I'm waiting for a nice niche sandbox virtual world type of experience.
