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Originally Posted by ImaBovine
Looks like someone's meds wore off in the middle of that rant 
WoW has set the bar on MMO's here in the last few years. You can say it hasn't....but it really has. Ever noticed how most MMO's that come out now look almost identical to WoW UI wise? You hear people ask when a new games comes out..."How does it compare to WoW?". Face it....most of you guys have played WoW and loved playing it while you did. I can name a minimum of 3 people that bash the hell out of WoW now, but I seem to remember they could almost not wait until they got home to start playing it.
Game companies cater to those who continue to pay for the game. The last time I checked, the purpose of a company is to make a profit. Blizzard has definitely struck gold here. What other game that you know of has had approx 10 million subscribers for this long? Mmmmm...I can't think of any. I don't blame Blizzard or any other successful game company for continuing to pump out expansions or games that they know people are going to keep paying to play. Sure...these games get boring after awhile doing the same old grind day after day. But admit it, you had a blast doing it until it got old.
I got bored with WoW. I got tired of the same grind. I tired AoC. Figured WAR was going to be the same kind of disappointment as AoC so I didn't even bother wasting $50 on it.
Most of you need to realize that the "old days" of UO, DAoC, etc etc are long gone. So get your tissues out and dry your runny noses and teary eyes.
Recently I have started just playing console games. I can turn it off whenever I want and not have to worry about it. There aren't any games that have a grind factor like MMO's do. I can log in and have some fun either by myself, with friends or random people online. |
He's almost 100% right though, but sadly like he stated GREED is what drives all of the economy so as soon as the market showed promise of money to be made Blizzard struck gold by soliciting all the fucktards. It's just like the evolution of modern warfare, it used to be the case people would collide mid field sword in one hand and shield in the other. Those days were honorable and relied on personal skill just like the early MMO's. Now, we just push buttons and hide and snipe people or drop bombs without risk of loss or personal fighting skill just like current MMO's.
Even people who were from the old school games tend to only last so long with one game, people want newer and better games. Most tried to make WoW last but tended to fade in and out of playing because the pvp kept having changes that needed to be tried out and then most realized it was worthless. The game was the newest and most popular for a while so really no matter who you are you ended up playing it usually because of peer pressure. I had fun in WoW at times but I agree with risks that it ruined all future gaming, since everything will just be a slightly altered copy of it.
If you're content competing on Xbox Live then have fun, I'm sure they're are some worthwhile people that play on it but not the majority of them. Until something changes in the market I'm going to stick with the ever aging and decaying AC Darktide and my uber balanced team FPS Team Fortress 2, only 3 classes have the addons with many more to come.