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2010 the Year that MMO's make a comeback....
gw1228
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...let's face it were in a drought, well atleast I am.
I can't remember the last time I logged in to an MMO luckily Steam and the Xbox 360 keep me
busy now at days. But in the horizon maybe hope????
Guild Wars 2
SWTOR
and Final Fantasy IV
will all be released in 2010 except maybe Guild Wars 2 not sure and by looking at these
triple A titles it's safe to say that 2010 will be a good year atleast for me in the MMO genre...
So what do you guys think? How is your out look for Fall 2010 in the MMO market?
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I'm so jaded and tired of the hype->fail cycle that I refuse to get excited about any MMO until I'm playing it. Chances are this year's AAA titles will suck sweaty ass. I hate to be a downer -- just that I'll believe it when and only if I see it.
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TOR and GW2 will not be released in 2010 by a long shot.
Not to mention final fantasy IV is not an MMO
Guild Wars 2 will be the game to play, IMO.
FFXIV could be pretty good.
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I thought it was 2011 was going to be the clash of the tripple A mmo's
Making so much noise you dont know when to listen.
an mmorpg's release date is never official until its on the shevles.
Final Fantasy will be 2010 and GW2 and TOR will be 2011.
That much is pretty much set in stone. As to when exactly that gets trickier.
Unless SE has a big setback, but they assured the players on multiple occasions 2010. Normally, I would not trust a big company like that, but SE is pretty good for their word.
Yep. I have a PS3 and am thinking it will get a workout this year. Hope for the best but expect the worst is what I do.
WOW isnt great because it has 12 million players. WOW has 12 million players because its great.
I am putting all my MMO hopes and dreams into CCP's new MMO. GW2 is the only thing on that list that will come out on top but from what I can remember they aren't creating a persistent world.
Either way if any of them come out in 2010, they are coming out later in the year so the "clash" wont be until 2011.
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Since FFXIV probably won't hit until December at the earliest(though I could be wrong) I would say lets make the year in this post 2011 as the year that MMO's come back on the scene. Lets just pray that this time, they don't wait another 6 years till the next round of good MMOs and that they release at least one a year from here on out, this way we don't have these stinking droughts.
If the current MMOs I play would hurry up already with content patches I wouldn't be griping. But WoW is taking FOREVER to launch Cata, Lotro is taking FOREVER to get to Rohan, EQ2 hasn't learned yet what makes WoW and Lotro so popular yet it keeps trying to copy them(hint: quest progression needs to make sense and flow, not have the same exact content every 10 levels with a different skin). Of course, WoW and Lotro could learn from EQ2 how to add fluff and collections and alternate advancement to make them deeper games.
Anyway, I digress, I too am stuck in limbo waiting for a reason to stop jumping around current MMOs hoping one holds me till next year. Gonna try FFXI again this week. Found a good guild and am hoping that's the only part of the equation I need to satisfy me.
I really think 2010 will be the year of the Hype, and 2011 will be the real comeback if at all for MMOs.
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I agree about the drought.
I'm Looking forward to GW2, APB (Launches tonight at midnight WOOT!), TSW (The Secret World).
Nice to get away from pretty much fantasy or scifi only as well as getting away from the slow play combat systems and non interactive worlds (Yes, many of the new worlds these newer MMO's will be sporting will be very interactive). It's also nice to see a break from the standard generic questing where you basically run errands all day.
Basically this new batch of MMO's are taking that next step in many ways, not all of them though. Some like FFXIV seem to be focusing on just upping the graphics which has already been done by games like Aion and AoC. But at least others are focusing on mechanics and gameplay.
In any case, it's looking like a good year for MMO's in 2010 and 2011.
*raises a glass to 2011* It is a year I am looking forward to.
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What Waldoe said.
SWTOR definitely won't be released this year (they've announced Spring 2011). /cry
I thought GW2 was due for release this year, but we're half-way through and no release date that I'm aware of, so don't know what the story there is.
No solid release date for FFXIV either?
Funny thing is, all these games are niche in a certain way:
1) SWTOR: Story, voice-acting, dialogue trees, perhaps a more solo-type RPG experience?
2) GW2: "card-based" skill system. Not sure what they're going to do about levelling/progression.
3) FFXIV: PVE focused, little to no PVP. Largely focused at fans of the FF genre.
I normally wouldn't try GW2 or FFXIV, but due to my current drought, I may try them if they're released prior to SWTOR. They both look amazing, graphically.
So what is happening in 2010?
Only other game I'm looking forward to is DCUO, because I'm a huge fan of the IP. I believe that's due for release towards the end of this year. Once the novelty of playing in the universe and with the heroes wears off, I just hope the game has something to offer beyond what we've seen in CO or COH. I suspect on some counts they will probably fall short of CO, although their mission structure seems far superior (i.e. existent).
APB looks fun for a couple of hours, but not convinced it's worth what they're charging. I know my friends who still play WOW are looking forward to Cataclysm.
So, maybe 2011 is the year?:)
The potential new kind on the block is The Old Republic in 2011.
Nothing else looks like it has the potential to be a blockbuster.
What he said!
2011 will be the year I hope..... but there will not be a wow killer.... so don't think it! :-)
I'm looking forward to:
Dc Universe Online
and
SWTOR
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And you know what the most ironic thing is in the end?
XIV will bring more to the table than those 'other' games you're talking about.
But people will keep denying it until they see it for themselves. Not a bad approach to take, but it also stems ignorant statements like these. Not long to go anymore..
2011 is close to 6 months away. Your gonna have to start thinking of what will occupy your time until then
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The only game that I even care to consider playing is the new FF since its more of the proper MMO gameplay I look for all the hype/train games TOR GW2 I'll pass on.
2010 is going to be a good year if Cataclysm is released.
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Yea, I'd say 2011, not 2010. TERA, RIfts, GW2. Well, of course, that's if they aren't the typical quest grinding, solo boredoms that plague this genre.
I agree with others, 2010 is a wash out except perhaps for FFXIV. (even the EVE expansions have been lackluster IMO)
2011 is looking to be the more interesting year right now.
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I agree, TOR and GW2 are a ways off ... FFXIV looks nice but I hate the no jump thing... just a personal pet peave.