Originally posted by Oberholzer My god how things change, people used to get psyched for upcoming games, now people get psyched to donate to a funding campaign for a game that might possibly go into production. Not mocking it, just an observation. I guess it speaks volumes about how hungry a segment of gamers are for what they hope to a quality product.
lol. True. I think it speaks equally to how hungry a segment of gamers are for what they hope to be a quality product AND how disenchanted a segment of gamers are with what is on the market now and what else is coming out soon (e.g. Neverwinter, ESO).
I am hungry. Nom nom nom.
Originally posted by Tayah
Originally posted by Oberholzer My god how things change, people used to get psyched for upcoming games, now people get psyched to donate to a funding campaign for a game that might possibly go into production. Not mocking it, just an observation. I guess it speaks volumes about how hungry a segment of gamers are for what they hope to a quality product.
I think it's a sign of how consumers want mmo's to go. Today's mmo's have taken giant leaps backwords from the good old timer mmo's that offered so much more...UO, Asheron's Call, and DAOC to name a few, those were the good ole days or mmo'ing.
The market is completely aimed at the casual players. It makes it hard for the more serious players to get excited about the junk they throw at us. Most serious MMORPG players eat up the developers content in a few weeks and are looking for 'end game' content (pve/pvp) because of the lack of depth and toon progression once level capped.
Originally posted by Oberholzer My god how things change, people used to get psyched for upcoming games, now people get psyched to donate to a funding campaign for a game that might possibly go into production. Not mocking it, just an observation. I guess it speaks volumes about how hungry a segment of gamers are for what they hope to a quality product.
lol. True. I think it speaks equally to how hungry a segment of gamers are for what they hope to be a quality product AND how disenchanted a segment of gamers are with what is on the market now and what else is coming out soon (e.g. Neverwinter, ESO).
I am hungry. Nom nom nom.
Originally posted by Tayah
Originally posted by Oberholzer My god how things change, people used to get psyched for upcoming games, now people get psyched to donate to a funding campaign for a game that might possibly go into production. Not mocking it, just an observation. I guess it speaks volumes about how hungry a segment of gamers are for what they hope to a quality product.
I think it's a sign of how consumers want mmo's to go. Today's mmo's have taken giant leaps backwords from the good old timer mmo's that offered so much more...UO, Asheron's Call, and DAOC to name a few, those were the good ole days or mmo'ing.
The market is completely aimed at the casual players. It makes it hard for the more serious players to get excited about the junk they throw at us. Most serious MMORPG players eat up the developers content in a few weeks and are looking for 'end game' content (pve/pvp) because of the lack of depth and toon progression once level capped.
Vymm
Absolutely correct, many mmorpgs have died due players quitting once they can no longer progress their character. It would be extremely and unconditionally awesome if an MMORPG developer actually tried to make a game that was fun enough to retain players even in the absence of progression...
Are you a Pavlovian Fish Biscuit Addict? Get Help Now! I will play no more MMORPGs until somethign good comes out!
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I am hungry. Nom nom nom.
The market is completely aimed at the casual players. It makes it hard for the more serious players to get excited about the junk they throw at us. Most serious MMORPG players eat up the developers content in a few weeks and are looking for 'end game' content (pve/pvp) because of the lack of depth and toon progression once level capped.
Vymm
Absolutely correct, many mmorpgs have died due players quitting once they can no longer progress their character. It would be extremely and unconditionally awesome if an MMORPG developer actually tried to make a game that was fun enough to retain players even in the absence of progression...
Are you a Pavlovian Fish Biscuit Addict? Get Help Now!
I will play no more MMORPGs until somethign good comes out!