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patrikd23 · April 2009

Let me answer the question with a question:

If you had enough money to make 1 game, and I mean real life now not fantasy. Would you make a game that would give you 5 % of all the gamers or a game that would bring you 75 % of all the gamers? More subs means more money every month.

Czzarre · April 2009

I'm sorry, I missed the original question that spawned the answer questions

I'm guessing the original issue is 'WoW" and its dominance of the player population as wel as its dominance in flames directed against it.

To each his own. Were I to make a game, I would prefer to make a game that I enjoyed playing ..even if thats only 5% of the market.

Abrahmm · April 2009

Originally posted by patrikd23

Let me answer the question with a question:
If you had enough money to make 1 game, and I mean real life now not fantasy. Would you make a game that would give you 5 % of all the gamers or a game that would bring you 75 % of all the gamers? More subs means more money every month.

If I had the money to make a game, I would make the game that I would want to play. I wouldn't really care if it grabbed 5% or 75% of the playing population, because even if it only grabbed 5%, it would eventually make it's money back, and I would have a good game to play. My guess is that it would grab more than that, because it would be a game created by a gamer for gamers, not a game created by an investor for making money.

um_ted · April 2009

nothing

Forcan · April 2009

Simply put, it depending on the reason behind making a game.

Normally people would want to go for the larger population. That's just the "right way" to run a successful business. If I were to create a game from a business point of view, then 75% it is.

However, if I am to make a game with MY take on the core design, MY idea, and MY money. Then I would make what I MYSELF would want to play. Because as we all know, trends changes in all industry. In MMORPG, it can mean that maybe by the time the game is made, the general public are ready to move on to different core design to enjoy their entertainment. So by staying true to my idea, my core design, I may be creating something that will become popular. And that to me, is a risk worth taking.

Quizzical · April 2009

In order to get 75% of the market to play your game, you'd need to let most or all of them play completely free. That doesn't sound terribly profitable to me.

Kyleran · April 2009

I'm no artist, so I'd design a game that I felt would maximize my subscription base, and not cater to the niche gamers.

No, it wouldn't beat WOW, but I'd be proud to drag in 1M so it could have a bit of flexibility.

Ilvaldyr · April 2009

Originally posted by patrikd23

Let me answer the question with a question:
If you had enough money to make 1 game, and I mean real life now not fantasy. Would you make a game that would give you 5 % of all the gamers or a game that would bring you 75 % of all the gamers? More subs means more money every month.
I'd make the one that gets me 75% of all the gamers.
MMOG development is a business; and there is little altruism in the financial world.

Then again; 5% isn't an insignificant portion of the market. If I was (for example) Blizzard, then I would consider trialing a server with full PvP, full looting, no Soulbinding and such, try and see if they could capture the extra 5%,

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