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Will you quit your current MMO for the "next big thing"?
GPrestige
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Very simple question, for those of you who are currently subscribed to an MMO... will you quit your current MMO for an upcoming MMO? Answer the pull, and reply with what MMO you currently play and what MMO you want to play.
I'd like to say that most likely, I will quit my current MMO (FF11) to play an upcoming MMO, FF14. If it turns out to be not what I want, or too WoW-like then I might give up on MMOs for quite a long time.
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After all the crap released in 2008 and 2009 (and even this year already), I'll wait and play both for a while. When that "next big thing" is good enough I might change...
I have already quitted wow in advance for FFXIV. I doubt I will go back to wow even if WoW gets better ratings than FF. Now only if FF comes sooner
Will you quit your current MMO for the "next big thing"?
I will play the "next big thing" if it seems better or more entertaining then what I am currently playing. Think every gamer would do so.
So far nothing upcomming in the MMORPG genre has me excited.
I would agree.
Personally, I never move to the next big thing as that never really appeals to me. I will move to a game that seems like it is more of what I want.
Other than a few games I'm willing to try (The new star wars and Blade and Soul) and The Secret world which looks like it could be a contender I think I might just stay with Aion and LOTRO. I'm the type of person who would prefer to be with one game and grow with it over the years if I can.
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While the number of players that played WOW already for years and want sometthing "new" is growing.
The number of players who tried all the "next big things" - from 2007 till early 2010 and were dissapointed - is also getting bigger.
I remember quite well the talk in the rows at the midnight shops when WotLK was launched: "AOC" and "WAR" went over the tongues and were a terrible experience for most people who waited to get their new box of cocaine.
Since that moment (fall 2008) something has changed in MMO land.
The momentum of new releases was lost for a substantial amount of players.
Since that time new MMORPG's launched never reached the same point (800K+ sales and 500K subs for 2 months).
Before those "killers" everyone thought multi million western subs were an easy grab. Just turn the page and look at the forums in 2008.
These days new launches are niche markets, even smaller than EQ, DAoC and UO in their time.
So no, people wait these times before spending money: they play so called free "Beta test" and then decide.
Want a real mmorpg? Play WOW with experience turned off mode and be Pve_Pvp King at any level without a rat race.
If it really is the next big thing, yes. Most games, even heavily hyped ones, don't really fall in that category for me.
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Which is why I am starting to think that the open free beta test is a horrible idea, along with releasing a bad product.
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To be honest the next 'big thing' is usually a sack of cack. I fear hype most of all. It means the game is a crock of dog droppings.
I am not subscribed to an MMO right now but I have hopes for a few.
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I've certainly been trying the new ones, haven't found one to pull me away yet though.
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Oh god YES! Only way now is up.
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Guess thats a Yes for me ... FFXI for FFXIV...
I picked the third option, as it best fits my feelings on it. I'm the woefully cautious sort. I don't switch over to a new version of Windows until at least 1 major service pack is released. I don't buy singleplayer games as day-1 releases. I wait for MMOs to be vetted by the general public before I take a stab at them. Hype is one of the factors that makes me wait. It seems the more hyped a game is, the higher the general expectation, and the farther it falls once people realize that no, it doesn't walk on water, turn water to wine, or part the Red Sea (Aion, I'm looking at you.).
When the "next big thing" comes out, and assuming it meets the general criteria of what I'm looking for, I'll give it a month or three before I look into it.
Currently, I have active subs to EQ2, WoW, and Vanguard.
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Yes because I started the mmo i am playing now to pass the time until the game that i have been waiting for releases.
Waiting for:EQ-Next, ArcheAge (not so much anymore)
Now Playing: N/A
Worst MMO: FFXIV
Favorite MMO: FFXI
Well, my Aion sub just ran out. I feel no inclination to resub, as i was passing the time with it until XIV and TOR anyways. I've been going the free trial route and trying out games i maybe wouldn't have or wouldn't have had time for otherwise.
I'm with you. I won't blindly try the "next best thing" because whatever that "thing" is must demonstrate that it is worth my time and money. With that being said I have no loyalties to what I'm playing now and would gladly trade it in for something better.
Everything just, well, sucks right now! I want to look forward to playing an MMO again and not just playing it because it's the lesser of all evils...
When EQ1 was popular, there were many challengers. The EQ1 players scoffed at these challengers for the most part.
Then WoW showed up. Almost as a whole, the EQ1 community knew EQ1 was doomed.
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I'd still be happily playing FFXI if it wasn't for the FFXIV announcement. As soon as SE did that a lot of players just gave up since progress was worthless if you wanted to move on to XIV. Seeing as the game still looks and feels like XI, with a bunch of new features that I always wanted in XI, I'm actually not concerned about XIV being a disappointment.
SquareEnix aren't even hyping the game, they're planning to use an open beta to get the word out closer to launch.
Leave? Nahhh I love Eve and Ryzom wayyyy to much to leave those games.
I may try a free trial of the new games but right now i consider myself lucky because i play two really awesome games.
Playing: Rift, LotRO
Waiting on: GW2, BP
I will most likely leave vg for FF14. However, vg is getting better and FF14 is still an unknown. So Im guessing Ill play both for a bit and then decide.
Lotro.
After this new MMO I am hypothetically looking at has launched, then been out for 6 months I would consider leaving. The next big thing is far too often like a padded bra, rather disappointing once you get a look inside.