In part one of this two part series, Jeff Hollis discusses how to bring the long, slow and painful death to an MMO. Using the most popular MMO available at the moment, Hollis draws comparisons to other, previously more successful, MMOs.
"Yeah, that's right, you heard me. WoW is in the act of committing suicide, and Blizzard don't even know it. Now, before you get all huffy and angry with me (save that for later, you Blizzlovers, you), allow me to give you a bit of background. And when I say background, I mean way, waaaaay back, to the games that inspired WoW in the first place, and to where these games went wrong."
Blizzard Entertainment has announced the opening of beta registrations for “World of Warcraft: The War Within,” inviting players to explore new subterranean worlds beneath Azeroth.
Danish from eXputer: "Despite Blizzard's attempt to give a fresh new spin to World of Warcraft, some fans still seem to be stuck in the past."
HG writes: "Blizzard is usually pretty bad at keeping secrets, but the company somehow managed to keep this one under wraps until now. Plunderstorm is a special limited-time event that’s basically World of Warcraft’s take on the Battle Royale genre."
Lol, I love Jeff Hollis.
Retrospects about WoW makes me fly on the wings of nostalgia btw :P
Lol, interesting article. He makes some good points about raids.
Raids are and were a dreadful idea. They reward work rather than fun; they're annoying and pretty much the opposite of enjoyment. While I have no problem with them being in there, I think it's a terrible idea to reward players who do them with better equipment. A challenge is one thing, but the challenge should be something that almost everyone can *attempt*.
We hear WoW is dying all the time... yet it continues to grow.
WoW is destined to lose subscribers. But I agree with the author’s point. I have been on four to five raids in my MMO gaming career, which started on day one of UO. I played EQ and DAOC and yes they did lack game content that the casual player group could finish at end game.