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Baraka_Guru · 07-06-2009, 10:52 AM

The future of MMO gaming is this: immersion gameplay.

To be honest, I don't think graphics are going to be as big an issue as they used to be. People still think the 2004 graphics of WoW have their charm. Some even think they look pretty. Other MMOs have come along with prettier graphics and similar gameplay, but they still lack the immersion that WoW offers. There is just so much to do in WoW and they keep cranking out content.

What's next? Well, whatever the next level of immersion will bring. Something will come along—whether it's by Blizzard or not—that will knock our escapist socks off. It will have a draw that will be even more narcotic than WoW.

I don't know what shape it will be, but it will be. And I'll likely be right there along side the other thousands, if not millions, who will be drawn into it.

About now I'm hoping it's a sci-fi universe. Who's with me?

Aion looks great. I actually checked it out not long before the OP was posted. It will be up to the gameplay as to whether it sinks or swims. It probably isn't the next big thing, but it might be fun.

The next big thing will not be a WoW clone. It will make WoW seem like Runescape or Ultima Online.

07-06-2009, 10:52 AM	#5 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	The future of MMO gaming is this: immersion gameplay. To be honest, I don't think graphics are going to be as big an issue as they used to be. People still think the 2004 graphics of WoW have their charm. Some even think they look pretty. Other MMOs have come along with prettier graphics and similar gameplay, but they still lack the immersion that WoW offers. There is just so much to do in WoW and they keep cranking out content. What's next? Well, whatever the next level of immersion will bring. Something will come along—whether it's by Blizzard or not—that will knock our escapist socks off. It will have a draw that will be even more narcotic than WoW. I don't know what shape it will be, but it will be. And I'll likely be right there along side the other thousands, if not millions, who will be drawn into it. About now I'm hoping it's a sci-fi universe. Who's with me? Aion looks great. I actually checked it out not long before the OP was posted. It will be up to the gameplay as to whether it sinks or swims. It probably isn't the next big thing, but it might be fun. The next big thing will not be a WoW clone. It will make WoW seem like Runescape or Ultima Online. __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot Last edited by Baraka_Guru; 07-06-2009 at 10:57 AM..