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Baraka_Guru · 12-04-2009, 01:33 PM

Blizzard released World of Warcraft in 2004. In computer gaming terms, that pretty much makes the game a senior citizen. Yet, 5 years, 2 (soon to be 3) expansions, and 11+ million subscriptions later, it's still going strong despite a number of more recent big-budget MMOs being released.

Where competitors such as Warhammer, Age of Conan, Lord of the Rings Online, Aion, and others, have failed (i.e. they have a fraction of the subscribers), there still remains a huge opportunity to dethrone the King of MMOs. Some 11 million subscribers paying at least $10 a month is no small sum.

So what is it going to take to do it?

What is your wishlist for the "next-gen" MMO that will ultimately dethrone WoW?
What are your gripes about WoW?
What's missing from MMOs?

Me, I'm a classic PRGer. So I'd like to see a more immersive and expansive "adventure-based" MMO. The thing I don't like about WoW is that it's so damn busy. Everywhere you turn, there's some "mob" to run into. Azeroth is literally teeming with life, and that gets annoying because it's unrealistic. I want to be able to strike out into the wilds over great expanses without having to fight all the time I'm doing it. I want an epic journey. I don't mind running into things, but it shouldn't be every 10 feet. I'd rather more open spaces and perhaps getting mobbed when you do run into things (i.e. things that travel in groups). It should be the case that you fight more than one thing at a time in most situations. Build the game around that.

Also, the mobs are too bound to their "script." You can literally bludgeon an orc to death, while dozens of others will mill about within sight and earshot and not even know you're there. WTF? Oh, right, you didn't cause enough "threat." And you were too far away to trigger it.... okay....

Also, the quests are really repetitive. High-level quests have the same feel to them as low-level quests, except there are more "points" at stake. So what? You're doing basically the same thing. I want more quest innovation.

Okay, that's just a few. I won't steal all your thunder. What do you want in an MMO, and what will it take to make WoW look its age finally?

12-04-2009, 01:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	World of Warcraft killer? Blizzard released World of Warcraft in 2004. In computer gaming terms, that pretty much makes the game a senior citizen. Yet, 5 years, 2 (soon to be 3) expansions, and 11+ million subscriptions later, it's still going strong despite a number of more recent big-budget MMOs being released. Where competitors such as Warhammer, Age of Conan, Lord of the Rings Online, Aion, and others, have failed (i.e. they have a fraction of the subscribers), there still remains a huge opportunity to dethrone the King of MMOs. Some 11 million subscribers paying at least $10 a month is no small sum. So what is it going to take to do it? What is your wishlist for the "next-gen" MMO that will ultimately dethrone WoW? What are your gripes about WoW? What's missing from MMOs? Me, I'm a classic PRGer. So I'd like to see a more immersive and expansive "adventure-based" MMO. The thing I don't like about WoW is that it's so damn busy. Everywhere you turn, there's some "mob" to run into. Azeroth is literally teeming with life, and that gets annoying because it's unrealistic. I want to be able to strike out into the wilds over great expanses without having to fight all the time I'm doing it. I want an epic journey. I don't mind running into things, but it shouldn't be every 10 feet. I'd rather more open spaces and perhaps getting mobbed when you do run into things (i.e. things that travel in groups). It should be the case that you fight more than one thing at a time in most situations. Build the game around that. Also, the mobs are too bound to their "script." You can literally bludgeon an orc to death, while dozens of others will mill about within sight and earshot and not even know you're there. WTF? Oh, right, you didn't cause enough "threat." And you were too far away to trigger it.... okay.... Also, the quests are really repetitive. High-level quests have the same feel to them as low-level quests, except there are more "points" at stake. So what? You're doing basically the same thing. I want more quest innovation. Okay, that's just a few. I won't steal all your thunder. What do you want in an MMO, and what will it take to make WoW look its age finally? __________________ 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; 12-04-2009 at 01:48 PM..