Game Companies are Morons.
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But so far as I can see no one is going to be able to kill WoW except for Blizzard itself.
Hello,
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Hehe....
You misunderstand.... I don't play WoW, I won't play Tera, and I SURELY will never play Elder Scrolls.
Any one of those three activities could consume my life. Don't even get me started on how much time and energy I can spend playing Yahoo Spades when I'm playing with 3 people who know WTF they're doing.....
All I'm saying is WoW was born from a children's bedtime story, while Elder Scrolls is born of a legacy of history that would be worthy of being crowned the equivilant of "The Harry Potter" of RPG's. If they could somehow make that translate to MMO, WoW will be MySpace in 2 years and Elder Scrolls will be the new FaceBook.
I've been known to be wrong before though. I really thought that Spike TV was on to something when they ressurected Ren and Stimpy and made a new Basketball game that involved Trampolines back in 2003-2004.... 
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Originally posted by BYTEMITE:
Jack: You realize that WOW keeps it's system requirements low so more people can play it? They're not TRYING to push the graphics edge.
There were three WoW topplers that were released this year, none of them did it. Every year there's a whole bunch that say they're going to, and they never do.
The gambler's fallacy is to expect a different outcome when the opposite outcome has happened repeatedly in the past and expecting that the NEXT game is BOUND to change the fortunes. No, what you have here is historical precedence.
So far the reasons you've listed that this game will topple WoW is that 1) it has better graphics (which isn't the point), and 2) the main draw is important to specific group of fans, not the mainstream.
Not to say don't play, you should, and I hope you enjoy it. You probably won't be disappointed. But toppling WoW? It's extremely unlikely.
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All I'm saying is WoW was born from a children's bedtime story, while Elder Scrolls is born of a legacy of history that would be worthy of being crowned the equivilant of "The Harry Potter" of RPG's. If they could somehow make that translate to MMO, WoW will be MySpace in 2 years and Elder Scrolls will be the new FaceBook.
That's subjective and speculative though. It's not a guarantee even if what you say about the quality of Elder Scrolls is a widely agreed upon fact.
If something IS going to be a WOW killer, we won't know until it kills it. And Blizzard is probably the most likely candidate. That's all I'm saying here.
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True....
I'll give you that Byte... My argument, even with videos was only a conclusory argument, and not a conclusive argument.
At this point, before the game comes out, that's the best that anybody could ever hope to throw at you from either side.
BTW.... Had I thrown a conclusory argument on my behalf to lower my taxes, they would have turned around and shoved it right up my ass. That didn't happen. As it was, things went rather splendidly today.
I have no stock in WoW or the competition, nor will I EVER engage in that sort of game.
There's just something about me that constantly roots for the underdog....
WoW had its place and time....
It's over....
If Elder Scrolls Online doesn't dethrone it, maybe Tera will surprise me....?
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Originally posted by BYTEMITE:Quote:
All I'm saying is WoW was born from a children's bedtime story, while Elder Scrolls is born of a legacy of history that would be worthy of being crowned the equivilant of "The Harry Potter" of RPG's. If they could somehow make that translate to MMO, WoW will be MySpace in 2 years and Elder Scrolls will be the new FaceBook.
That's subjective and speculative though. It's not a guarantee even if what you say about the quality of Elder Scrolls is a widely agreed upon fact.
If something IS going to be a WOW killer, we won't know until it kills it. And Blizzard is probably the most likely candidate. That's all I'm saying here.
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WoW had its place and time....
It's over....
See, on one hand, yes, it's a shambling zombie. The attempts to make the world darker and edgier in the previous expansion made it somewhat less appealing due to 1) destruction of environs and 2) the efforts of the player character never actually make the world better in the long term.
But 11 million people would disagree with that. It's not over until it's dead.
However, I understand your rooting for the underdog now, and in the spirit of that understanding, I will let that stand.
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Oonj stopped by to say, "Hi!"
*Oonj flings open the door, runs across the room waving at FFF.nuts
who are too preoccupied to know she is there, and out the other door
thinking, "Thank heaven my mandatory 15 minute break per day is almost
over!" Her mouse hovers over the Game icon!*
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So Oonj, what did you decide to start playing? Why did you decide to finish with Everquest?
I can't really play things like that, its probably a good thing because if I could I would and it would eat a _lot of my time, so its probably better that I can't. Because they do look fun.
I assume you're my pal until you let me know otherwise.
"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya.
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I stopped EverQuest, because its owner, Sony Online Entertainment
could not protect my personal data.
I'm now trying out Lord of the Rings Online. It's a bit too structured
for me - as with a text adventure. May review it if I have time.
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Structured? Oh. Hmm. You're probably not going to like most of the MMORPGs out there then.
In that case, if you decide to not play LOTRO further, I might recommend some kind of open sandbox game, like minecraft.
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Originally posted by Oonjerah:
Quote 6ix: "I can't EVER play an MMO because I'd do nothing else after I picked it up."
Isn't that kinda the point? To go Live in a different world for a (very long) while?
I seek nothing less than Total Immersion!
Have you guys read, "Ready Player One"? It is a futuristic sci fi novel featuring a total immersion virtual world, tons of 80's geek references and 2 solid Firefly references.
Six, thanks for the game recommendations. I will have to look into Torch.
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