Slimfrog

This is in response to a thread I have been following on the forums over at MMORPG.com (Link at the bottom of the site). Again, its on the current state of the MMO genre and the staleness of it.

Link to thread: http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/post/2840060/thread/236668#2840060

“I wanted to comment again on this thread since it has a lively mature discussion going. I believe the MMO developers need to stop marketing to a player base but market to the genre. Think about it for a moment.

An FPS game is catered toward fast twitch reflexes and fast paced combat. There have been many FPS, and I can’t think of one that didnt have at least a tiny bit of success. They create their games based on FPS characteristics, NOT player bases. People that like that gameplay will buy those games and play them.

MMO developers are catering to a market rather than a genre. They are defining their playerbase before the game is even released by putting in features that many of us would agree are not what made up an MMO 10 years ago. FPS game developers are not trying to change the genre, they are just making small tweaks here and there and adding features that ENHANCE gameplay but do not change the core.

MMO developers are adding all this functionality and convenience to their games that TAKE AWAY from what a traditional MMO is. 

Comparing the MMO genre to the FPS genre was just an example. My point is universal.

Dont cater to a playerbase, instead create your worlds, invest the time needed, and put out a game that all will play, not just  the casual, or hardcore.”