Comments on: The Hot Doggin’ WoW Killer http://overlypositive.com/2009/08/28/the-hot-doggin-wow-killer/ The Bright Side of Geek Media Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:53:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Slurms http://overlypositive.com/2009/08/28/the-hot-doggin-wow-killer/comment-page-1/#comment-899 Slurms Sat, 29 Aug 2009 11:48:18 +0000 http://overlypositive.com/?p=1029#comment-899 Good read Frank, and good points by the commentors. I think everyone is a probably a little right with this one. People will try to knock off the king, so it will cause innovation, while others will just try to be enough like WoW to steal some of it's subs. With WoW being the posterchild for the genre right now, I think realisticly, the only thing that will knock it off is Blizzards next MMO. I may be in the minority on this one, but I'm to the point of not even considering WoW to be an MMO. It's become so much of a poster child for the genre, that it no longer represents it. As if it's a local politician that you back because they understand you, the common man, and eventually rises to power and forgets how they got there. Good read Frank, and good points by the commentors. I think everyone is a probably a little right with this one. People will try to knock off the king, so it will cause innovation, while others will just try to be enough like WoW to steal some of it’s subs. With WoW being the posterchild for the genre right now, I think realisticly, the only thing that will knock it off is Blizzards next MMO.

I may be in the minority on this one, but I’m to the point of not even considering WoW to be an MMO. It’s become so much of a poster child for the genre, that it no longer represents it. As if it’s a local politician that you back because they understand you, the common man, and eventually rises to power and forgets how they got there.

]]> By: Quote of the Day « Bio Break http://overlypositive.com/2009/08/28/the-hot-doggin-wow-killer/comment-page-1/#comment-898 Quote of the Day « Bio Break Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:24:32 +0000 http://overlypositive.com/?p=1029#comment-898 [...] ~ Frank, Overly Positive [...] [...] ~ Frank, Overly Positive [...]

]]> By: Radishlaw http://overlypositive.com/2009/08/28/the-hot-doggin-wow-killer/comment-page-1/#comment-897 Radishlaw Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:42:32 +0000 http://overlypositive.com/?p=1029#comment-897 Actually I think the opposite happen. I'd say the fact that WoW has such a large following lead to a whole generation of WoW clones. I don't think at its peak EQ spawned that many EQ clones in comparison - if I remember right, most mmos then has their own interesting feature going on. That's not to say there are not new attempts during the "reign" of WoW, but the ratio is relatively low. Hopefully after the subpar result of all these "WoW clones/killers" the industry as a whole can finally admit rather than beating the 600 ton gorilla in its own turf, they should find a working niche and bid their time, until it dies of old age. Actually I think the opposite happen. I’d say the fact that WoW has such a large following lead to a whole generation of WoW clones. I don’t think at its peak EQ spawned that many EQ clones in comparison – if I remember right, most mmos then has their own interesting feature going on.

That’s not to say there are not new attempts during the “reign” of WoW, but the ratio is relatively low.

Hopefully after the subpar result of all these “WoW clones/killers” the industry as a whole can finally admit rather than beating the 600 ton gorilla in its own turf, they should find a working niche and bid their time, until it dies of old age.

]]> By: Tyrhoor http://overlypositive.com/2009/08/28/the-hot-doggin-wow-killer/comment-page-1/#comment-895 Tyrhoor Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:11:51 +0000 http://overlypositive.com/?p=1029#comment-895 I wholeheartedly agree with you on this, but it's the nature of the market. Another example is Mac and Windows duking it out, or Coke and Pepsi for awhile before they settled on different markets. The king of the hill must be thrown off. And I think it creates some good competition. Companies that want to dethrone WoW use it to inspire new mechanics that will lure people away from WoW. That is until WoW copies those mechanics... but that's not the point. Having that king on that hill means people will strive to knock him off in new and innovative ways. DOWN WITH THE KING! I wholeheartedly agree with you on this, but it’s the nature of the market. Another example is Mac and Windows duking it out, or Coke and Pepsi for awhile before they settled on different markets.

The king of the hill must be thrown off. And I think it creates some good competition. Companies that want to dethrone WoW use it to inspire new mechanics that will lure people away from WoW.

That is until WoW copies those mechanics… but that’s not the point. Having that king on that hill means people will strive to knock him off in new and innovative ways.

DOWN WITH THE KING!

]]> By: Ysharros http://overlypositive.com/2009/08/28/the-hot-doggin-wow-killer/comment-page-1/#comment-894 Ysharros Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:24:49 +0000 http://overlypositive.com/?p=1029#comment-894 "Too much effort is put into wondering whether or not a game is going to kill another game or become #1 on the market" Amen. “Too much effort is put into wondering whether or not a game is going to kill another game or become #1 on the market”

Amen.

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