Nikolaz72 said:
Noxogz said:
1337mokro said:
MMO. Sounds good on paper. Only worked Once.
Well if we're talking about subscription based MMOs they've technically worked 3 times, once with Ultima Online, twice with EverQuest and thrice with World of Warcraft.
If we're talking about the F2P market, as Quiotu said there's plenty of MMOs that have been WAY more successful once they went F2P than when they had a subscription.
Dont forget EVE.. Or any of the non-english MMO's out there.
Of course I was exaggerating. The point I was making was they are just chasing after WoW's 350 million dollar annual revenue. A hopeless dream that is impossible in this day and age. The other MMO's you named really can't come close to that, if an investor names an MMO they don't think Drakensang Online, they think WoW! As in WoW I sure would like 350 million dollars a year.
Even so to say EVE worked isn't really that correct. EVE works but has a VERY limited new player stream. They have their market but not much else outside of that. Same goes for Ultima and Everquest. I think Everquest is F2P btw. That is really the thing about subscription MMO's nowadays.
Subscription MMO's are dying. But that is not my point. An MMO has a certain amount of rules and mechanics. Most of those mechanics just get in the way of an actual story. I have played the game above, got a trial invite from a friend, and what I thought constantly was "Wow this game would have been awesome if it hadn't been an MMO."
Just to share an experience with you. I was speaking with my friend about getting some stylish outfits. Tight suits, black ties, fedoras the whole work (we sadly couldn't as far as I can remember maybe those things aren't even in the game) so we just went with standard T-shirt and cap. We join a mission for the first time and BAM! Bright PINK POLKA DOT poncho illuminati joins us. I also get a taste of the "combat" which thanks to the MMO portion is really really horrible.
The MMO mechanics are literally Crowbarred into the game. Shooting would have been great in real time rather than being the regular hotkey bullshit. The story would have been much better if I could actually stay immersed without "trading xxxxxxx" spamming the chats or other stuff
The only thing going through my mind was. This game would have been awesome with internet coop or even solo. The atmosphere is awesome if it wasn't for the bright pink polkadot polka shotgunning goons in the face.