Originally posted by DSWBeef

Originally posted by oluanji
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You make me think, the articles that you write . asked if, in practice, the effect of good . Dafuq did i just read?

On topic. Many people believe the hype even when the evidence is right in their faces. Take swtor for example, I bought a CE and told myself it wasnt gonna be wow in space even tho long time beta members told otherwise. I told my self "its Bioware and 300milllion$ they cant screw this up" 

Its really hard to judge a game until you actually try it as devs only show what they want.

actually it is wow in space. just not with a 6 year being released advantage ^^

I'm not bored of themeparks.

And just because a game is a themepark doesnt mean its a "WoW clone".

Originally posted by Novusod

Actually it is not so much people buying WoW clones it is that people are NOT buying the "dare to be different" games. Vanguard was probably the last triple AAA sandboxy MMO and yet it was ignored by MMO players even after all the bugs were fixed. Don't blame people for buying WoW clones but blame the people who avoid sandboxes.

The only games that seem to do well outside of wow clones are cheap Free 2 Play games.

True....but I am playing Vanguard now...trust me....all the bugs aren't fixed. But it's STILL heaps better than any current MMORPG released.

If I had to guess, I'd say that the people who are bored with WoW style games have already stopped buying them. The people on these forums disappointed in WoW style games aren't bored with the genre of WoW style games, they want something more from it.

Stop buying them??  Good Lord - what an innovative concept!  You, sir, are a genius!!  Nobody in the history of MMO gaming has EVER thought of...

Oh, wait...

Except obviously there is still a demand for them, if WoW can have 10 million subs after 8 years then there is a desire to play that style of game.  Now I personaly do not condone that playstyle as I am bored if it too but thank god developers have finally seen the light and started innovating on the different styles of MMO games with games like GW2, PS2, AA, FF, NW and ESO either released this year or coming out in the near future.  This is more non-WoW clone games releasing this year and next then all of the previous 8 years combined.  Thats all we gamers really wanted.

#choices

Given the industry is moving to F2P, many have stop paying ..at least stop paying subs.

Originally posted by Adamantine

I'm not bored of themeparks.

 

And just because a game is a themepark doesnt mean its a "WoW clone".

Every MMO that does not turn out as the desired WoW2 in green is a failed WoW clone.

Every fantasy MMO that is not WoW and was released after 1998 is a failed WoW clone.

Every RPG with UI elements similar to AC and DaoC and was released after 1998 is a failed or upcoming WoW clone.

If they cant find anything to relate to WoW the game is just "trying too hard not to be WoW" and of course failing at it or because of it.

Oh and btw ...sandboxes are just WoW clones lacking questqrind or factions.

L2MMO post 2004