What I most want, and what John Smedley is making sure I never get, is a new Everquest game true to the original with updated graphics.  

Instead in looks like I am getting orcs and elves in Minecraft.  If only I had words for how sad that is.  

what i want is fun games.

And some MMOs are fun to me.

Originally posted by AgentAnarkii
No Devs have ever thought to ask this question and actually consider following through with the answers...well at least the good ones. So i'm asking you, in a few short sentences desribe to me what YOU want when it comes to the genre of MMORPGs. 

A fun and challenging game which never gets old. Auto or player generated content I am looking at you. Once I know everything about a game I lose interest and leave. Thats why I need an evolving ever changing world where I can explore forever. Oh and no tab targeting.

Im finding these pointless threads as painful as when people talk about what they will do if they win the lottery. Its pointless and leads nowhere. This question is asked in different forms multiple times a week. Can't we just move on and talk about ideas instead of asking stupid pointless open ended questions with no real destination or goal? Bah... time for a break from this site lol Its making me go something something.....

Originally posted by AgentAnarkii
No Devs have ever thought to ask this question and actually consider following through with the answers...well at least the good ones. So i'm asking you, in a few short sentences desribe to me what YOU want when it comes to the genre of MMORPGs. 

And for damn good reason.If the devs listened to their playerbase either they'd never manage to finish the game because they'd be in 24h workstate tryng to code all the feature, or the game would end up as incoherent mess of features that in no way work well together. 

That's why our role is not to demand features, but to give feedback based on what the developers are doing and adding suggestions that might be considered by them, depending on their vision of the game.

As to what I'd like to see developers look towards is - User Generated Content in general. The more that can be done within game, by players, the more longlivety and content the game will have. While the community as a whole may not be really good at creating such content there will always be those few individuals that are able to create something amazing if/when provided the tools to do so. Even some of the big devs come from modding background. 

Now of course some games are trying it (Foundry in STO/NW, in a way the Albion Theathre in TSW, the way Dimensions work in Rift and in a way the whole EVE concept works with how big alliences can affect the gameplay) but I'd like to see more, more experimenting with the concept, more tools, more freedom.If you are worrie dby subpar content, don't, the community will eventually filter out the crap and encourage quality creations. 

Look how Valve handles DoTA2 with player made skins being sold on marketplace. Look how many of MMO addons became standard features. It's probably the best way to improve the genre in general at this moment. We kind of have the technolgoy, so why not use it? 

Originally posted by AgentAnarkii
No Devs have ever thought to ask this question and actually consider following through with the answers...well at least the good ones. So i'm asking you, in a few short sentences desribe to me what YOU want when it comes to the genre of MMORPGs. 

Ask who? Zillions of flamers, fanboys, ... etc? Even with non falmers and non fanboys it goes like 1000 players 1000 tastes. I guess ALL companies somehow with feedback, stats from ingameplay, ... try to guess what MAJORITY of players enjoy. But there will never ever be any game that will make happy all. Because that is humanly not possible.

Originally posted by daltanious

Originally posted by AgentAnarkii
No Devs have ever thought to ask this question and actually consider following through with the answers...well at least the good ones. So i'm asking you, in a few short sentences desribe to me what YOU want when it comes to the genre of MMORPGs. 

Ask who? Zillions of flamers, fanboys, ... etc? Even with non falmers and non fanboys it goes like 1000 players 1000 tastes. I guess ALL companies somehow with feedback, stats from ingameplay, ... try to guess what MAJORITY of players enjoy. But there will never ever be any game that will make happy all. Because that is humanly not possible.

Actually it is moot to do it in a forum. Devs are better off going to marketing research firms to do it for them.

Originally posted by XAPGames

Large overland world, entrances to a multitude of interesting things all over the world, things to do other than exploring / fighting, and a home where my character lives / works.

 

in other words, give me back my pre cu SWG :)