I dont think any game will be the much discussed "wow killer"... the subs in wow, even after so many years, is still on top...

Before i go on, im not a wow fanboi, i dont even play the game...

i think wow will die from age... its going slowly towards the end, and everytime something new comes out, it'll take a chunk out of wow's subs.. some of those will come back, some will not.. and then it will slowly die out...
Blizz will pull the plug and then release something new.

then everyon will start talking about, why no1 is bringing something new to the table to kill Aion, MO, or some other game.

History repeats itself..

On the impact of WoW subs:

Wow I can't believe you guys are trying to guess-a-mate the impact this will have on WoW. When in fact it will be so subtle that most of you won't even see what happened. First of all, every western MMO comes with what we call a free 30-day trial. That's 30 full days to try the game before you even get charged for it. That's a 30 day grace period for WoW players. Players that Blizzard already having paying for their game.

If they cannot convince a person in 30 full days to see that their grass is greener, they will cancel before they are charged for the next month. And we all know it does not take a full 30 days for you to know if you like a game or not. If any of those WoW players experience any form of frustration when trying to enjoy their freebie month, be it the developer's fault or not,then expect to chalk up another lost subscriber. And all the while Blizzard won't even skip a beat on the way back to the bank the next month.

On the condescending remarks to WoW players:

And for all you bitter little gamers out there hoping not to occupy the same game as ex-WoW players think about what you are saying. Every current company knows that it's easier to attract people who are already playing MMOs in one form or another than to attract totally new players into the fray. Something that you few obviously do not comprehend. They are not looking to bite off players from MMOs with sub numbers of a few 300-500k. They need their OWN base of 300-500K subs and the bigger the MMO's player base you choose to cater to, the easier time you have of doing just that. In other words you don't find many remoras attached to guppies, so yes expect some similarities in gameplay experiences to the current sub king on the block. It's only natural for a triple A developer to "research" what's working and avoid what's not, hell Blizzard did it....what makes you think Bioware won't?

New players or ex-WoW players, either way you're gonna be dealing with players of all types. And you're telling me that the 1 or 2 of you here are gonna hold full investigations into the backgrounds of the players you play with JUST to find out of they've played WoW? Now you're the ones sounding mentally challenged.....

Originally posted by soka_roka

How do you think the release of SWTOR will impact WoW.

Will there be less players and will SWTOR even rival WoW?

Who cares?

A game doesn't have to "impact WoW" to be succesful.

Your poll was incomplete... it's missing "I don't care" and "it's not important in the grand scheme of things"...

Originally posted by Mattyb710 

Who cares?

 

A game doesn't have to "impact WoW" to be succesful.

This ^

Either it will ... or ... it wont

Originally posted by Beazt

I dont think any game will be the much discussed "wow killer"... the subs in wow, even after so many years, is still on top...

Before i go on, im not a wow fanboi, i dont even play the game...

i think wow will die from age... its going slowly towards the end, and everytime something new comes out, it'll take a chunk out of wow's subs.. some of those will come back, some will not.. and then it will slowly die out...
Blizz will pull the plug and then release something new.

then everyon will start talking about, why no1 is bringing something new to the table to kill Aion, MO, or some other game.

 

History repeats itself..

While I agree that wow will die from old age. Alot of mmo's have came out since wow, all taking tiny bits of it. And then WOW announces 5 mil subs, 7 mil subs, 8 mil subs..ect. WOW is STILL growing..massively. So ganging up on wow from the competition so far has only made wow what it is. No game will kill wow with superior numbers or by stealing there customers. (any time soon)

The game that really kills WOW is the one that puts an end to its unbelievalbe growth. While the game that does this may not ever reach WOW like numbers..once WOW stops growing it will destroy itself naturally. I think TOR could be that game. Im speaking from a western audience point of view though. There will be another game out that may provide as much if not more value for the customer than WOW does. First time ever for that if it happens. WOW is number one because they're number 1 in value of the product  they provide their customers.They may have competition soon, they may not.

A wow killer is a game that offers more entertainment, a higher quality, and a better overall experience, for the best price. Value as determined by your customers. In otherwords..competition is the only thing that is a WOW killer. Theres no competition for blizzard to stunt its growth atm. Thats all TOR will do IMO. But, it's the beginning. Looks like Aion may be in the east, what i think TOR could be in the west. Not a wow-killer, but a "real" alternative in terms of value. Thats why i beleive what business model they use is really important.

I agree with those that are saying it does not matter if this game can impact World of Warcraft.

At this point I can speak for myself when I say I just hope it would successful, regardless if it is better than this game or that.

I know a lot of friends both online and off that are looking for a permanent escape from World of Warcraft. Here's to hoping this is it.

The game was only announced a few months ago, the amount we know about it amounts to a drop in the bucket, and you want us to predict whether it will impact WoW? You  have got to be kidding. Anyone that uses their brain knows its not possible to predict the future like that.

Oh and remember, all the games impact each other. Thats the way the industry works. Thats the way all industry works.

As for me, I loath WoW in a way thats not able to be expressed in words.

Originally posted by random11

Please, I hope this doesn't cater to WoW players ... if they would join this game I would leave that instant.

This is a really really generic statement. 

unless the get rid of the mercs that help you that are in the game as of now i see a fail game incoming.

As I understand it, you can only have 1 "merc' at a time, so it''s no different than a hunter's pet. Except you can interact with them. Not game-killing.

People need a new MMO, the rush for AoC showed that.

I think a lot of people will try SWTOR for sure. If they leave WoW for it... its a different story, as they are very different games, one has elfs and dragoons, other has jedis and starships... Only time will tell.

I will pley SWTOR, but I left WoW a year ago, so I wont be jumping fro one to the other.