I don't want to see anyone fail or lose their job. However, I wasn't shocked at what had ultimately happened.

I thought that SWTOR was going to be the last of the hand-holding kid-MMOs. So I thought to myself, "Fianlly! No more story-driven Theme Parks." A few months later, The Elder Scrolls Online was announced.

All of those people who charged up their credit cards....

OUCH

People can bash Smed all they want. Out of the countless MMOs I've played, the only two I ever enjoyed was Star Wars Galaxies and EverQuest II.

I think Smed knows what's up and will deliver, so long as EverQuest "Next" isn't geared towards the limited console systems.

Originally posted by Loktofeit

Here's my take on it:

• Virtual Worlds for Real Life People - Part 1
• Virtual Worlds for Real Life People - Part 2

I intended to add more to that last one, but the past few years of MMOs have been pretty stagnant when it comes to community and communication innovations. Other than games having Facebook/YouTube/Twitter buttons to push information, there really hasn't been much else added. Any new tools for social interaction seem to have been releagted to group finders and little else.

Social features need to feel like part of the game....  not some cheap add-on just to say you have it.

Yes. It has.

I feel like MMORPGs are being made to just profit off the initial launch. It's like none of them think about longevity.

The OP brings up a good point.

I was thinking about purchasing Darkfall. However, after much research, it just seems like a gigantic PvP zone.

I want a game that's loaded with world PvP. Darkfall did this. However....

I want a game that's loaded with PvE content.

I want a game that's loaded with social tools and incentives, e.g., cantina/inn player gambling, LoTRO's musical instruments (battle of the band contests), social classes, professions, or skills (hair stylists, body surgeons, musicians, artists, etc).

I want a game that's laoded with deep crafting and player-driven economy.

I want a game that's loaded with player-built cities, world housing, and the ability to wage war on enemy player cities.

I want a game that takes over 1-2 hours to walk across one single area map.

I want a game that's loaded with lore (not personal story quests)

I want a game that's loaded with clothing, weapons, and armor - endless amounts for diversity.

I want a game that doesn't revolve around Hub-to-hub progression and auction house surfing.

When I think of action-oriented, I think of games like Call of Duty (Great Ranged Combat) and The Force Unleashed (Great Melee Combat). Technology just isn't there to bring that type of combat into the MMO genre. This is why we constantly get these clunky combat mechanics when joining the two worlds.

Planetside 2 was a decent experience. However, it's still just too clunky for me.

Old School games do need a new genre title.

Star Wars Galaxies and Star Wars: The Old Republic are both MMORPGs. However, they are nothing alike. The gameplay/structure/design is radically different.

THUS, I propose we split the MMORPG genre into two sub-genres:

#1. MMORPGs for adults (EvE, SWG, EQ etc.

#2. MMORPGs for children. (SWTOR, WoW, WAR etc)

Just because a game is hardcore doesn't mean it's sandbox.

SWG is a good example of the ideal sandbox.

I'm not trying to beat up on consoles, but in general, if the game launches on console, the Pc version is generally dumbed down.

Consoles don't have the controls needed to properly game via MMO. It would be terrible... unless the new consoles supported mouse / keyboard.

Console = Money. Obvious. There are so many more Console players than PC players. From a business standpoint, it simply makes sense.

DC Universe is one of the first decent MMOs to hit console. It did better than I thought it would.

Console System performance is getting better and better. XBOX's 720 Demo: http://www.examiner.com/video/xbox-720-demo-footage-from-square

We will certainly see a huge collective of MMOs hitting the new consoles.  If you think the genre is bad now, just wait!

My own from scratch.

Theme: Memory Wipe

Nobody knows who they are. The entire world awakes within whatever kingdom they used to reside. It's anarchy. People claiming that they were king, claiming that they owned this and that, etc. Mild order is restored. However, nobody knows who they really were.

Quests: No personal quests. Instead, I'm offering quests that must be completed by large numbers of people, e.g., we need 10 tons of meat in order to feed the people through winter, etc.

Classes: No classes. Only skills. There are 1,000 detailed skills. Skills range from Two-Hand Sword usuage to Mineral collecting. A player can progress up to 30 skills at a time.

Factions: 5 Factions all fighting each other over the resources of the land. You can, however, break off and either go rogue or form your own faction.

Social Atmosphere: Cantinas / Inns with player gambling and card games. Players can wage money and bet via gameplay. Bounty Hunter Terminals for real player bounties, LoTRO-style musical instruments with constant "Battle of the Bands" contest hosted by the devs, horseback racings, inner-city gladiator combat tournaments (not esports), player shops within the city (expensive to rent one of the limited city huts - reserved for the best crafters in the game).

Housing: World Housing

World Size: Vanguard's world would equal one map.

Gore: Decapitations etc.

PvP: No Battlegrounds. All World PvP...with proper sactions.

1. enemy level and healthbar will not show
2. enemy name-player will not show unless they are clicked on
3. opposing faction's city guards will attack you on sight
4. if killed, you will drop anything that is not equipped.
5. if a player kills the same enemy over and over, he or she will be placed on the player bounty terminals. if you die via bounty, you will drop everything.
6. ability to claim gignatic sections of land if your faction can fortify enough player-made castles and forts.

Originally posted by Unknown23
"2/15 Dreugh claws collected"

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