Should Zos add more rare items to the game?

spartaxoxo · May 29

Other

Vonnegut2506 wrote: »

Gabriel_H wrote: »

Frayton wrote: »

SwordOfSagas wrote: »

.. MMO's are meant to be grindy ...

I wonder if this mindset is what keeps the MMO genre small and declining compared to other gaming genres.

Hugely flawed premise.

Single player games are around 20% of the games industry, with an annual revenue of around $40bn.
MMOs are around 15% of the games industry, with an annual revenue of around $30bn.
The rest of the market is multi-player non-MMOs.

Edit: Oh and MMOs are projected to increase their share up to $40bn in the next decade.

So since the MMORPG genre is doing so well, could you tell me the new, groundbreaking MMO's that have come out in the last couple years? I probably missed them while I was bouncing back and forth between a 20-years--old World of Warcraft and a 10-years-old Elder Scrolls Online. I would really like to give these brand new MMO's that are bringing in new fans of the genre a try.

You could try New World! Oh, wait....🫠 I'm actually salty about that one.

Vonnegut2506 · May 29

No

spartaxoxo wrote: »

Vonnegut2506 wrote: »

Gabriel_H wrote: »

Frayton wrote: »

SwordOfSagas wrote: »

.. MMO's are meant to be grindy ...

I wonder if this mindset is what keeps the MMO genre small and declining compared to other gaming genres.

Hugely flawed premise.

Single player games are around 20% of the games industry, with an annual revenue of around $40bn.
MMOs are around 15% of the games industry, with an annual revenue of around $30bn.
The rest of the market is multi-player non-MMOs.

Edit: Oh and MMOs are projected to increase their share up to $40bn in the next decade.

So since the MMORPG genre is doing so well, could you tell me the new, groundbreaking MMO's that have come out in the last couple years? I probably missed them while I was bouncing back and forth between a 20-years--old World of Warcraft and a 10-years-old Elder Scrolls Online. I would really like to give these brand new MMO's that are bringing in new fans of the genre a try.

You could try New World! Oh, wait....🫠 I'm actually salty about that one.

I liked it too, and I was really looking forward to the new Lord of the Rings MMO since I loved the old one. R.I.P. yet another MMO.

BretonMage · May 29

No

If people want more rare drops, then I propose we add ultra rare meta gear, not furnishings. That require months to years of grinding with no guarantee of getting. Housing enthusiasts have already been thrown under the bus with the insane levels of grind we face.

Oh wait, I remember how infuriated people were when they had to farm for weeks for Oakensoul leads.

Honestly, no. Stop. Grinding is horrible. We need less grind, more fun content.

Gabriel_H · May 29

Other

Vonnegut2506 wrote: »

Gabriel_H wrote: »

Frayton wrote: »

SwordOfSagas wrote: »

.. MMO's are meant to be grindy ...

I wonder if this mindset is what keeps the MMO genre small and declining compared to other gaming genres.

Hugely flawed premise.

Single player games are around 20% of the games industry, with an annual revenue of around $40bn.
MMOs are around 15% of the games industry, with an annual revenue of around $30bn.
The rest of the market is multi-player non-MMOs.

Edit: Oh and MMOs are projected to increase their share up to $40bn in the next decade.

So since the MMORPG genre is doing so well, could you tell me the new, groundbreaking MMO's that have come out in the last couple years? I probably missed them while I was bouncing back and forth between a 20-years--old World of Warcraft and a 10-years-old Elder Scrolls Online. I would really like to give these brand new MMO's that are bringing in new fans of the genre a try.

MMO players typically stick to just one at a time. That makes the barrier to entry extremely high. New isn't always better, or wanted, and it doesn't change the fact that MMOs are a large chunk of the games industry.