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Vanity shops and more mature (casual) players. The future of mmorpg
GeorgeBlack
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The introduction of character customization (not character body creation) in video games, first single player and very quickly mmorpgs, shooters and mobas, the swift to older player audience that has a solid income but not too much free time, I start to velieve that gaming developers are forced to invest in vanity projects rather than "under the hood" maintenance, game features and mechanics, challenging content, unique playstyles (active combat, not theorycraft).
Subscription only business model cannot yield as much money as an ingame shop.
In eso people spend crazy dollars to decorate their gaming experience in a world that does not require much progressing time, does not require players to play as many hours as other mmorpgs. But there you have it. Ingame stores sell.
What would motivate big studios to go ahead and create a richer game, when riches are found in vanities?
How would smaller studios that focus on the game rather than ingame store, manage to attract large number of players with subscription business models, and manage to pay for capable servers and maintenance?
I just dont see the real mmorpg experience coming back anytime soon.
PS. It doesnt make sense for eso to have performance issues with player houses for 4 -5 digit crowns plus kittens and puppies
Edited by GeorgeBlack on July 22, 2019 1:49AM Subscription only business model cannot yield as much money as an ingame shop.
In eso people spend crazy dollars to decorate their gaming experience in a world that does not require much progressing time, does not require players to play as many hours as other mmorpgs. But there you have it. Ingame stores sell.
What would motivate big studios to go ahead and create a richer game, when riches are found in vanities?
How would smaller studios that focus on the game rather than ingame store, manage to attract large number of players with subscription business models, and manage to pay for capable servers and maintenance?
I just dont see the real mmorpg experience coming back anytime soon.
PS. It doesnt make sense for eso to have performance issues with player houses for 4 -5 digit crowns plus kittens and puppies
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✭✭✭✭✭I don't think the server issues can be blamed entirely on players interest in crown store cosmetics. They existed (and if anything were worse) during the first year when the game had a mandatory subscription, no cash shop and (compared to now) very little character customisation. And then other games manage to offer a comparable level of cosmetics without the same level of complaints about their servers.PC EU player | She/her/hers | PAWS (Positively Against Wrip-off Stuff) - Say No to Crown Crates!
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ATomiX69✭✭✭✭GeorgeBlack wrote: »I just dont see the real mmorpg experience coming back anytime soon.
What do you mean not anytime soon, in fact only 5 weeks from now, wow classic 28th august mark it on your calendar, as classic of a mmorpg experience as it gets.smurf account
New PvP content when?
Better cyro performance when?
Farmed about 3 GO's worth of AP
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✭✭GeorgeBlack wrote: »I just dont see the real mmorpg experience coming back anytime soon.
What do you mean not anytime soon, in fact only 5 weeks from now, wow classic 28th august mark it on your calendar, as classic of a mmorpg experience as it gets.
I thought about it.
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✭✭You’re forgetting to mention the game has thousands of hours of fully voiced over questing, dungeons, etc.3