Top MMO Developers Predicted No Game Will Surpass World of Warcraft
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Recently, top MMO developers say, "World of Warcraft will not be topped by the wave of upcoming online rivals."
World of Warcraft, often referred to as WoW, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) by Blizzard Entertainment. World of Warcraft is currently the world's most-subscribed MMORPG and holds the Guinness World Record for the most popular MMORPG by subscribers.
Jack Emmert, COO at Star Trek Online developer Cryptic Studios says, "World of Warcraft has captured the entire monthly subscription market. There's little room for other games to succeed in that environment. To compound it, companies try to replicate WoW's gameplay. That's silly. If someone wants WoW, they'll play WoW."
According to Jagex COO Rob Smith: Don't mess with WoW. Many games have tried to take World of Warcraft head-on and failed miserably. Smith thinks developers are finally starting to clue into the fact that they need to try a different tactic. He says, "Unlike in previous years where publishers have aimed directly for Warcraft's audience, the outlook for 2010 looks remarkably different. A game to topple WoW doesn't have to come from the fantasy genre. Just look at the success of FarmVille to see how popular casual MMOs can be."
Player Abedeus says: "The MMO that beats WoW must be easier, a lot easier to play.
Also, Fallen Earth sucks. They are offering 10 day trials already... Also, WAR could be big if developers weren't 2 years late with listening to the playerbase. "
Player Eukaryote says: " It'll eventually topple like a skyscraper built on top of a half-metre diameter pole if they keep adding on expansions. I think if Vivendi decides to keep it running(which they will, it is a huge cash cow) they will eventually need to redesign some gameplay mechanics and maybe switch engines, so I think eventually WoW will die, but only to rise from the ashes as WoW II. "
Considering one of the major new MMO titles will be World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, I think it's unlikely that anyone will dethrone WoW except for WoW. There are MMOs coming out that have awesome potential, but WoW's pretty safely entrenched at this point. Cataclysm, the third expansion to the world's most popular MMORG World of Warcraft, is in development now, which is expected to be released in 2010.
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