Comments on: Today’s Bombthrowing Comes From A Veteran Grenadier

By: Blog Banter: Does Everything Need to be AAA? - weblog.probablynot.com

Blog Banter: Does Everything Need to be AAA? - weblog.probablynot.com — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:59:52 +0000

[...] rather than seeing one game or game style dominate. As Richard Bartle infamously said, “I’d close WoW.” or something to that effect. The question of this month’s topic is misleading. [...]

By: Drakks

Drakks — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:33:14 +0000

Baseless assumptions are baseless assumptions.

Pretending that if Warcraft wasn’t there people would need to play a game, and therefore seek out other games is simply unproven. Does EQ2 spike during WoW patch downtime? I’m going to guess probably not, and I have to think that people play Warcraft because they like “warcraft”. Not a need for a fix from an MMO specifically, and if anything in my experience it’s community aspects (Wow has more people = more interaction, instant gratifcation, etc etc) that keep them their beyond the initial sheen.

Guesstimates beyond that as to behavior are slippery slope at best.

By: Richard Bartle Is A Hardcore Killer « Broken Toys

Richard Bartle Is A Hardcore Killer « Broken Toys — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:20:36 +0000

[...] Methinks someone received some blistering email… [...]

By: Love WoW, Hate WoW, Destroy WoW?

Love WoW, Hate WoW, Destroy WoW? — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 06:07:54 +0000

[...] in comments here and there, have supported the “close WoW” thesis with arguments about how hard it is to [...]

By: baronz

baronz — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:18:22 +0000

Its like we had that big power outage in Ontario. All the power went out for multiple cities for a day and a bit. Now we could all go outside and play frisbee with our neighbours every day. But sometimes you need that extra push.

By: Dylan Foale

Dylan Foale — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 03:20:23 +0000

aaaah!

My shared university connection is responsible for this double post. The first one just hung and I had to close the browser.
At least I’m able to play online games. Lots of my friends on campus are not so lucky. Many go through an entire degree unable to experience a MMO.. and as computer games students, being unable to play things like Unreal Tournament, Counter Strike, World of Warcraft, Neverwinter Nights, etc. is starting to get on our nerves.
Personally, I’ve had to reject a major project/dissertation on virtual worlds, in favour of a one player module. Simply because there’s no way I can run a server through the University firewall.

I’m sorry for the rant, I just hate it when my connection screws up!

By: Dylan Foale

Dylan Foale — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 01:31:44 +0000

DaveN wrote:
“Some of them are re-jacketing classic series like Susan Cooper’s The Dark Is Rising, while others are casting about for new authors and titles.”

I just wanted to say that Susan Cooper is a legend, and that The Dark is Rising is the greatest. I haven’t read much Harry Potter, so I won’t try and comment on this one. But for now, I’m enjoying the thread..

By: Dylan Foale

Dylan Foale — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 01:22:12 +0000

DaveN wrote:
“Some of them are re-jacketing classic series like Susan Cooper’s The Dark Is Rising, while others are casting about for new authors and titles.”

I just want to say that Susan Cooper is a legend, and that the Dark is Rising rules. I have not read a Harry Potter book, so I cannot really comment on this one.
When I have something constructive to say, I will. But for now, I’m enjoying the thread…

By: Love WoW, Hate WoW, Destroy WoW? « The Ancient Gaming Noob

Love WoW, Hate WoW, Destroy WoW? « The Ancient Gaming Noob — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 15:45:45 +0000

[...] in comments here and there, have supported the “close WoW” thesis with arguments about how hard it is to [...]

By: DaveN

DaveN — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 15:40:16 +0000

Perhaps we can look at the publishing industry to get an idea of what might happen if WoW were to be shut down. The last Harry Potter book is out, and publishers are scrambling to find something to fill the void. Some of them are re-jacketing classic series like Susan Cooper’s The Dark Is Rising, while others are casting about for new authors and titles. One thing is certain, though: none of them feel that they can reliably repeat the success of the HP books. In every interview I have read, publishers note that, beyond the books themselves, the HP phenomenon was a matter of the right book at the right time.

I wonder if the same holds true for WoW? Maybe if it were shut down people would just go back to whatever it was they were doing until in a year, or two, or ten, someone stumbled into the jackpot again?