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Why is this site full of non-mmo news.

BraedonHBraedonH Member Posts: 6
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I have not played an mmo in over a year although I use to play them all. I come back to see what games are coming out. 2 new final fantasy mmo's? thats wierd? A witcher mmo? hmm? Darkest Dungeon? Wait.. none of these are MMO's?

Is mmo as a genre so dead that this site is now just gamespot 2.0?

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  • HyanmenHyanmen Member UncommonPosts: 5,357
    Originally posted by BraedonH

    Is mmo as a genre so dead that this site is now just gamespot 2.0?

    Bingo.

    Using LOL is like saying "my argument sucks but I still want to disagree".
  • BillMurphyBillMurphy Former Managing EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 4,565
    Originally posted by Hyanmen
    Originally posted by BraedonH

    Is mmo as a genre so dead that this site is now just gamespot 2.0?

    Bingo.

    Not quite at all.

    http://www.mmorpg.com/showFeature.cfm/loadFeature/8277/MMO-RPG.html - Why we now cover RPGs.

    We're always going to be primarily about MMOs, and as you can see from our features page and news page, MOST of our coverage is still about MMOs. But we've added RPGs as well, because it does give us more games to cover at conventions, during down/slow periods, and with reviews. In addition, we're seeing more and more developer shy away from the term MMO when they are in fact making one (see Defiance pre-launch, Destiny, The Division, etc). By telling PR and suits that we cover both MMOs and RPGs, they're more liable to give us the content we need to cover those games.

    In addition, though I can't put a date on it yet, when the new site launches this year it'll be MUCH easier to tell what is an RPG and what is an MMO in terms of coverage.

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  • CrazKanukCrazKanuk Member EpicPosts: 6,130
    Originally posted by BraedonH

    I have not played an mmo in over a year although I use to play them all. I come back to see what games are coming out. 2 new final fantasy mmo's? thats wierd? A witcher mmo? hmm? Darkest Dungeon? Wait.. none of these are MMO's?

    Is mmo as a genre so dead that this site is now just gamespot 2.0?

    Why does IGN have sections dedicated to Movies, TV, Comics, Music, Babes?? IGN. Imagine GAMES Network. 

     

    It's a gaming site, and it's pretty short-sighted to believe that people who come here are singularly-focused in their lives. They are only interested in MMORPGs. 

    Crazkanuk

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  • RemyVorenderRemyVorender Member RarePosts: 4,005
    They mentioned last year they are trying to diversify in order to generate more revenue, because MMOs are dead. I added that last part, but it's true. Smart on their part, IMHO.

    Joined 2004 - I can't believe I've been a MMORPG.com member for 20 years! Get off my lawn!

  • BoldynBoldyn Member Posts: 265

    What a refreshing question!

     

    /end sarcasm

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