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The No 1 PC MMORPG
Lord.Bachus
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i just saw 3 different game advertisements claiming this title on the frontpage of MMORPG.com
really?
so i guess its neither of them?
and how do you meassure succes?
really?
so i guess its neither of them?
and how do you meassure succes?
Best MMO experiences : EQ(PvE), DAoC(PvP), WoW(total package) LOTRO (worldfeel) GW2 (Artstyle and animations and worlddesign) SWTOR (Story immersion) TSW (story) ESO (character advancement)
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"True friends stab you in the front." | Oscar Wilde
"I need to finish" - Christian Wolff: The Accountant
Just trying to live long enough to play a new, released MMORPG, playing New Worlds atm
Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions. Pvbs 18:2, NIV
Don't just play games, inhabit virtual worlds™
"This is the most intelligent, well qualified and articulate response to a post I have ever seen on these forums. It's a shame most people here won't have the attention span to read past the second line." - Anon
What generates most money is not always best game.
And what is the best game doesnt always come with commercial success.
You can see my sci-fi/WW2 book recommendations.
If you can get people to buy your game and pay a sub or buy the DLC and/or use the cash shop for a year or two, you win.
If you can buy a game and enjoy it enough to pay a sub for a year or two or buy the DLC and/or use the cash shop, you win.
so the advert says Black Desert is the #1 mmorpg. That "could" be true in the east. Here it could still be World of Warcraft though Elder Scrolls Online might be giving it a run for its money.
Godfred's Tomb Trailer: https://youtu.be/-nsXGddj_4w
Original Skyrim: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/109547
Serph toze kindly has started a walk-through. https://youtu.be/UIelCK-lldo
There are so many comparatives, that anyone can claim almost anything as "Best":
Most Players
Most Money
Most Players Online
Most Accounts
Most Box Sales
Then break these down into areas of the world.
- Al
Personally the only modern MMORPG trend that annoys me is the idea that MMOs need to be designed in a way to attract people who don't actually like MMOs. Which to me makes about as much sense as someone trying to figure out a way to get vegetarians to eat at their steakhouse.- FARGIN_WAR
EQ1, EQ2, SWG, SWTOR, GW, GW2 CoH, CoV, FFXI, WoW, CO, War,TSW and a slew of free trials and beta tests
"True friends stab you in the front." | Oscar Wilde
"I need to finish" - Christian Wolff: The Accountant
Just trying to live long enough to play a new, released MMORPG, playing New Worlds atm
Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions. Pvbs 18:2, NIV
Don't just play games, inhabit virtual worlds™
"This is the most intelligent, well qualified and articulate response to a post I have ever seen on these forums. It's a shame most people here won't have the attention span to read past the second line." - Anon
EQ1, EQ2, SWG, SWTOR, GW, GW2 CoH, CoV, FFXI, WoW, CO, War,TSW and a slew of free trials and beta tests
Now, this could simply be "voted #1 MMORPG on Bobs Best MMO's Site" or something like "Hiveleaders Top 10"
It could varying years on the same site, like 2018 #1 game, 2019 #1, 2020 #1 game, and all of them get to claim to be the #1 game.
It could under a direct category, like Graphics or Sound. Like Voted PAX-East #1 Game of the year, for Graphics.
All of these would be legit, but, often they need to have something to back up that claim.
Always will be for me Everquest and for now FFXIV ARR.
Because some boomer in charge of marketing approved this. They're still stuck in the pre-internet days of advertising.
"#1 Best seller!"
"Supplies are limited and going fast!"
"Act Now!"
Or my favorite, "Going out of business furniture sale (they just change the business name a week later and never really "go out of business")"
They are targeting the same people that buy Lifelock, Norton, and <insert random, cheap VPN service of the week>. Shop at Wal-Mart, pays for cable TV, etc etc. Those people.
The problem with that way of marketing is, the rest of us, actually look it up if the claim is true in seconds.
Good for them though, just not on my PC.
I would measure success by happiness, so in games, how happy does the game make me? How much am I enjoying it? Do I have that giddy feeling every chance I get some spare time to log in? Do I get excited just thinking about logging in and experiencing it?
I haven't for any game in a while I'm sad to say.
@Arterius I have Stormlight Archive #4 pre-ordered on Audible for 11/17/20; seems like forever.
Gut Out!
What, me worry?
"True friends stab you in the front." | Oscar Wilde
"I need to finish" - Christian Wolff: The Accountant
Just trying to live long enough to play a new, released MMORPG, playing New Worlds atm
Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions. Pvbs 18:2, NIV
Don't just play games, inhabit virtual worlds™
"This is the most intelligent, well qualified and articulate response to a post I have ever seen on these forums. It's a shame most people here won't have the attention span to read past the second line." - Anon
Daily/Monthly Active Users (or subscriptions) is a popular one. New users, engagement, churn, daily revenue per active user, user acquisition cost, etc etc.
the rise of F2P has really turned a lot of these metrics into a science of data mining. If you want to know why your favorite game shuts down, the answer is almost always going to be in these metrics.
Subs/Population or Revenue are what most go
by but companies don’t like to disclose that figure publicly and the figures we see are usually implied based on XX MAUs x Sub Price, or divined from public Quarterly SEC filings.
Gut Out!
What, me worry?