Octagon7711 said:
I like to think of other players as sophisticated AI's. If they ever developed NPC AI to be so good you couldn't tell an NPC from a real player there would be little reason to play MMO's.
I think that's right. The p…
alzoo said:
For argument's sake, what does everyone think of the following scenario? Assume that the game is an open world MMORPG with good graphics and great gameplay, but not with true 'content' updates. I'm picturing something like what Ch…
For argument's sake, what does everyone think of the following scenario? Assume that the game is an open world MMORPG with good graphics and great gameplay, but not with true 'content' updates. I'm picturing something like what Chronicles of Elyri…
Vermillion_Raventhal said:
1 guys who spend 10k a month pays for around 666 people. The devil is in the math.
Are the people who spend that kind of money only doing it in 'pay to win' type situations, or are there 'cosmetics wh…
Torval said:
alzoo said:
Thanks for the all the great, well thought out answer guys! Does anyone have cohort level retention data for an MMO (or multiple MMOs)? I found this article: https://www.superdataresearch.com/blog/understandi…
Thanks for the all the great, well thought out answer guys! Does anyone have cohort level retention data for an MMO (or multiple MMOs)? I found this article: https://www.superdataresearch.com/blog/understanding-mmo-retention/ which has overall ret…
GrumpyHobbit said:
Don't know anyone that does and doubt I would want to be friends with anyone that did lol.
Makes about as much sense as watching other people watch films.
Wouldn't it be more like watching other people acting in a fi…
I assume that the EVE fans are aware of this already, but I found this interview pretty interesting: http://www.polygon.com/2016/2/4/10909030/polygon-backstory-episode-2-author-andrew-groen-and-the-empires-of-eve and am definitely looking forward to…
For those who do enjoy watching MMOs, I'd love to hear more details about what games you enjoy watching (or following in other ways) and how you watch. Do you watch friends play, watch specific streamers, visit specific websites, etc.?
Also, I've …
@Yanocchi - If either game launches successfully with anything approaching what they're planning, they'll be well worth playing. That said, I feel like CoE has a slightly better chance of launching within 2-3 years. Something about the way they de…