Why WoW will continue to dominate MMORPGs

[Prepared]

Why World of Warcraft (WoW) will continue to dominate over all Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games today and for the next few years...


Yes, World of Warcraft has been around for about four years now, but the game play is very smoothly written and designed. Coupled with the appeal to many different role playing gamers such as Player versus Player (PvP) and Player versus Environment (PvE) and the extensibility of expanding both the interface and macros, World of Warcraft has a wide variety of different play styles. Solo players, group players, multiboxxers, strategic raid players, WoW can be played in very many different ways.

From raid instances to epic PvP battles in the latest expansion due on November 13th, there will be many players holding on to their subscriptions.

WoW isn't perfect but after reviewing the latest MMORPGs released recently, there is nothing the other games have that WoW doesn't.

Having said the above, the most annoying WoW bug that still exists in the expansion is the one I call 'The graphics location bug'. This is where the WoW client thinks another player or creature is some where else in the game and it's really right next to the current player. The screen doesn't show the creature or player but the map may show a player far away. Never-the-less, WoW does have smooth game play even if you're boxxing 36 WoW clients on 11 computers over a high speed cable Internet connection through a router.

[Aethon]

I thought WoW would be around a long time because you're singlehandedly paying their electric bill :-P

As for the graphical bug, yeah, I hate dying to invisible mobs that I can't target, but it's worse when I can't loot them. I find that when a melee mob is attacking me from 30 yards away (in melee combat) it's best just to run up to where they're showing before they die. Usually it's close enough that you don't get the loot bug as well.

On the other aspects, I love WoW. I wish there were completely new starting areas and leveling zones for 1-60 as well as a new level 1 class to play. I don't have much suggestion on what that class play style/system would be, I just want something a little different sometimes.

[Prepared]

I thought WoW would be around a long time because you're singlehandedly paying their electric bill :-P

As for the graphical bug, yeah, I hate dying to invisible mobs that I can't target, but it's worse when I can't loot them. I find that when a melee mob is attacking me from 30 yards away (in melee combat) it's best just to run up to where they're showing before they die. Usually it's close enough that you don't get the loot bug as well.

On the other aspects, I love WoW. I wish there were completely new starting areas and leveling zones for 1-60 as well as a new level 1 class to play. I don't have much suggestion on what that class play style/system would be, I just want something a little different sometimes.

I'd like to see a BARD like they have in Everquest. That would be cool in WoW.

[Fleecy]

I think a part of WoWs success is its ability to run on significantly lower spec hardware relative to other games in the market -- be it MMORPG or other genres. Though, the minimum specifications have changed considerably over the last four years, as have technology advancements of course.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

Judging by some of the changes Blizzard is implementing (adding queueing for BGs from anywhere in the world, XP from PVP, etc.) I'd concur as they appear willing to absorb good features from other products.

[Qlimax]

I think the 60 was the most fun mechanically as far as classes being more centered around a certain spec whereas in the expansion one class can substitute another, such as holy pally and priest. I guess its bias'ed that I played a mage and a warrior where you really couldnt substitute those (try tanking UBRS as a prot pally). I think the prospect of some classes being better naturally than others in some aspects, druids and locks pvp, because then you dont have everyone doing the same thing. 70 wasnt as enjoyable as I thought it would be, but I think the storyline of WotLK will fix it, hopefully. I wish they added another class other than DK, that way you spread across the ammount of people creating a new class in the starting area day 1 by 1/2.

One thing i hate the most is farming motes of mana in netherstorm outside of area 52 with the ravines and killing the mana wraiths halfway up the ravine, making it physically impossible to loot, oh well

[Suvega]

I don't understand your post,



is this a personal opionon based on that PvP and PvE exists with smooth gameplay?

is this a QQ post about a desync bug?

is this another excuse to bring up the fact that you ZOMG play 36 characters?

[Ellay]

the desync bug is quite annoying, i haven't had it happen to me personally for prob a week, I can see how it would become an issue thoug hwith 36 boxes.

[Prepared]

I don't understand your post,



is this a personal opionon based on that PvP and PvE exists with smooth gameplay?

is this a QQ post about a desync bug?

is this another excuse to bring up the fact that you ZOMG play 36 characters?

It's not really any of those. The message is that none of the new MMORPGs released recently or that are in the works are going to get any where near the number of subscribers that WoW has. That's really the point I'm making. The mention about the desync bug if that's what it's referred to as, is just that WoW isn't perfect, it has flaws, but even with that, it's way above and beyond any other MMORPG out there or in the plans to be released. When a new MMORPG is announced, there's all kinds of hype that goes along with it that turns out to be nothing fantastic because they usually lack a lot of the things that are in WoW already.

[Suvega]

I dunno, not to be a douche but I guess when I read a post declaring why WoW will continue to be successful, I expect something new or insightful.

Your argument on why wow will continue to dominate has no factual merit, and only supporting statement is that it supports many play styles, which are also available in many of WoW's competitors: Age of Conan, Warhammer, Etc.

All of these aspects you list have also been apart of WoW since inception, so I fail to see anything new or insightful in the post.



For comparison sake, I offer a similar argument:

iPhone will continue to dominate the cellphone market today, and in the future.

With a smooth ui, fun animations, and the ability for developers to add additional content, iPhone will stay in a dominant position.

Sometimes it sufferes from a security flaw or two, but the UI is very clean and fun to play with.



?? Whats the point in reitterating what everyone already knows. /shrug.