Quote Originally Posted by mr_wazzabi View Post
The masses sell dude. In the end, it's about the almighty dollar.
There are these things called niche markets. Every person is a unique individual. Each person has their own values, preferences, tastes, etc. If you only focus on what the majority want, you are abandoning a MASSIVE number of people. But you do have to have a target audience. It can't literally be everyone. So some smart entrepreneurs out there attempt to fill that void in the marketplace and satisfy the demands of those people.

MMORPGs were born as alternate realities that you could live in. It could take years to have an incredibly well developed character in classic MMORPGs. MMORPGs have devolved into multiplayer versions of single player RPGs. They have become Call of Duty-fied. They are no longer massive worlds to get lost in. And I don't personally have a problem with that. I'm just waiting for some companies to come along to satisfy us hardcore players who enjoyed games like 2003 era FFXI and won't give into crybaby demands to make their game easier.