Quote Originally Posted by Kona_Nightwind View Post
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In order for us to even consider whether you're wrong or not you would first have to make sense.
This has nothing to do with business models. WoW and as an extension Blizzard itself is a prime example of taking elements or mechanics out of other games and being a lot more popular than where they're borrowed from.
Also, your word usage is incorrect, if you would have specified in relation to what, mainly something like WoW then, it would make sense but in relation to an average MMO's every single one of the mentioned ones are and/or have been successful but it would be nonsensical to hold something like WoW as the only measure of success.
In any case, it's completely irrelevant, you only added the word in after and your word usage of "small user base" and "crashed and burned" were quite clear.