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  1. 07-31-2015 05:11 AM #10
    Fendred
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    ... by copy catting the general structure of a game long since in decline and slapping a few things from GW2 on as an afterthought. Yes, he is skilled as a game developer, and he saved the company by creating a game that managed to sell over 4 million copies. There is a big difference between the genre being stagnant and being in decline. Wild Star's structure is WoW with action combat, although the housing is uniquely its own. ArcheAge is something I have no experience with and will not comment on. The forces at play in the MMORPG market obscure whether it is truly a niche genre because it has been overrun with copy cats created by devs who haven't done their sociology homework.

    Compare the life of older MMORPGs to these new age ones. The developers for those games, especially Ultima Online, claim to have delved into sociology to learn more about human interaction before building their games. Considering the features implemented in today's MMORPGs are far less social than those of earlier ones, I sincerely doubt the devs for all those WoW clones really did any homework.
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