SE stop doing the "norm"

[Gramul]

Regardless, there is still a unanimous voice claiming to want something better than WoW. Even if the people claiming to want this don't know what they want, they certainly still claim it all the same. Copying WoW will result in people being inclined to say "nothing new to see here, move on people" before even trying it in that case.

There are a lot of nuances involved in the failure of MMOs, and the success of WoW, and copying WoW will not ensure victory. Any market researcher worth their salt should knows that. There are enough recently deceased MMOs which learnt that lesson the hard way.

TERA didn't lose subscribers because of its combat, either. Nor did FFXI lose subscribers because of open-world content. It doesn't take a lot to realise there were flaws with TERA that drove people away from that game despite its combat-system which alot of people praised and enjoyed.

Looking at why certain games failed despite their achievements (rather than because of their achievements) would provide a better recipe for success than taking the simplistic approach that WoW has the most subscribers, therefore we must copy everything WoW does even its flaws.

Exactly, who's going to bother with the same game in another coat of paint? Especially with monthly fees. People may not be clamoring for the MMO's that try to flip the battle system, but it's even worse for the copycats.

I hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate marketing researchers. With all of my heart.
Do they honestly think I'm lying about my opinion? Like I'm some sort of idiot? Like I'm a stupid child or something? Do they just overlook the failings of other things beyond "Not enough like X!". Yeah. It couldn't be the fact that those other products failed in some other stronger aspect that you could take advantage of, no sir, it has to quietly blend into the mass of mimics! That's how we'll get people interested!

I spit at the very thought.

[bobbygunz]

Exactly, who's going to bother with the same game in another coat of paint? .

It's not even a new coat of paint either.