Please show some respect.

[XNihili]

We saw what happened to WoW when they started to cater to "new audiences"...6 million subscribers lost.

But there are not 6 million of hardcore gamers.
Games intended for hardcore gamers don't usually even break the million seller.

[Tupsi]

But there are not 6 million of hardcore gamers.
Games intended for hardcore gamers don't usually even break the million seller.

You must be new to MMORPGs. "Hardcore" MMOs thrived up until the genre became more mainstream - Almost every MMO prior to 2005 was 'hardcore' in some sense.

[XNihili]

You must be new to MMORPGs. "Hardcore" MMOs thrived up until the genre became more mainstream - Almost every MMO prior to 2005 was 'hardcore' in some sense.

They were all hardcore but they didn't usually break the million seller. Except in Korea/Asia because those people are genetically hardcore

[Tupsi]

They were all hardcore but they didn't usually break the million seller. Except in Korea/Asia because those people are genetically hardcore

That much is true.