MMORPG Leveling -- A visual timeline. Predictions?

[Zantetsuken]

well everquest next is going the the more old school sandbox where you wander around but with new technology, best of all no endgame which means no linear grinding. you can build and destroy stuff in the world too.

also horizontal progress FTW.

The popularity of/interest in RUST, LBP, MINECRAFT, Everquest Landmark, etc.. Should make it clear that the future of MMO's is more environmental interaction and player created content. It's no surprise that FC housing was one of the most anticipated features of FFXIV, and subsiquently one of it's biggest letdowns.


The future of MMOs is a balance of a rich, crafted world with a healthy portion of sandbox exploration and user-created/modified content. The path of high-speed grind sessions and linear gear progression is the trademark of yesterday's action platformers, not tomorrow's MMO games.

[Millimidget]

The popularity of/interest in RUST, LBP, MINECRAFT, Everquest Landmark, etc.. Should make it clear that the future of MMO's is more environmental interaction and player created content.

Indeed. It would be nice if MMO developers could realize this, instead of leaving it to facebook/phone app developers.

FPSMMORPG

I feel like that's been obvious since WoW. I know a few FPSs have tried it, but I'd really rather see it developed from a basis as an MMORPG instead.