Comments on: MMORPG Industry: Lessons Learned from 2007 http://gmtristan.com/mmorpg-industry-lessons-learned-from-2007/ Philippine Internet Pop Culture Tue, 15 May 2012 11:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Flagshipped http://gmtristan.com/mmorpg-industry-lessons-learned-from-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-10827 Flagshipped Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:07:01 +0000 http://gmtristan.com/mmorpg-industry-lessons-learned-from-2007/#comment-10827 Amen to everyone on of those points. Easy enough to look at the popular, mold-breaking, online games showing the truth Amen to everyone on of those points. Easy enough to look at the popular, mold-breaking, online games showing the truth

]]> By: GM T http://gmtristan.com/mmorpg-industry-lessons-learned-from-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-7047 GM T Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:11:30 +0000 http://gmtristan.com/mmorpg-industry-lessons-learned-from-2007/#comment-7047 @sylv3rblade: There are always pros and cons to everything. The concerns you mentioned on being a free game are true. The challenge then for managers of the game is to make certain that there is always good service, make the players satisfied by giving them quality events and also, communicating the value of paying in a positive way (like for example: you can save time by buying an EXP pot rather than grinding) will keep most players interested. It's a challenge, yes, to also keep up with anti-bot solutions. RO is still trying to find that Holy Grail. Peace! @sylv3rblade:

There are always pros and cons to everything. The concerns you mentioned on being a free game are true. The challenge then for managers of the game is to make certain that there is always good service, make the players satisfied by giving them quality events and also, communicating the value of paying in a positive way (like for example: you can save time by buying an EXP pot rather than grinding) will keep most players interested. It’s a challenge, yes, to also keep up with anti-bot solutions. RO is still trying to find that Holy Grail.

Peace!

]]> By: paulette http://gmtristan.com/mmorpg-industry-lessons-learned-from-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-7041 paulette Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:11:38 +0000 http://gmtristan.com/mmorpg-industry-lessons-learned-from-2007/#comment-7041 I agree with you. Free is always a best offer. I dont know why verybody wants to take the lead dont you? Maybe its human instinct to be on the top even if its just a game. I agree with you. Free is always a best offer. I dont know why verybody wants to take the lead dont you? Maybe its human instinct to be on the top even if its just a game.

]]> By: sylv3rblade http://gmtristan.com/mmorpg-industry-lessons-learned-from-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-6989 sylv3rblade Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:00:16 +0000 http://gmtristan.com/mmorpg-industry-lessons-learned-from-2007/#comment-6989 Hmm.. I'd disagree with being free as the best price. It's not always about how much players are willing to pay to play but rather how much players are willing to pay to continue playing. Players may initially be attracted to the F2P service because of the price but in the end what makes them stick and what earns the publisher is the experience. If you have a community that thrives on insisting on bots and 3rd party software instead of playing (even when the publisher is already hitting them with the ban hammer) then that's enough to drive the most casual of players away. Hmm.. I’d disagree with being free as the best price. It’s not always about how much players are willing to pay to play but rather how much players are willing to pay to continue playing.

Players may initially be attracted to the F2P service because of the price but in the end what makes them stick and what earns the publisher is the experience. If you have a community that thrives on insisting on bots and 3rd party software instead of playing (even when the publisher is already hitting them with the ban hammer) then that’s enough to drive the most casual of players away.

]]> By: fatman http://gmtristan.com/mmorpg-industry-lessons-learned-from-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-6978 fatman Wed, 02 Jan 2008 13:27:53 +0000 http://gmtristan.com/mmorpg-industry-lessons-learned-from-2007/#comment-6978 Auto Assault gone? Too bad, it reminded me of Auto Duel and I would have wanted to try Auto Assault/Auto Duel MMORPG. Pay to play depends on <strong>how much you are paying</strong>. US$15-20 is very heavy when in comparison, the local minimum daily wage is ~ US$8. Which days are you going to starve just to be able to play World of Warcraft? What else would make a MMORPG survive? Maybe a large segment of <strong>non-power</strong> players. Power players are very fickle, imho. Auto Assault gone? Too bad, it reminded me of Auto Duel and I would have wanted to try Auto Assault/Auto Duel MMORPG.

Pay to play depends on how much you are paying. US$15-20 is very heavy when in comparison, the local minimum daily wage is ~ US$8. Which days are you going to starve just to be able to play World of Warcraft?

What else would make a MMORPG survive? Maybe a large segment of non-power players. Power players are very fickle, imho.

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