- Joined
- Jul 13, 2010
- Location
- New York, NY
That's why I still play Day of Defeat. Several years ago, I used to play UT99 for the same reason. The UT clan (UMX) is long gone, the website is just an ad-parking page now The first time I joined the server, they weren't even really playing a match, it was just a couple of people teaching some trans-locater flag grabbing techniques for various maps.
Not meaning to derail the thread but that reminds me of BF1942 and plane swapping with the flag on large maps like El Alamein.
On topic: I think the market is too unilateral for an MMO to knock blizzard off its rocker. Blizzard has a near monopoly in the United States with the MMO market and I believe that you cannot throw money at a game to simply make it "better". SW:TOR is going to fail not just because they are backed by EA, but because they bit off more than they can chew. The American consumer does not have the time or inclination to wait for an MMO product to mature. WoW wasn't a fluid and well oiled machine that it appears to be today when it launched. I only foresee Blizzard killing WoW with their new MMO or Diablo 3. Its a pitty because i want to see a diverse market not a one size fits all attitude.
Guild Wars 2 should be VERY interesting. Keeping it on my radar.