is wow the best MMORPG ever?

[Arclanz]

WoW had huge numbers because of the Blizzard brand name; and they practically gave the game away in China (which was a huge Blizzard follower to begin with). WoW is also anime-cartoony which appeals to Asians as well. So now Blizzard can claim they have millions of customers because of the millions of Chinese players who pay 3 cents per month....Then Blizzard advertises EVERYWHERE about how they have millions of players. Others wonder "hey what is the game that millions of players are playing"... Viral marketing FTW.

WoW's success has FAR MORE to do with marketing than it does with game play. SOE are absolute retards/failures when it comes to marketing and leveraging intellectual property.

[mwatt]

Originally Posted by Arclanz [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

WoW had huge numbers because of the Blizzard brand name; and they practically gave the game away in China (which was a huge Blizzard follower to begin with). WoW is also anime-cartoony which appeals to Asians as well. So now Blizzard can claim they have millions of customers because of the millions of Chinese players who pay 3 cents per month....Then Blizzard advertises EVERYWHERE about how they have millions of players. Others wonder "hey what is the game that millions of players are playing"... Viral marketing FTW.

WoW's success has FAR MORE to do with marketing than it does with game play. SOE are absolute retards/failures when it comes to marketing and leveraging intellectual property.

^ This, plus catering to the lowest common denominator in both hardware and game play has made WoW the most popular MMPROG so far. As for "best", well that is a rather ambiguous designation and wholly subjective.

For my money, EQ is the best game ever created by mankind, outside of Chess.

[Anesthia]

Most successful ever. That's objectively verifiable.
Best ever? That's a subjective matter.

Cataclysm is the space kitty expansion of WoW, so I stopped playing live.

I'm still tooling around on Molten WoW in denial. Eventually I'll get my ass back to the One True MMO on P99. In other words, the best ever.

[Arclanz]

Originally Posted by mwatt [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

~ give me a large old school fantasy MMORPG, make it PVE, and hold the voice chat ~

Not to derail, but I agree. Vent ruins immersion. I have no desire to hear snot-nosed kids and frail grandmas and doods playing sexy woodelves. I raided EQ in 1999 and we never needed Vent. The only reason I joined Vent was at the insistence of Planetside clans, who, shortly after joining, I quit because of the reasons already stated.

/edit props to whoever made the McDonalds comparison; it was spot on!