Anonymous
6/14/2025, 8:57:00 PM No.712656251
what happened to MMOs?
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Anonymous
6/14/2025, 9:01:25 PM No.712656657
>>712656251 (OP)
People would rather talk about them even though they haven't played even half of them than actually waste their time playing them.
People would rather talk about them even though they haven't played even half of them than actually waste their time playing them.
Anonymous
6/14/2025, 9:01:37 PM No.712656669
> putting MapleStory above RuneScape
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Anonymous
6/14/2025, 9:03:31 PM No.712656839
>>712656669
It’s true though, rs is ass. Maplers are eating good right now while RuneScape is the same shit that it’s always been, just grinding skills and autism clicking
It’s true though, rs is ass. Maplers are eating good right now while RuneScape is the same shit that it’s always been, just grinding skills and autism clicking
Anonymous
6/14/2025, 9:08:28 PM No.712657262
Redpill me on dofus
Anonymous
6/14/2025, 9:09:47 PM No.712657380
>>712656251 (OP)
Thirdies got access to the internet and for some reason are obsessed with playing on North American and European servers.
Thirdies got access to the internet and for some reason are obsessed with playing on North American and European servers.
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Anonymous
6/14/2025, 9:10:45 PM No.712657458
Anonymous
6/14/2025, 9:11:21 PM No.712657509
Anonymous
6/14/2025, 9:12:50 PM No.712657643
>>712657380
This is such a strange phenomenon too. If it was occasional then whatever but its like, everyone.
This is such a strange phenomenon too. If it was occasional then whatever but its like, everyone.
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Anonymous
6/14/2025, 9:13:21 PM No.712657684
was zum teufel?
Anonymous
6/14/2025, 9:14:07 PM No.712657762
I still play Ragnarok Online
Anonymous
6/14/2025, 9:14:08 PM No.712657765
>>712656669
Maplestory actually looks good and has good gameplay in comparison to RS
Maplestory actually looks good and has good gameplay in comparison to RS
Anonymous
6/14/2025, 9:15:37 PM No.712657885
>>712656251 (OP)
Everyone tried chasing the Golden Dragon that is WoW's autistic playerbase and never managed to make it work, because those retards are stuck on their cocaine treadmill and will never leave it.
The ones that tried something different either flopped hard or managed to carve out a respectable but small niche.
But now that most gamers are already playing competitive multiplayer games, the itch that MMOs used to scratch, having real people to play with, is being soaked up by that. So the MMO market is basically dead. On top of that, no one has made one with combat that isn't dated tab targetting trash because most of them either thought that was essential to an MMO or are still hanging on from when that was a technical hurdle that couldn't be crossed.
tl;dr MMOs are a product of their time and people chasing that high have nostalgia goggles so thick they can't see that.
Everyone tried chasing the Golden Dragon that is WoW's autistic playerbase and never managed to make it work, because those retards are stuck on their cocaine treadmill and will never leave it.
The ones that tried something different either flopped hard or managed to carve out a respectable but small niche.
But now that most gamers are already playing competitive multiplayer games, the itch that MMOs used to scratch, having real people to play with, is being soaked up by that. So the MMO market is basically dead. On top of that, no one has made one with combat that isn't dated tab targetting trash because most of them either thought that was essential to an MMO or are still hanging on from when that was a technical hurdle that couldn't be crossed.
tl;dr MMOs are a product of their time and people chasing that high have nostalgia goggles so thick they can't see that.
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Anonymous
6/14/2025, 9:15:52 PM No.712657907
>>712657643
I sometimes here them say it is because they don't like playing with their own kind, going on about how awful they are. They don't see the irony of that.
I sometimes here them say it is because they don't like playing with their own kind, going on about how awful they are. They don't see the irony of that.
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Anonymous
6/14/2025, 9:16:34 PM No.712657982
I think the genre is in a similar position as RTS: the mainstream perception of the genre has shifted to a very specific kind of game (AoE/*Craft and WoW-like respectively) and it is incredibly perilous to try to challenge that market, since your game is almost inevitably going to compare unfavorably, as the existing games are just that damn good. As a matter of fact it's trivial to improve upon WoW in some ways (like featuring challenging endgame content relative to legacy-versions, or not having the baggage of a dozen obsolete and irrelevant expansion content, hyperinflation, and lore-rape relative to neo-WoW) but the ways that matter - moment-to-moment gameplay experience - have their standards set extremely high.
And going outside the subsubgenre, well, it's going to be difficult convincing suits to fund anything "new" and given high-profile failures (of games that were fundamentally unsound trash) inherently risky. Personally I'm quite certain that social media or people being used to online games or whatever hasn't diminished the inherent appeal of what MMOs can be, but, you know, it takes more than an idea to make a good game, it needs execution too, which in most cases means large-ish budget.
And going outside the subsubgenre, well, it's going to be difficult convincing suits to fund anything "new" and given high-profile failures (of games that were fundamentally unsound trash) inherently risky. Personally I'm quite certain that social media or people being used to online games or whatever hasn't diminished the inherent appeal of what MMOs can be, but, you know, it takes more than an idea to make a good game, it needs execution too, which in most cases means large-ish budget.
Anonymous
6/14/2025, 9:17:14 PM No.712658042
>>712657907
Indeed. It's probably unintentional but I guarantee it killed at least one or two MMOs on that chart.
Indeed. It's probably unintentional but I guarantee it killed at least one or two MMOs on that chart.
Anonymous
6/14/2025, 9:20:27 PM No.712658302
>>712658036
FF14 is just an ERP server expanded to an entire game. Nobody ever talks about playing the actual game.
FF14 is just an ERP server expanded to an entire game. Nobody ever talks about playing the actual game.
Anonymous
6/14/2025, 9:22:19 PM No.712658453
They all died to make way for the MMO I'm making.
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Anonymous
6/14/2025, 9:43:06 PM No.712660141
>>712659660
Fygoon wishes he had a fraction of my power (we're collaborating actually)
Fygoon wishes he had a fraction of my power (we're collaborating actually)
Anonymous
6/14/2025, 9:47:58 PM No.712660541
Anonymous
6/14/2025, 9:50:08 PM No.712660719
swap ESO with OSRS and I will agree with your list
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Anonymous
6/14/2025, 9:54:33 PM No.712661072
>>712660719
osrs can NEVER be S tier. That would be fucking stupid, why not ultima online in S tier at that point?
osrs can NEVER be S tier. That would be fucking stupid, why not ultima online in S tier at that point?
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Anonymous
6/14/2025, 9:56:08 PM No.712661215
>>712656251 (OP)
Pic related is real tier list. OP makes this thread every week with Dofus at #1.
Pic related is real tier list. OP makes this thread every week with Dofus at #1.
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Anonymous
6/14/2025, 9:57:47 PM No.712661374
Anonymous
6/14/2025, 9:59:32 PM No.712661524
>>712656251 (OP)
ragebait
ragebait
Anonymous
6/14/2025, 10:01:40 PM No.712661701
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Anonymous
6/14/2025, 10:03:47 PM No.712661864
What happened to 4chan
Anonymous
6/14/2025, 10:04:35 PM No.712661938
Anonymous
6/14/2025, 10:06:32 PM No.712662112
>>712661701
its the 2nd most popular MMO atm and is the only mmo that has shown player count growth over the last 5 years. It is S tier, even if you don't like the gameplay.
its the 2nd most popular MMO atm and is the only mmo that has shown player count growth over the last 5 years. It is S tier, even if you don't like the gameplay.
Anonymous
6/14/2025, 10:10:09 PM No.712662408
>>712656251 (OP)
WoW killed the genre by courting the casual market, then the casual market moved on.
WoW killed the genre by courting the casual market, then the casual market moved on.
Anonymous
6/14/2025, 10:13:51 PM No.712662703
Anonymous
6/14/2025, 10:15:37 PM No.712662853
>>712662627
Ok, amend retail XI to S, private server XI to A,
XI was SS tier back in the day but its lost its way, and the pservers don't do a good job at all of replicating it (though the community being vastly worse is a major factor)
Ok, amend retail XI to S, private server XI to A,
XI was SS tier back in the day but its lost its way, and the pservers don't do a good job at all of replicating it (though the community being vastly worse is a major factor)
Anonymous
6/14/2025, 10:20:29 PM No.712663262
>>712662627
too old and small population. I think population is very important in an mmo.
too old and small population. I think population is very important in an mmo.
Anonymous
6/14/2025, 10:29:41 PM No.712664014
>>712661215
now this is bait
post a screenshot of WoW or Runescape, or a webm of combat and it's guaranteed to look giga-trash, and feel even worse playing it
now this is bait
post a screenshot of WoW or Runescape, or a webm of combat and it's guaranteed to look giga-trash, and feel even worse playing it
Anonymous
6/14/2025, 10:32:13 PM No.712664245