Massively Overthinking: Is the era of the themepark MMORPG over?
Industry veterans discuss the sustainability of themepark MMORPGs, with Raph Koster suggesting rising development costs are making the model unsustainable. While some argue that modern themeparks incorporate sandbox elements to survive, others believe the dichotomy is false and that innovation from both styles is key. The discussion highlights the challenges of content creation speed versus player consumption and the evolving player base's preferences.
- Entities
- Game: Star Wars: The Old Republic
- Game: Guild Wars 2
- Topic: Sandbox MMO
- Game: EverQuest
- Topic: Themepark MMORPG
- Game: The Secret World
- Game: World of Warcraft
- Game: Final Fantasy XIV
- Game: New World
- Topic: MMORPG
- Game: Star Wars Galaxies
- Game: Project Gorgon
- Game: The Elder Scrolls Online
- Person: Raph Koster
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