Gamerzines blog series on crafting the perfect MMO

I'd prefer for Part 4, in addition to more granularity in customization, more granularity in character progression as well. I think games like EVE, UO, AO, and preCU SWG had much more customizable character progression. I understand that Champions Online will have a semi-open-ended progression system as well.

I disagree with using anything in EVE, particularly the economy which is tainted heavily and cannot possibly be used for anytype of study or comparison, this is a simple fact and consequence of the devs and other players finally getting caught and leaving the game with no viable ground to stand on. If you disagree am sure after all is forgiven you would all still give money to Bernie your that dense.

One thing i see left out is stern consequence for actions. This will prevent several things including the biggest killer of MMO's, low subscriptions. Majority rules, "the wants and needs of the many outweight the wants and needs of the few" it still stands, if MMO creators want subs they need to cater to the majority while keeping the excitement ingame and pleasing the asshats that are most voiceful on the boards and ingame (this is a bad thing too devs), which many devs today cant seem to wrap their heads around.

Instead, MMO marketers do halfassed research on only certain demographics thinking they understand what the real market wants, the first and last mistake most make is using forums or other internet media and not going out to spend a year or so getting to know actual people that dont act as MMO keyboard heroes do.

The first step to firing someone working on an MMO and /or doing "research" is at the first meeting and they use the phrase "this is what I think we should do".

Until several misconceptions and ideas such as crony mentality and "i know what they want" attitudes disapeer the perfect MMO is just a pipe dream.

Leave the more than obvious responses alone, and think about the extended outlook in the industry or what someone other than yourself might want before replying if at all.

What they've described would be very much a niche title -- certainly no WoW-killer. Just goes to show that the people who claim to know the most about gaming actually have only the haziest understanding of the real market.

"this is a simple fact if you disagree you are an idiot"

You claim the economy is broken without naming any reasons why or what is broken about it.

Despite any problems there may be with the EVE economy, I'm sure the author was simply holding it up as an example of a player-run virtual economy.

only game that is ever going to kill WoW is WoW itself. It's already showing it's age.

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