Currently, it seems we are in a state of unrest within the MMO business. Nobody can seem to decide on what makes an MMO good anymore, and what features we need in order for players to get the most enjoyment out of the game. We are faced with new renditions of popular MMO’s that claim they build off of tried and true features, and at the same time establish never before seen content. Most of these claims, however, are nothing but false promises that companies are hoping they can use to market their game.

The video game industry we are faced with today doesn’t seem to know how to proceed to the next step in user experience in terms of MMO game development. Yes there are new games coming out that do in fact exhibit features that do not follow popular MMO mechanics, such as Darkfall Online and Mortal Online. However, these games seem to lack the quality or finesse that the popular MMO’s hold, and thus they do not become popular. Because of this, we have yet to see a significant improvement in games for the MMO genre, and players are left in a realm of distress where they are forced to choose the lesser of two evils instead of playing what they truly want.

The industry will not change it’s trend, however, until the players themselves choose to push this change. As can be seen with quick analysis of the industry, money is what drives the large companies, and large companies are the ones who make MMO games. So, as a request to all gamers that want to see a change or at least an improvement in the industry, I ask that you invest your money in a product that you believe will benefit the industry as a whole, and not just put money in the hands of big business to get a rehash of the same game over and over.