tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post6333347719860602652..comments2024-01-02T23:18:18.412-08:00Comments on Yeebo Fernbottom's MMO Blog: Thoughts on RiftYeebohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08028940396189544294noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-77354192776677525562011-02-08T18:02:48.443-08:002011-02-08T18:02:48.443-08:00@Stabs: I'll be looking forward to endgame imp...@Stabs: I'll be looking forward to endgame impressions on your blog in that case :-)Yeebohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08028940396189544294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-11252788752843238872011-02-08T18:00:50.402-08:002011-02-08T18:00:50.402-08:00@Sente: that's certainly the question, isn'...@Sente: that's certainly the question, isn't it? I'm guessing more than the 10% or so that WAR and AoC managed will still be around, but it's hard to say.<br /><br />@Mmogamerchick: WAR was practically a case study in how to lose a ton of money on an MMO. The crazy number of servers they launched with was a bullet in the back of the head to a game that was already limping. I'm hoping that Rift won't go down that hard, and so far it doesn't look like it will.<br /><br />@Anjin: sounds like a good plan to me. Maybe the launch week excitement will hook you in for a while. If Rift was at least set in space or the old west (to name two random non-fantasy genres) I'd be a lot more excited. As it stands, I think I'm really ready to move on to other styles of MMO.Yeebohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08028940396189544294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-61841289600624742132011-02-08T17:57:23.308-08:002011-02-08T17:57:23.308-08:00I liked it this weekend. I'm in for Rift, for ...I liked it this weekend. I'm in for Rift, for 3 months at least.Stabshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08716211705647213383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-11931784091678448252011-02-08T12:56:06.567-08:002011-02-08T12:56:06.567-08:00I hate to be so pessimistic (especially on your bl...I hate to be so pessimistic (especially on your blog) but I'm starting to regret preordering Rift. My taste for MMO has waned dramatically in the last month and I don't think this will reignite that fire. I couldn't even work up the desire to log into the most recent beta event. <br /><br />My current plan is to see whether the first month hooks me. But in the meantime, I'm cancelling the subscription so that I don't automatically pay anything after my 30 days are up.Marty Runyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08456700794989273981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-20109186663485892532011-02-08T11:37:49.117-08:002011-02-08T11:37:49.117-08:00I think it's very likely we'll see a huge ...I think it's very likely we'll see a huge drop in players after the first month. In some ways, it does seem sort of like the "law of the genre", almost like that's just the way it is with all new MMOs. To some extent, I think it's true, but you're right, a poor launch exacerbates the problem by speeding up that exodus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6711156850879162685.post-58910655652878912982011-02-08T09:59:20.635-08:002011-02-08T09:59:20.635-08:00I am pretty much in the same situation; I cannot s...I am pretty much in the same situation; I cannot say that I have an urge for a new fantasy MMO at this time. <br /><br />I am curious to see how Rift will be doing 2 months or so after launch. The environment and community always tend to be slightly different from when a game has been released for a while - be it tourists or just that the polulation is more spread out in the world and what they may focus on.Sentehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07570997712400769232noreply@blogger.com