A prime example, as well as others above, that I think shows what has happened with the Genre without it evolving properly in the last 12 years due to WoWs success, like other Genres in games have over the years.

 

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and 4 of the 5 games i'm "waiting" on should all be out this year!

All but, Borderlands 2, which is next summer, according to the rumors.

 

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Well I'm done with MMOs as well till GW 2. Going to be catching up on some other games for the most part.

Edit:

Here goes one of the matters I'm most excited about for GW 2, is actually imagine this PVP.

Ten Ton Hammer did an interview about with Eric Flannum of Anet about PVP. Some highlights.

http://www.tentonhammer.com/gw2/gamescom/2011/pvp-interview-with-eric-flannum





Even though skills might be named the same, they will be different fro PVE and PVP, no more nerfing PVE skills for the sake of PVP. This allows Anet to Balance matters better.

Also the fact that there is no special armor or X stat that is a requirement for players to grind to, to actually be "successful" at PVP. You actually show of your skill by the armor earning the cosmetic armor, not because you have a Stat Advantage.

What an amazing concept.





And thus the reason all of sudden you are beginning to see Subs drop in WoW.

 

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^^ I like this. Anet has learned alot from gw1 and picked up alot from other MMO's failures. A system in place that will mimic what RPs were in DAoC and do much more is a win in my book. The skill set balance sounds great on paper, lets just hope it works out. Also, they seem to grasp what atleast I(hope others aswell) want from a game when it comes to leveling and endgame. Games that are just a leveling time sink and are a completely different game in the end are just things of the past.


On a side note: If GW2 fails then i have no hope for MMO's aswell. I've been playing for too long and have seen too much bad fill the market for the past half decade to see any game redeem developers at this point. However, past GW2 is 40k. The rp/lore factor alone is enough for me to sink my time into it without it needing to be very good.

 

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Aye, I feel the same way when it comes to GW2 and the future of the genre as a whole. I am surprised it has lasted this long without the evolution a genred needs to keep moving it forward.

Even though Tera is an epic fail for the most part, hopefully a good dev can take its combat system and implement into a better game.

 

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lol yeah. the 40k MMO is my lifeboat too, lol.
I also had in mind that I'd play it even if it gets too crappy. The trailer and the overall appearance just makes look fun to play without the need of MMO greatness.

 

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I can agree with most of the top 10. I haven't heard of 2 or 3 of them though, will look into them.

Prime should be up there! Only because it needs to be pimped out http://www.primeonline.com/ (3-faction SciFi PvP MMO)

 

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If GW actually delivers on those two major concepts:

1. all stats are the same so pvp is purely skill v skill, rewards are cosmetic only, AND,
2. NO bait and switch game play styles


Then they will single handedly destroy blizzard by doing the two primary things players have been asking for since WoW came out.


But as we all know, concepts are great, the proof is in the execution

 

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Well as Simon from Yogcast put it, WoW right now is staggering around like a dazed boxer, GW 2 will come along and give it a knee right to the balls, putting it down for the count.(if it delivers of course which all signs from those who have played it at cons seems to be the case).

I have sent a Private Message to Mithan to see if a GW 2 board can be created. I don't want to keep posting and doing stuff here in the WoW forums for various information.

For instance from the GW 2 Wiki:

A sidekick system is a one in which a character's level is modified to match the level of the other characters they are with or the area they are in. A low-level character wanting to play higher-level content will have their power scaled up to be more equal to the higher level characters they are with. Sidekicking also applies in reverse. A character wanting to play lower-level content will have their level scaled down so they do not overly disrupt lower level content but can still experience content they may have missed when they were a lower level.[1]

The sidekick system has been mentioned for characters entering World PvP and also for preventing griefing of low level PvE events by high-level players.
[edit] Going up levels

In PvE, a character wanting to play higher level content can be sidekicked by a higher-level character to increase their level. While in World PvP, any character will be sidekicked automatically to level 80 to fight against other worlds.[2]

When a character is sidekicked up they do not receive any new abilities, but are scaled up in power to be more equal to other players and to access the higher-level content. However, a character scaled from a lower level is weaker than one with a higher level even after being sidekicked. For example, level 1 sidekicked up to level 80 is worse than level 20 sidekicked up to level 80, which is worse than level 40 sidekicked up to level 80.[2]
[edit] Going down levels

Any high level character in a low level zone or dungeon will automatically have their power reduced to match the area they are in.[3] Scaling works in the scaled character's favor to ensure they're still more powerful than an unscaled character. For example, a high level character doing level five content might be scaled to level eight.

The scaling down will affect attributes and weapon strength.[4]

With the side kick system in place, the game is completely opened for any player at level one, no more the game starts once you hit max level.

 

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Anyone who has played CoH/CoV can probably see the huge flaws in the Sidekick system though. Its really a love/hate mechanic in CoH. Love it because your friends dont really outlevel you, hate it because it didn't work at all in pvp zones. I hope GW2 keeps it as far away from pvp as possible. Otherwise it will be a balancing nightmare that they will most likely abandon. We'll see though.

 

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