tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post2706845924458838162..comments2024-03-18T19:38:53.390-04:00Comments on Parallel Context: That Great Gig in the SkyRedbeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post-20028685660752219432012-02-02T18:02:41.366-05:002012-02-02T18:02:41.366-05:00True, WoW doesn't push out quite as much conte...True, WoW doesn't push out quite as much content as some other MMOs, but they don't have to. And on the flip side, WoW probably has fewer development resources assigned than other staffs, which means that it is harder for them to turn stuff around on a dime without it impacting the overall schedule.<br /><br />With the overall death of WoW, you never quite know. It could be that WoW will be allowed to linger, but it could also happen that Activision will want it killed to push people (and staff) into Titan. Sometimes, corporations do strange things like sell off a product line that is profitable, but <i>not profitable enough</i>.Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post-88593869452343200642012-02-02T03:23:03.976-05:002012-02-02T03:23:03.976-05:00I think one thing that WoW has going for it is a m...I think one thing that WoW has going for it is a muted expansion cycle. They've released 3 expansions in 8 years. In that same time frame, everquest pushed out a dozen expansions, a sequel, and 8 expansions to the sequel. LOTrO did four expansions in five years. So the development resources required are much less than other games, and that will work in WoW's favor.<br /><br />There will be server mergers. I'd be willing to be we'll begin to see them in MoP. Eventually it'll be a shell of it's former self, maybe two or three million players spread across a dozen realms in each region. But I think the actual death of WoW is still a good 10 years off. It'll linger for a long time, just as everquest has.The Renaissance Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15218269024132171600noreply@blogger.com