Well, think about how often a truly ground breaking game comes along. UO was revolutionary when it first came out. Everquest was equally successful, but appealed to a different audience. Most MMOs that followed were everquest clones, and it wasn't until WoW that a game really dominated the MMO market. First Person Shooters followed a similar pattern.

Now, everyone is making WoW clones, it seems.

There is a lot of money being thrown at games, and the price of producing them is getting higher and higher as consumer tastes get more sophisticated. Sooner or later, one will click. Until then, we will just have to make do with the best that is available.

It may be premature to render a final verdict on AoC or WH quite yet, but other games will be watching how they perform in the market. If they tank, sooner or later, some enterprising company will figure out that providing just more of the same is not going to hack it any more, and hopefully, some companies will start taking some risks.

To the everlasting glory of the infantry...

Owain ab Arawn
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