The thing is that an MMO has to be made HUGE. Big maps, large areas to explore. More quests than you can manage etc. This is where the problem comes in. With a non-MMO game, developers can concentrate on story line and all the nitty gritty details.

Unfortunately since a MMO has to work on the larger picture more than any other game, they tend to loose focus.

IMO the MMO's that will last are the ones that constantly update and add new options. Eventually, with many updates and tweeks, most MMO's will probably, eventually have more customisable options than what we can even wrap our heads round.

Like a big building. You need to have the frame before you can add all the detail

And yes, I know that there are MMO's that have done it right already, but remember to look at who the developer was. Money talks as well.

 

Who can forget the good old Duke. The music got your blood pumping and made you feel like a hero.



Also as a matter of interest, after some digging, it turns out that, Kings Quest : Perils of Rosella, was the first PC game to support a dedicated sound card (Instead of the boops and bleeps of that annoying PC speaker)


And then of course there was Doom. This was probably the game that truly got me into FPS.



The music was fast and so was the gameplay. I guess The biggest thing though was the music. I remember playing Doom for the first time with no sound at all. My initial thoughts were "Well, what a load of s..."
But that was changed when I decided to try it out again on my dads new machine (Don't ask me what it was, I can't remember). This time with sound. Well, it changed my view on video games forever. I actually enjoyed it.

Good article Extremist, I think many developers of games have forgotten what it means to have a really good musical score for their games and how important it is.

 

This is what happens when I comment before having my morning cup of coffee.

Let me rephrase. There are games made for online gaming. Such as WoW (an MMO yes). It is an idea taken by the developers and implemented.
The same is true here. They have taken an idea and implemented it. The point i was trying to make, is that it's not our choice and we can't really complain. I agree 100% the idea blows worse than a vuvuzela at 3 in the morning. But What can we do? Sign a petition sure. But does it truly help?


Sure, there are tons of other games... But how long have fans been
waiting for SC2, and can't wait to play it? Now they hear this news and
all their dreams and expectations are crushed...

I agree yes. I quote myself
"Blizzard often sets a trend. I am just frightened that this move
threatens LAN gaming as a whole. I mean if all the other major
companies start to follow then we will end up with no LAN gaming unless
you have an active internet connection. In which case, you could have
stayed at home."
This is what I'm worried about. It's sad that SC2 won't have LAN. It's frightening to think that this may be the way all games are going to go. Gamers will once again be turned into those stereotypical, sit behind the computer, in the dark, never see the sun geeks.

 

"Essentially, if Valve decides to stop supporting a game, or ban you
from a game, or a game gets forcibly shut down (somehow), or Steam
itself is shut down (nothing lasts forever), then you lose the ability
to play games you bought (as they were intended to be played) forever.
At best you can hope for some altruism on the part of Valve and Steam
in the event of insolvency or forced shutdown to deactivate the "phone
home" checks in Steam and in games that run through Steam. The
alternative is hoping that some clever crackers figure out a way to
bypass the various Steam security checks in every game and the Steam
client itself to allow you the use of your game license."

I agree whole heartedly here. There is no guarentee that something such as Steam will be around forever. If for some reason they decide to close down, what is going to happen to the game you purchased? Do you have to sit back and say "OK. Well it was fun while it lasted" ? I don't think so. If i think, there are still games that I play that came out many years ago. I go back to them for the enjoyment of the game. There is nothing like picking up a classic and blowing the dust off the box. You open it up and hope to all hopes that the CD (Yes I say CD because games back then came on CD's and not DVD's) is still usable. You turn it over and let loos a sigh of release because the CD isn't scratched too bad. You put it in, install, set it to compatibility mode and away you go. Enjoying an old favourite. Now tell me what's going to happen with the concept of steam games if they shut down? You are going to sit down one day, you want to play an old favourite and you are going to say "Ah, I remember when it all still worked. The game really was enjoyable. Wish I could still play it for old times sake"

So I agree with Extremist in this regard.  Just one of those things. It is not right to still hold so much power over something that has already been paid for.