The MMORPGs Of 2003 - Disappointing?

Posted by simoniker on Friday October 17, 2003 @03:45PM from the did-it-all-for-the-wookie dept.

Thanks to GameSpy for their article presenting an overview of the massively multiplayer RPGs released so far in 2003, as the piece advances the opinion that "on balance, the year seemed a bit disappointing." The author bases this on the fact that "...too many games, like City of Heroes, Dragon Empires, Lineage II... and others have slid into 2004.", but also takes issue with the released titles: "Even though we got some hotly-anticipated MMOs like Star Wars Galaxies and PlanetSide, they suffered from some notable feature trim." Although profiling interesting new MMOs like A Tale In The Desert and Rubies Of Eventide, the article ends on a cautionary note: "There just don't seem to be enough players for all of these to garner big numbers. [In 2004] we're going to see some of these MMO publishers doubled-over in pain."

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Where is Neocron? by skinfitz · 2003-10-17 17:47 · Score: 2, Informative

Disappointing that Neocron isn't mentioned.

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