Do Licensed MMOs Inherit A Disadvantage?

Posted by simoniker on Monday March 15, 2004 @12:06AM from the nothing-like-the-movie dept.

Thanks to Stratics for its editorial discussing the problems faced by the licensed massively multiplayer game. The author points out: "Star Wars, The Matrix, Middle Earth - these are just some of the pre-existing worlds that are making the MMOG leap", and goes on to lament: "One of the problems is that you have to create an entire believable, explorable world. This is hard enough as it is, but then you have to cater to pre-existing notions of that world. Fans are your main target group here, and they have that world all locked up tight in their heads. Prepare for Foaming-at-the-Forum disease, my illustrious developers, prepare well." We've previously covered other aspects of this dilemma, but do licenses bring excessive expectations to a persistent world where everyone wants to be the hero?

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Do Gay Niggers Inherit Fried Chicken? by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-15 00:13 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Thanks to KFC for its editorial discussing the problems faced by the licensed secret recipe for nigger pleasure.
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WHY BOTHER WITH VIDEO GAMES?!???!??!?!??!???!!???? by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-15 00:18 · Score: -1, Offtopic

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