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Explaining the Dearth of Console MMOGs

Posted by timothy on from the because-nerdvana-has-pc-labs-installed dept.

spielermacher writes "Gamasutra is running an interesting analysis written by Flying Lab Software Producer Joe Ludwig explaining why there are not more successful Console MMOGs. Some reasons given: lack of keyboard, MMOG players like to play in pairs, business model doesn't always work out for the developer, larger installed base of game-quality PCs, and others."

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  1. How About The Dearth of Comment? by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 2, Funny

    I, for one, lament the dearth of teletype MMOGs, let alone those that can be navigated from my console. Count me in the minority...

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    1. Re:How About The Dearth of Comment? by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 2, Funny

      Before your time. There were MMOGS and ROGGERS. You may have seen their like in the movie, QQUAGROPHENIA.

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    2. Re:How About The Dearth of Comment? by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 2, Funny

      I can indicate tags on the teletype. I just can't read em!

      Have you ever tried "view page source" on a heavily CSS-laden site in 300 Bps, on tearoff, zebra-printout?

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    3. Re:How About The Dearth of Comment? by Eudial · · Score: 4, Funny

      Welcome to Slashdot MUD

      >-|-OD+

      Login: Eudial
      Password: *********

      Welcome!

      > look
      You see various posts, modded funny, insightful and troll.
      > examine fp
      You see the First Post. It is modded 5, Funny.
      > look in fp
      It's dark. You see nothing.
      > equip torch
      Ok.
      > look in fp
      It wasn't that funny. Just got the attention of all moderators since it was first. Poster has a low UID.
      > attack fp.
      You try to stab the fp, but miss.
      The fp stabs you in the face.
      You die. The post was funnier than you thought.
      R.I.P.

      Connection reset by server.


      Hmmm... could work.

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    4. Re:How About The Dearth of Comment? by Austerity+Empowers · · Score: 2, Funny

      You would have been eaten by a fr0st p1st long before you whipped out your torch.

  2. Re:Dearth? by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 3, Funny

    He's the 7 foot asthmatic guy in black leather, and the samurai kabuto.

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    Never been known to fail..."
  3. Re:Dearth? by Whalou · · Score: 3, Funny

    Where's the +1 burn mod when you need it.

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  4. Re:its all possible... by MarcoAtWork · · Score: 2, Funny

    no way, he plays a mage, after all how many buttons does it take to bind 'conjure water'?

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  5. The most obvious reason: by icebike · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why all the drama trying to figure out WHY these games disappear, when the fact that these were BORING from the beginning is patently obvious.

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