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Are MMOs Time-Release Vaporware?

Posted by Soulskill on from the going-going-gone dept.

KKnDz0r writes "Australian technology and gaming site 'Atomic' raises an interesting question about the dangers of MMOs that go bust. Are they part of a new breed of games that render themselves completely useless and without value if the parent company goes belly-up? It certainly seems that way in some cases, with Fury and now Hellgate: London both going to software heaven, leaving a player base holding relatively useless client software." While it's certainly not an issue for the large, continuously successful MMOs, we've lately seen a huge influx of companies trying to grab a slice of the MMO pie, some of which will inevitably fail. It would be great to see a dying company at least open up the server software, but how can we give them incentive to do so?

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  1. first? by master5o1 · · Score: -1, Troll

    i suppose i am the first ;)

    mmos are pointless imso (s=superior). but i dont really like pc games anways.

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  2. Re:An Impossible Expectation by LingNoi · · Score: -1, Troll

    You must have a lot of cash to be able to eat out and go to the movies each month. Why don't you send me your money since you think it's worthless..

    A lot of people in places like Iraq setup their own emulator servers because the internet is restricted and slow.

    Also, some people would like to play MMOs without douchebags.

  3. Re:Incentive? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Big mistake. I had ended up on a European server for the trial and the US copy of the game I had would not permit me to play on the original server.

    How did you make that mistake? Did you forget where you live?

    I don't play DDO, and find WoW as painfully boring as every non-WoW fanboy, but jesus, the problem seems to be you, and not the game.

    But given your history of repetively trolling for WoW, I guess this was to be expected. I hope you and your mail-order bride are enjoying your brainless, skill-less grind-a-thon. Maybe you can help her learn to farm gold? Then she could teach her whole family, and the $10 a month they make will make the other peasants in her village jealous.