wow (no pun intended) you clearly did not read enough about Tabula Rasa if you think it was aiming to dethrone or even compete with WoW.
Early in Tabula Rasa dev cycle the decision was made to NOT be anything like WoW. Wow is an MMORPG...its the RPG part that gives it the feel that it has. What TB did was say were NOT RPG. They made an MMOFPS. They were the very definition of different gameplay experience.
I think that the perception you had of it was shared by the majority of ppl and that contributed to TB failure. Certainly not that it didn't offer something different.
If your looking for a fantasy based MMORPG thats geared to PVP then it's been done. Try Guild Wars. IT's got PVP down to a science. I have my fingers crossed for GW2 to have crafting with a bigger PVE end and I'd never touch WoW again.
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wow (no pun intended) you clearly did not read enough about Tabula Rasa if you think it was aiming to dethrone or even compete with WoW. Early in Tabula Rasa dev cycle the decision was made to NOT be anything like WoW. Wow is an MMORPG...its the RPG part that gives it the feel that it has. What TB did was say were NOT RPG. They made an MMOFPS. They were the very definition of different gameplay experience. I think that the perception you had of it was shared by the majority of ppl and that contributed to TB failure. Certainly not that it didn't offer something different. If your looking for a fantasy based MMORPG thats geared to PVP then it's been done. Try Guild Wars. IT's got PVP down to a science. I have my fingers crossed for GW2 to have crafting with a bigger PVE end and I'd never touch WoW again.