I dont believe web 2.0 is a good way to go,
having desktop apps, that can query databases, and are as secure as a plain HTML web page would be so much better
my case in point is google earth, it is more or less a desktop app that gets all its content online
a desktop app with an internet explorer window in it can basically do everything any old web site does and more
You have to put the numbers in context
A game can have a fairly large number of active users, however the game can still feel like a deserted wasteland
uo, wow were great games, in my opinion, because at least one of the cities was usually populated by a lot of players and also because travelling was short
eq2, swg are the opposite, travel is difficult, and boring as hell, and most zones are undifferentiated and have 4 or 5 people in them
Slashdot Mirror
I dont believe web 2.0 is a good way to go, having desktop apps, that can query databases, and are as secure as a plain HTML web page would be so much better my case in point is google earth, it is more or less a desktop app that gets all its content online a desktop app with an internet explorer window in it can basically do everything any old web site does and more
You have to put the numbers in context A game can have a fairly large number of active users, however the game can still feel like a deserted wasteland uo, wow were great games, in my opinion, because at least one of the cities was usually populated by a lot of players and also because travelling was short eq2, swg are the opposite, travel is difficult, and boring as hell, and most zones are undifferentiated and have 4 or 5 people in them