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Massively Overthinking: On the popularity of the MMORPG genre
This week’s Massively Overthinking comes from Kickstarter donor Syllable, who wonders, “Why do you think MMOs are not as popular as they were few years back?”
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I don't think it's really that MMOs are becoming less popular, but I do think their growth has slowed significantly. The genre is growing stagnant. We are lucky if brand new MMOs today are as good as WoW when it was released a decade ago, and almost no one is trying to things in the genre.
I agree but there are a couple of upcoming MMOs that do things at least a little bit different. Even if "snadbox" seems to be the new trend word, it's refreshing to see more of those mechanics in the upcoming games.
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