Crom vs. Addictor the Ravager
After a quick conversation about which Azerothian (World of Warcraftian) God was top dog, a friend and I settled on Addictor the Ravager.
Addictor the Ravager! Fear his awesome reach!
Addictor now battles the Pantheon of Age of Conan, which already boasts 400,000 visitors. Honestly I don’t think that’s critical mass. Their pace has to quicken significantly and soon if they hope to capture the long-term income that the linked news piece suggests they need.
A lot goes into grabbing and sustaining MMO player populations, with many hardcore players (to an extent regardless of Crom’s skill in combat) very likely to turn back to WoW come Wrath of the Lich King. I tried going in-depth on one of the big determining factors with the Beating Warcraft at its Own Game article. But there were many, many other enabling factors employed (knowingly or not) by Blizzard when they united the diverse ‘tribes’ of gamers. Many of those moves were long term, not fully utilized by Funcom. At least not with a great deal of the player populations out there.
Then again, did Funcom really want to live forever?
Neils Clark :: May.27.2008 :: Games ::
