Comments on: On the Internet, Not All Analogies Suck http://www.hartsman.com/2008/07/31/on-the-internet-not-all-analogies-suck/ Thoughts on MMOs, gaming, social spaces, development, and whatever else interests me in a day. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:54:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Babs http://www.hartsman.com/2008/07/31/on-the-internet-not-all-analogies-suck/#comment-943 Babs Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:42:16 +0000 http://www.hartsman.com/2008/07/31/on-the-internet-not-all-analogies-suck/#comment-943 We can all grow up and play Scott's game. Wewts! We can all grow up and play Scott’s game. Wewts!

]]> By: My 2 Copper http://www.hartsman.com/2008/07/31/on-the-internet-not-all-analogies-suck/#comment-939 My 2 Copper Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:42:35 +0000 http://www.hartsman.com/2008/07/31/on-the-internet-not-all-analogies-suck/#comment-939 <strong>Growing Out of an MMO World...</strong> Moorgard points out in this post an analogy between growing up and away from Sesame Street to getting bored with and growing away from . All in all, a masterful revelation if you’ve never considered it before, but herein lies the rub… Sinc... Growing Out of an MMO World…

Moorgard points out in this post an analogy between growing up and away from Sesame Street to getting bored with and growing away from .
All in all, a masterful revelation if you’ve never considered it before, but herein lies the rub…
Sinc…

]]> By: The Hiram Key http://www.hartsman.com/2008/07/31/on-the-internet-not-all-analogies-suck/#comment-938 The Hiram Key Sat, 02 Aug 2008 11:46:33 +0000 http://www.hartsman.com/2008/07/31/on-the-internet-not-all-analogies-suck/#comment-938 The sad part is, once we leave Sesame street there are tens of thousands of other shows that are different and offer rewarding content for us as we age. The same cannot be said of MMO's. Personally, I think we have already seen the golden age come and pass for MMO's in this format. While subs may continue to go up for Wow, it reflects the opening of new markets like China etc, while I believe the NA market will stagnate and eventually drop off, across all games. The level up treadmill time sink risk vs reward model is going on 10 years old now, and is showing it's age. Time for something completely different. The sad part is, once we leave Sesame street there are tens of thousands of other shows that are different and offer rewarding content for us as we age. The same cannot be said of MMO’s.

Personally, I think we have already seen the golden age come and pass for MMO’s in this format. While subs may continue to go up for Wow, it reflects the opening of new markets like China etc, while I believe the NA market will stagnate and eventually drop off, across all games.

The level up treadmill time sink risk vs reward model is going on 10 years old now, and is showing it’s age.

Time for something completely different.

]]> By: Moorgard http://www.hartsman.com/2008/07/31/on-the-internet-not-all-analogies-suck/#comment-937 Moorgard Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:58:17 +0000 http://www.hartsman.com/2008/07/31/on-the-internet-not-all-analogies-suck/#comment-937 Hey, anything I can do to undermine the laws of the Internet is cool by me. Hey, anything I can do to undermine the laws of the Internet is cool by me.

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