[MUD-Dev] [bus][des] Anarchy Online and the free MMORPG...

[Johan A]

Tess Snider <malkyne at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 09:44:59 +0000 (GMT), Johan A
> <asteroid at rocketmail.com> wrote:

>> I think the launch had a lot to do with it but so long after
>> release I think it has more to do with the fact that fantasy
>> games are just more popular then sci-fi ones.

> Star Wars Galaxies is certainly competitive.  I think that it
> would be safer to argue that *original* fantasy games are more
> popular than *original* sci-fi ones. If a project has a major
> license attached to it, all bets are off.

Yes, I though of this afterwards. I think that if for example WoW
had been EQ2 (talking pure game mechanics and enginee and all) the
game would still have sold near 600,000 copies and received a 9.5
score while the other got a 7.6. A name can do a alot for sure.

- Johan
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