[MUD-Dev2] [DESIGN] [REPOST] MMO a temporary phenomenon?

[Dana V. Baldwin]

Tess Snider wrote:
> On 6/25/07, John Buehler <johnbue at msn.com> wrote:
>
>> Right now, the people who are enjoying our bronze age are
>> either comfortable with alien experiences, or they're comfortable with
>> the traits of this bronze age.  As things change, the xenophiles will
>> stick with it, while the bronze age players will drift away in
>> dissatisfaction, to be replaced by the iron age players.
>
> Drift away to what, though?
>

According to the Escapist today, drifting away into nothingness to the
tune of 425,000 a month. I'd suggest they are drifting right back to
where they came from as suggested in the article, mainstream
entertainment, or gaming but certainly not other MMOs.

ref: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/issue/103/13