He really opened my eyes to the wider world of mmos. Before watching his channel I was only familiar with WoW, ff14, and eve. But when you take a look at the genre as a whole, you start to see that as bad as you think WoW is right now, it could be soooooo much worse
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Thats called moral majority. That doesnt make it correct.
Moral majority once stated interracial couples and same sex were vile. Didnt make them correct either.
Im not comparing 2 issues just the flimsy armor used to call it objective
Perhaps, but my NES Classic has peaked my interest again, doing a run through of OG Zelda and that game with me playing MMO’s for decades is kicking my butt! no EZ win CC’ing, back when games really required skill and not pure luck if your class gets mega buffed from a patch. 
I mean given that, games like WoW aren’t hitting the right groups anymore is kinda disconcerting for the future of the genre
Your image has “Just Chatting” smashing every single game genre.
So whats your point? Who has time to watch twitch?
Your bait is getting weaker every day.
No its just WoW that is a dying breed. Also twitch is not a good judge on mmo’s health.
ashes of creation will be the new wow
Honestly kind of doubt that at this point, it will prob be dead in half a year.
thats if it actually ever comes out, hopefully its not just another scam citizen.
I think the trend that u are witnessing is definitely there. In a way, u can see WOW as a compilation of mini-games. Mythic+, raid, BG, arena, pet battles and etc. that are mini games within a larger game world where player can choose to play any one of them.
The problem is that these WOW mini games lacks the fun that MOBA and Battle Royale games, so WOW starts to lose its appeal.
I think WOW should really think about its BIG Directions in the future.
To say on its current track toward the same decade-old theme park MMO RPG that has dull and uninteresting mini games, or to become more sandbox-like, to embrace the idea of Metaverse and make WOW truly a diverse, large and ever-expanding world.
I personally feel the latter choice is the right choice.
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I still can’t believe people watch others play games as OP mentioned. It’s so foreign to me. The only time I do it is to see how to solve a puzzle or the encounter.
Sounds like a you issue.
i think it’s hard to attract younger people and newer gamers into MMO’s. Most of the people I know like the mobile types of games you can just quickly que up for and play for a couple hours here and there. That or console titles.
I think it takes a special type of person to enjoy mmo’s, they’re really not for everyone. you can see the frustration sometimes with new players entering an already established game. It can be disheartening to feel “behind” when other folks have 15+ years of progression ahead of you.
I ask this question about RTS sometimes too? But I think the future for RTS is a bit more exciting than MMO’s, since the market is wide open for them again…guess we’ll be able to answer these questions in like 5-10 years!
Yes, but it’s okay. All things are technically dying. Enjoy the ride!
I just had an recent experience similar to what you have described. I played Dead by Daylight on two different regional servers; one is not dead but is home to mostly old, very experienced players while the other one constantly has new players coming in.
The difference in my experience is huge. On the first server, i was beaten so badly as a new player that i simply dont want to go on, but on the latter, when I am paired with other new players, the game is really really fun.
I think the key is the influx of new blood into a game.
As for WOW, i believe the constant innovation and even revolution is important to enhance the game experience and bring in new players.
If WOW just keep staying on its decade-old track of making the same stuff in a theme park, sooner rather than later (considering its current state), it will lose its appeal to other MMO RPGs or simply other type of games that can better take advantage of the market trend and new technology (procedural generation, metaverse, VR, etc.)
Just my 2 cents.
MMOs are tied to socialization, a lot of them at least. Socializing is changing. People are going to move into a more text-based lifestyle as times rolls forward. Social life is changing. It doesn’t feel as close as it was in the past.
As technology advances, socializing changes. People aren’t supporting and strengthening their friendships like they did in the past. They know if you disappoint them, new friends are just a few clicks away.
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GTA online is an MMO even can be considered as an MMORPG and its one of the most popular games rn
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What I said wad true. You actually agreed with me.
You mean watching or actually playing a mmo? Big difference. Mmos started to die off imo when micro-transactions and f2p became the normal. It ruined the whole genre. It’s tainted.
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Streamers realizing they need a real job to build up their social security if they want to retire.
People playing games for years can get burnt easily. Why promote any game if you’re not getting paid by the company to do it anyways.
It probably would be a good thing if the masses stopped playing games I thoroughly enjoyed playing. That way it isn’t changed to appeal to the masses and I can keep on playing it. So if mmo’s are a dying breed via Twitch I don’t mind at all.