Comments on: The MMO Post-Launch Period: Do's and Don'ts http://gigaom.com/2008/10/07/the-dos-and-donts-of-a-mmo-post-launch/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:07:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Adam http://gigaom.com/2008/10/07/the-dos-and-donts-of-a-mmo-post-launch/#comment-149032 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:15:24 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=23440#comment-149032 I am sorry, but – as someone who’s spent many years in the MMO industry – I strenuously disagree with, well, almost every single point in this article. I doubt that anyone with post-launch knowledge of a live MMO would agree with this list.

Thank you for raising the topic – it’s an interesting area, definitely – but I don’t think you understand the MMO industry at all – neither the developers nor the players nor the history – and several of your recommendations above will probably do most people more harm than good.

For a detailed breakdown and analysis of what’s wrong with this list and why, and a very brief start on what people should think about instead, c.f.: http://t-machine.org/index.php/2008/10/16/mmo-dos-and-donts-launching-an-mmo/

HAND.

]]> By: T=Machine » MMO do’s and don’ts: Launching an MMO http://gigaom.com/2008/10/07/the-dos-and-donts-of-a-mmo-post-launch/#comment-149031 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:08:35 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=23440#comment-149031 [...] Hedengren (TDH) posted for GigaOM a list of things you should and shouldn’t do immediately after launching an MMO. They are mostly specious – I’m afraid I have no idea who Thord is or what he’s done, [...]

]]> By: Freelance Friday: My Writing Week 41 | tdhedengren http://gigaom.com/2008/10/07/the-dos-and-donts-of-a-mmo-post-launch/#comment-149030 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:38:30 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=23440#comment-149030 [...] The MMO Post-Launch Period: Do’s and Don’tsA story on MMOs post-launch, on GigaOM [...]

]]> By: Thord Daniel Hedengren http://gigaom.com/2008/10/07/the-dos-and-donts-of-a-mmo-post-launch/#comment-149029 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:07:51 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=23440#comment-149029 @Allan,
There is great need for innovation indeed, I agree. This include business models that will make a game sustainable even if the subscriber count isn’t in the 100 000′s. Some games actually manages that already, but the MMO industry needs to wake up on this matter on a wider scale.

@Butler Lampson,
That is indeed a great game, and I’m sure we’ll cover it in the future should a nice story arise.

]]> By: Butler Lampson http://gigaom.com/2008/10/07/the-dos-and-donts-of-a-mmo-post-launch/#comment-149028 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:08:36 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=23440#comment-149028 Om:

Seriously, get with the fucking picture dude; You have not even named or covered the most successful MMOG beta do date, http://www.wgt.com

This is a true oxycontin for the masses and has gamers addicted:

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/06/world-golf-tour-hits-hole-in-one-with-rich-multiplayer-flash-game/

]]> By: Allan http://gigaom.com/2008/10/07/the-dos-and-donts-of-a-mmo-post-launch/#comment-149027 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:17:38 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=23440#comment-149027 Those are some great tips thanks. I think the WOW revenue model is sustainable only for the highest quality games that get the most market traction. For every second-tier game that might still be fun but doesn’t have the high production value, I think there needs to be an innovation in this space. More so now that there are a ton of startups, VC backed or not, that are gunning for a piece of the WOW pie. I think I might have an answer….

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