Massively and GamerDNA chart the MMO market in 2008

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

12-30-2008 @ 1:12PM

Will said...

A game called Darkfall that is set to start beta soon and has been in
the works for a few years already could be the next potential competitor for blizzard.
Darkfall has some unique game mechanics to brign to the table and it's very pvp oriented, similar to shadowbane.

I believe DF will take away some of WoW's hardcore pvpers. Other
than that it's tough to step up to the great foundation blizzard has
set up with WoW through trial and error and listening to the
community to make the game more enjoyable...and addictive.
http://www.wowconfidential.com

12-30-2008 @ 1:48PM

Rich said...

Darkfall is a niche game. It will take some of the hardcore PvP'ers away, but it won't make a dent at all in the long run.

12-30-2008 @ 11:11PM

slimj091 said...

"A game called Darkfall that is set to start beta soon and has been in
the works for a few years already could be the next potential competitor for blizzard."

just about every MMO that has been released or has been in development/beta testing in the past three years has been labeled "a potential competitor for blizzard".

lets get real here people.. the MMO market is the special olympics, and blizzard is johnny knoxville running over kids to get another gold medal.

it's pretty safe to say that until blizzard closes down the servers no MMO will come close to reaching the total and concurrent subscriber number's blizzard has with WoW. of course that will also be the day when they release World of Warcraft 2.

so all of this "this next (insert name of game in beta testing here) game might take the stuffing out of blizzard" can stop... please. for the sake of everyone's eyes.

Add your comments

Your comments:

Remember me

E-Mail me when someone replies to this comment

Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments.

When you enter your name and email address, you'll be sent a link to confirm your comment, and a password. To leave another comment, just use that password.

To create a live link, simply type the URL (including http://) or email address and we will make it a live link for you. You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use <p> or <br /> tags.