Call for Submissions: What do you want from your next MMO?
by Lisa Poisso 
Aug 13th 2010 at 1:00PM
WoW.com is accepting article submissions on what you crave from your next big MMO experience. From playstyle to game features, community and social features to casual/hardcore balance, what do you want out of the next MMO you'll play? What has WoW whetted your appetite for that you'd like more of? What would you like to explore in areas WoW never ventured? Your article will clearly relate how Blizzard and World of Warcraft's legacy has shaped your ideas on what you'd like to play in the years to come.
Submissions should run between 750 and 1,000 words. We will not accept articles submitted under player names or pen names; please use your full, real name and email. Please include your email address again at the bottom of your article in the body of your submission. Links should be included as full URLs in the body of the copy; no active links, please. Artwork is not mandatory, but any you choose to include must be work of your own or from Creative Commons.
Unfortunately, the Seed program currently only accommodates submissions from individuals living in the United States, and we are not accepting submissions outside of the Seed service. We hope to make international submissions available at some point in the future; check Seed.com for updates.
To submit an article, read up about our guest post program, then sign up for Seed. WoW.com articles are not listed among Seed's open category listings; click here to view the assignment and submit your article. (You won't be able to see it unless you have a Seed account.) We'll accept submissions for this assignment until 11:59 p.m. EDT on Thurs., Aug. 19. If you have further questions about this assignment, drop us a line at seed@wow.com. Good luck and good writing!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
Ray Aug 13th 2010 1:05PM
Title fail?
Ray Aug 13th 2010 10:22PM
For those curious, there was a missing word in the title of the article, prompting my comment.
Crookedladder Aug 13th 2010 2:13PM
I would like fast-paced and engaging combat. I would also adore polished content with a very distinct art style. I would also like to have a strong sense of "character."
Bill Aug 13th 2010 1:06PM
I want a crab sitting on top of an undead guitarist playing on top of a t-rex, standing on top of a turret adjusted on top of a shark flying above a giant whirlpool above an ancient, long forgotten realm of earth!
And a pony.
BigBadGooz Aug 13th 2010 1:10PM
That sparkles
Chubz Aug 13th 2010 1:24PM
Press Z to make your wishes come true!
Jordan Aug 13th 2010 1:07PM
Since I'm not an American, and can't submit an article, and couldn't really make an article out of this anyway: Bottomless ignore lists.
Mike Aug 13th 2010 1:14PM
WoW is the only MMO I ever got into, and it's the only western-style RPG, MMO or not, I ever enjoyed. Assuming people move from MMO to MMO like a job is rather presumptuous.
feniks9174 Aug 13th 2010 1:42PM
Not really. WoW broke the mold in a lot of ways. One if those ways was the markets it expanded and the millions of new-to-the-genre players it brought in. Before that (and even during Classic) the majority of MMO players simply transplanted from one game to the next. From Ultima to Everquest, from Everquest to Star Wars Galaxies, etc. Personally, I played City of Heroes as my first MMO and then came to WoW. There are very specific aspects of the genre that people find the appealing and they're things you can't get with a console game.
Its no different than people going from racing game to racing game or night club to night club. Assuming that people treat it like a job is presumptuous, but assuming that they'll continue doing something they enjoy with a different franchise is not.
Sanitycrusher Aug 13th 2010 2:22PM
@Feniks
Your comment was dead on for me.
I started out my RPG experiences with Ultima: Exodus on NES. I eventually moved on to anything from Black Isle Studios and keeping up with the Ultima releases until UO (Ultima Online) was announced. I applied for the alpha but ended up getting in on the beta and have been hooked on MMO's ever since. I went from MMO to MMO for a long time and each MMO has a particular appeal. I went to Everquest because the gameplay in UO went nowhere and I wanted to try a leveling MMO. I went to SW:G because it was Star Wars (why else?). I went to EQ2 because housing killed SW:G and I had fallen way behind in EQ's expansions.
Originally when WoW was released I didn't even want to try it. The graphics style for the warcraft series had always been too cartoon-like for my tastes and I enjoyed the realism of other games. Once I tried a trial of WoW the gameplay hooked me and had me buying the game before the trial was up.
Since coming to Wow in 2006 I have tried dozens of other MMOs. They run a sale or put out a trial and figure there is no harm in trying another game. D&D Online, Lord of the Rings Online, Warhammer Online, Matrix Online...
The only game I would have ever considered leaving WoW for and restarting completely was Warhammer Online. I did leave for a while and the game was great; but the player base went up in smoke after the first month or so and I ended up soloing through everything on a 2nd character (not fun).
Games I'm looking forward to? Warhammer 40k, TRON: Legacy, 'Copernicus' from 38 Studios (I'm a huge fan of Salvatore)
shockologist Aug 13th 2010 1:38PM
Turbine is owned by WB
WB also owns Buffy TVS
Buffyverse MMO!
Chubz Aug 13th 2010 1:28PM
I thought WB (CW now) gave up the rights to UPN sometime mid series?
But a Buffy type MMO would be pretty hot, but I'd probably not play it so I wouldn't see a game company completely desecrate the memory of Buffy.
Josin Aug 13th 2010 1:52PM
I think this would end up being bad. It's like Star Wars Galaxies, once everyone could be a Jedi.
All slayers, fighting an endless wave of vampires. Doesn't sound so interesting now.
Vandersveldt Aug 13th 2010 3:17PM
*spoilers*
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Ummm hello? At the end of Buffy there was an infinite number of Slayers. I haven't read Season 8 yet, but I highly doubt they retconned that...
vespers Aug 13th 2010 5:10PM
@vandersveldt: No. No, there are still a whole bunch of slayers. The comics are pretty good, you should read 'em.
brendan.euclid Aug 14th 2010 2:22AM
Buffy is tricky business when it comes to rights. The PROPERTY of Buffy is very different than the EPISODES of Buffy. Whoever owns the rights to show the episodes is irrelevant to who owns the property and can therefore license it. The actual property is owned by the producers of the original film, but they have thus far pretty much let Joss Whedon do whatever he wanted to with it, which clearly was a good business decision. Of course, as always, these producers recently decided it's a good idea to reboot Buffy without a single person involved in the television show, including Joss, which is possibly the most disastrous idea in the history of storytelling.
Vandersveldt Aug 13th 2010 6:35PM
Here's a question, I've seen 6 collections in the stores. Is this all of Season 8? I don't want to read it until it's done, and then all at once.
brendan.euclid Aug 14th 2010 2:26AM
The Buffy comics have no end in sight, so I would just catch up and read them as they come out, because you will at least be waiting for a few years for the series to end. They've already announced that when they finish season 8 (which is a 40 issue run in itself), they are moving right into season 9.
tharakas115 Aug 13th 2010 1:23PM
I think the next big MMO needs more cowbell
Al Aug 13th 2010 5:37PM
There's http://lotro-wiki.com/index.php/Item:Moor_Cowbell ?