If you’ve been following any of the Comic-Con coverage, then you’ve surely heard about the ‘State of the MMO‘ Panel that was supposed to discuss the future of the genre. Instead of doing that, however, the panel came down to discussing why their prospective games were the future. Now, I can’t speak for everyone, but pimping your own game at a panel you’re supposed to be participating in about the genre itself just seems like bad form.
As Kotaku mentions, one of the only genuinely reflective statements came from Min Kim, representing Nexon, saying the following: “”Access is gonna change…the price point is going to drop to free for a lot of these games…but access is going to change. Traditionally when you get a new PC game you have to worry about whether your hardware can run it. Developers are going to realize that it isn’t about building the flashiest experience, but making sure the game is accessible to the widest audience.” Nexon was as guilty as the rest, though, so don’t let the prior statement fool you. Didn’t you know that Combat Arms is the future of the MMO genre?