December 3, 2010
So as I'm sure that most of you know World of Warcraft is the unstoppable jugggernaut of the Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game and is likely to not be stopped any time soon. That isn't to say others have tried. Every year a handfull of MMORPG's are released, and while they may take a few WoW subscribers, but they come back. THEY ALWAYS COME BACK!
Well resently I was made aware of a new MMORPG called Tera Online. Another challenger to the throne that has already been released in several Asian markets and will see American and European release some time next year. The reason why I even mention this is becuase the game is making for very boastful, sort of unclear claims. Tera Online claims to be an "action oriented" MMORPG. Well what the hell does that mean? From what I've read they feel that other MMORPG's out there, and by other MMORPG's they mean WoW don't have the most engaging gameplay, that fights can be accomplished by standing in one place and hitting random buttons. Their game is going to have active battles with live traps and whatnot that the players will have to avoid and impliment to survive the fight. To this I say, did they even play WoW? Sure the earlier bosses in WoW are quite simple, all early bosses are, but as you level up the fights get more and more complicated and by the time you start raiding each and every boss you face, and to some extent even the minions you face before a boss have tons of gimmicks that each and every person in the raid has to be aware off, or you'll all die, as today's comic demenstrates.
