Competition breeds success. And velociraptors.

What makes a popular MMORPG? Is it the loot? The raids? In his latest editorial, Cody "Micajah" Bye explores how competition can make a game popular and how it can keep a game from reaching the upper echelon of popularity. For examples, he explores Dark Age of Camelot, World of Warcraft and Guild Wars. Check it out!

Yet somewhere in that mélange of twisted desires to outscore your opponents, a new sort of game appeared; one that wanted you to complete the game to fulfill a story or unlock a secret. These single-player focused games kept us riveted to our TV and computer monitors, yet they eliminated several elements that made our multiplayer games fun. Somewhere along the line these non-competitive elements found their way into our multiplayer games, stripping them of what many of us need to find fun in our games.

Read it right here at Ten Ton Hammer.