EQ2: Is Bigger Better?

Is Bigger Better?

With all the different types of content that EverQuest II provides us, whether it be live game updates, adventure packs, or expansions, which do we rely upon the most, and which could we do without. Is bigger content better? Or do we get more bang for our buck with smaller bits of content? Savanja shares why she thinks smaller is sometimes okay too...in gaming.

Expansions are the bread and butter of any MMO. While I don't believe that good expansions can make an already crappy game better, I do think that bad expansions can very quickly kill a game. Once the large majority of the playerbase has exhausted the main world content of any game, if content isn't added in a reliable pace that will entertain us for long enough to keep those subscriptions going, you will see drops in subscription rates between expansions. While some gaming companies might be okay with intermittent customer subscriptions, the mark of a truly successful MMO is a playerbase that cannot bear to allow their subscription to drop for any amount of time.

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