TheNewsGuy
08-19-2008, 08:20 AM
The town is quiet. Not a monster is stirring. The villagers stare straight ahead, painted faces frozen, waiting for someone to talk to. Nobody ever comes. </P> Nothing is more sad than an empty MMO. What was once a bustling crossroad of virtual activity becomes a dead, static mountain of data. Without human players to fill in the roles, whole continents can be reduced to lonely collections of unused backdrops. Even mindless gold farmers can become a welcome sight.
Sometimes an entire world becomes a barren wasteland as the popularity of an online game declines. In the case of Blizzard's immensely popular World of Warcraft, older territories are simply abandoned for bigger zones and better raids, left behind like worthless, ethereal loot.
And while many accept the cycle and look forward to new expansions, other players aren't always entirely happy to see their old haunts transform into ghost towns.
<b>Mounted Migration
Sometimes an entire world becomes a barren wasteland as the popularity of an online game declines. In the case of Blizzard's immensely popular World of Warcraft, older territories are simply abandoned for bigger zones and better raids, left behind like worthless, ethereal loot.
And while many accept the cycle and look forward to new expansions, other players aren't always entirely happy to see their old haunts transform into ghost towns.
<b>Mounted Migration