I always think it's interesting when I hear developers talk about how World of Warcraft opened up the MMOG market for new entrants. We have all these new and exciting games coming out: Age of Conan gold, Warhammer Online gold, The Chronicles of Spellborn, and plenty more. However, the overwhelming response that I get from WoW players when I talk about these games is a blank stare and something along the lines of, "Okay, that sounds all right... but why would I ever want to leave WoW?" I think that developers tend to underestimate how attached people get to their MMOG of choice. There are now over 10 million World of Warcraft players. The question is, do they even want something different?

I've read a number of bloggers in the past few months and talked to a number of players who claim that they're only playing WoW right now because "it's the best thing out there." They're yearning for something else. Not something totally different, mind you, since they obviously have a blast in Azeroth. But something fresh enough to be new and exciting without bastardizing the game style they know and love. However, I've noticed something tcos gold interesting. This breed of player tends to overwhelmingly be comprised of people for whom World of Warcraft was not their first MMOG. Otherwise, people just want WoW to put more content in and are willing to make do with what they have until then. I think there's an intriguing bit of psychology there that's worth examining.

Your first MMOG is kind of like your first love. You never really forget it, even if you move on. Furthermore, that first experience often defines your expectations and preconceptions about how things are supposed to be. For me, the first MMOG I ever really got into was EverQuest. I could ramble on for hours, recounting the fun times and the good memories I have from that game. It felt so real, so interesting, and it was the coolest game I had ever played. Often, when I'm talking about something I think a game should or could be doing better, it's something EverQuest did in one way or another. I played it for four years on and off before I left it, and I still go back from time to time and play it for a few months. What did I leave it for? Take a guess.