The reason why WoW was so succesful, and still is, is that the feel and combat in the game is really good. You might be bored with it, or have been bored with it years and years ago, or you might not like it because it is essentially a theme park MMO, but the game functions and plays very well. It does not feel like an MMO game, it feels like a third person adventure game. The movement, the interface, and the way animations transition into each other are very well done, and looks smooth. Practically every other MMO you play, are gonna feel extremly clunky and weird, if you come from WoW. The only MMO i had played that were able to keep up with WoW when it comes to gameplay, is Neverwinter Online, unfortunately that game had alot of other problems.
There has been many good MMOs come out in the past several years, and it has seen a surge of popularity for a few months, but the popularity dies off. In the end, WoW is just better, in all aspects. That is why people are still playing it, and the game is still going strong 8 years later. 8 mill subs is nothing to scoff at. Most MMOs are considered succesful with 200k subs.
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