I know how you feel. But its not just mmos its the gaming industry as a whole, its come down to money money money as fast as we can. Yes all large companies want profit but back in the day games were made by aspiring gamers who loved there industry and loved games, now all it is is "how fast can we get this product out and how much money will we make." A prime example of this is the recent xbox one fiasco, they wanted to cut out used game stores so 100% profit would go to them instead of a percentage going to the middleman I.e. gamestop. I'm not saying gamestop is innocent of anything, far from it, but the sheer dis concern for the gamers over money disgusted me and I felt that major game companies are further and further distancing themselves from the gamers for more profit, EA is a prime example of this strategy, sim city and dead space 3 ring any bells? My last hope for the mmo genre lays in bethesda with the upcoming elder scrolls online. They're one of the few companies that still produces pure games not filled with "stores" and crap dlc (not counting hearthfire) just for profit. Im hoping that ESO will include the randomness and sandboxness lol, of past scrolls games. I want to see a return to the new lasting experiences and community and risk of the old gaming industry, sure there were bombs but the companies took risks (conkers bad fur day), something the companies of today won't do for fear of losing the almighty dollar.
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