Explaining the Dearth of Console MMOGs

spielermacher writes "Gamasutra is running an interesting analysis written by Flying Lab Software Producer Joe Ludwig explaining why there are not more successful Console MMOGs. Some reasons given: lack of keyboard, MMOG players like to play in pairs, business model doesn't always work out for the developer, larger installed base of game-quality PCs, and others."

How About The Dearth of Comment?

[Jeremiah Cornelius]

I, for one, lament the dearth of teletype MMOGs, let alone those that can be navigated from my console. Count me in the minority...

Re:Dearth?

[Jeremiah Cornelius]

He's the 7 foot asthmatic guy in black leather, and the samurai kabuto.

Re:How About The Dearth of Comment?

[Jeremiah Cornelius]

Before your time. There were MMOGS and ROGGERS. You may have seen their like in the movie, QQUAGROPHENIA.

Re:Dearth?

[Whalou]

Where's the +1 burn mod when you need it.

Re:How About The Dearth of Comment?

[Jeremiah Cornelius]

I can indicate tags on the teletype. I just can't read em!

Have you ever tried "view page source" on a heavily CSS-laden site in 300 Bps, on tearoff, zebra-printout?

Re:How About The Dearth of Comment?

[Eudial]

Welcome to Slashdot MUD

>-|-OD+

Login: Eudial
Password: *********

Welcome!

> look
You see various posts, modded funny, insightful and troll.
> examine fp
You see the First Post. It is modded 5, Funny.
> look in fp
It's dark. You see nothing.
> equip torch
Ok.
> look in fp
It wasn't that funny. Just got the attention of all moderators since it was first. Poster has a low UID.
> attack fp.
You try to stab the fp, but miss.
The fp stabs you in the face.
You die. The post was funnier than you thought.
R.I.P.

Connection reset by server.


Hmmm... could work.

Re:its all possible...

[MarcoAtWork]

no way, he plays a mage, after all how many buttons does it take to bind 'conjure water'?

Re:How About The Dearth of Comment?

[Austerity Empowers]

You would have been eaten by a fr0st p1st long before you whipped out your torch.

The most obvious reason:

[icebike]

Why all the drama trying to figure out WHY these games disappear, when the fact that these were BORING from the beginning is patently obvious.