Comments on: Feb Poll – I’d Play a MMO Rated http://stroppsworld.com/2008/02/01/feb-poll-id-play-a-mmo-rated/ Slapping Dragons for Fun and Profit Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:24:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Stropp http://stroppsworld.com/2008/02/01/feb-poll-id-play-a-mmo-rated/#comment-23648 Stropp Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:08:06 +0000 http://stroppsworld.com/2008/02/01/feb-poll-id-play-a-mmo-rated/#comment-23648 Hi Jakob, I've wondered about the niche thing myself, and to some extent you are right, companies won't necessarily do as well in a niche. By definition they are marketing to a smaller crowd than if they were going for a general audience. Having said that, in some cases a niche might end up doing better - especially if there is a huge competitor in the general space. WoW has set a high bar to jump, but AoC by aiming at a smaller more specialised market might actually do better than if they went for the same market that WoW lives in. Hi Jakob,

I’ve wondered about the niche thing myself, and to some extent you are right, companies won’t necessarily do as well in a niche. By definition they are marketing to a smaller crowd than if they were going for a general audience.

Having said that, in some cases a niche might end up doing better – especially if there is a huge competitor in the general space. WoW has set a high bar to jump, but AoC by aiming at a smaller more specialised market might actually do better than if they went for the same market that WoW lives in.

]]> By: Jakob http://stroppsworld.com/2008/02/01/feb-poll-id-play-a-mmo-rated/#comment-23341 Jakob Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:09:04 +0000 http://stroppsworld.com/2008/02/01/feb-poll-id-play-a-mmo-rated/#comment-23341 Just thought I'd add a comment about ratings. I enjoy MMOs, but I like being able to play them with my kids (teen and preteen), so "M" is pretty much out for us. I think Age of Conan looks like it might be a fun game, but I do wish it were rated "T" rather than "M" -- or that there were "T" versions or servers available. Most of the content that draws the "M" rating is just stuff I can live without anyway. I wonder sometimes if companies are improving or hurting their sales/market niche by their choice of content/ESRB rating. I think Funcom is making a marketing mistake here, but then they didn't consult me, so ... whatever. :) Just thought I’d add a comment about ratings. I enjoy MMOs, but I like being able to play them with my kids (teen and preteen), so “M” is pretty much out for us. I think Age of Conan looks like it might be a fun game, but I do wish it were rated “T” rather than “M” — or that there were “T” versions or servers available. Most of the content that draws the “M” rating is just stuff I can live without anyway.

I wonder sometimes if companies are improving or hurting their sales/market niche by their choice of content/ESRB rating. I think Funcom is making a marketing mistake here, but then they didn’t consult me, so … whatever. :)

]]> By: Stropp http://stroppsworld.com/2008/02/01/feb-poll-id-play-a-mmo-rated/#comment-22799 Stropp Sun, 03 Feb 2008 13:54:35 +0000 http://stroppsworld.com/2008/02/01/feb-poll-id-play-a-mmo-rated/#comment-22799 My friends tell me I'm quite disturbed. Oh, that's not what you mean... I'll wait until the end of the poll to say where I stand. :-) My friends tell me I’m quite disturbed. Oh, that’s not what you mean…

I’ll wait until the end of the poll to say where I stand. :-)

]]> By: DM Osbon http://stroppsworld.com/2008/02/01/feb-poll-id-play-a-mmo-rated/#comment-22708 DM Osbon Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:43:09 +0000 http://stroppsworld.com/2008/02/01/feb-poll-id-play-a-mmo-rated/#comment-22708 Happy to play any rating game...nothing disturbs me! Happy to play any rating game…nothing disturbs me!

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