When it comes to online games, many players will unconsciously think of MMORPG, it seems that only role-playing can be regarded as an orthodox online game. However, due to the double impact of the e-sports game market and the mobile game market, the once-unlimited MMORPG has gradually faded out of the game market, and there are fewer and fewer new games, which makes many players who love MMORPG extremely sentimental.
Many players pin their hopes for the "revitalization of MMORPG" on the most successful MMORPG "World of Warcraft". Not long ago, "World of Warcraft" finally officially announced the "Dragon Age" version, and exposed a new race "Dragon Hill" and a new class magician, as soon as the content was released, it became the object of discussion among players.
According to Blizzard officials, the "Age of Dragons" version is a major change in World of Warcraft, the talent system will be redone, the game's HUD interface has been improved, and a new dragon skill tree has been added, making the game full of familiar taste and fresh. It seemed that after a long silence, even Blizzard could not sit still.
In the face of the exposure of the new version of "World of Warcraft", netizens are also talking about it. Some netizens believe that the new version looks a bit "change the soup without changing the medicine", and as they grow older, they are more and more tired of this game. But some netizens feel that the MMORPG itself system is several mature, "World of Warcraft" can be released for so many years and a large number of updates, itself is very rare, the new version looks very playable, maybe it will re-revitalize the MMORPG market may not be certain.
In fact, the decline of MMORPG is indeed highly related to the maturity of gameplay. As we all know, MMORPG is a long-term game mode that needs to be continuously operated, game manufacturers not only have to invest a lot of manpower and material resources in the early development, but also continue to update the system after the game is launched, in order to meet the growing needs of players, however, because the MMORPG system has been extremely perfect, innovation can only become more and more difficult, each large version update will cost more creativity and manpower than before, and the results achieved are marginal, therefore, Most game manufacturers have spontaneously "abandoned" updates to the game and turned to the development of mobile game projects that are easier to make quick money.
Take the last MMORPG on the market at present, "Against the Cold Water", as an example, this game was officially launched in June 2018, and it is an uncompromising "latecomer" in the MMORPG market, compared to those who have been around for more than ten years, the game itself bears a lot of innovative pressure. To this end, NetEase has invested a lot of manpower and material resources in the development of games, using the standards of flagship products to create, and striving for excellence in screen performance and jianghu settings, so that "Against the Cold Water" can shock four people as soon as it is launched, attracting the attention of a large number of players.
After the game was officially launched, the test of "Against the Cold Water" really began. In order to maintain the vitality of the game, NetEase had to set up a huge R&D team of more than 200 people to update and iterate on "Against the Cold Water" at several times the industry standard, ensuring that the game has content updates every week and new expansion packs are launched every quarter. Less than four years after its release, "Against the Cold Water" has launched a total of 13 expansion films, and its fourth anniversary expansion pack is also ready to go, which is evident from the efforts behind the development team.
Truth be told, MMORPG sinks and falls because it once reached breathtaking heights. So, do you think that with the exposure of the new Expansion Pack of World of Warcraft, the MMORPG market will usher in a new upsurge?