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  ali3n | July 01, 2008
  I'm yet to an MMORPG of that scale have better graphics than WoW. I'm just addressing one sentence of the article since the rest was pretty pointless.
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    slumpy monkey | July 01, 2008
    Umm age of conan? Lotr:Online? War hammer online AOR?
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      ali3n | July 01, 2008
      I don't know about Age of Conan but the other two are no where near WoW in terms of scale. At least I don't remember being anywhere near as big as WoW.
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        Arcaida | July 02, 2008
        Warhammer does have better graphics, simply put. And Warhammer is still in beta testing. How has it even had the opportunity to have proven itself in WoW's wake? Most people I know who play WoW and have tried the Warhammer beta are going to make the switch.
        
        With Diablo 3 coming out though, who really cares. Might not be an MMO, but the Diablo franchise has kept me more entertained than any.
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  Nath | July 01, 2008
  Yeah, I don't think a WoW 2 would do badly.
  
  People make new characters all the time, even with current ones at high levels, and often switch to them. I'd imagine they'd be even more eager to if the content was completely new.
  
  But please, give us Warcraft 4 first.
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    RabidChinaGirl | July 01, 2008
    They've screwed up and retcon'd the Warcraft lore so much throughout WoW's lifespan that I'd really be curious to see how they could re-adapt it for a fourth Warcraft RTS game.
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      Nath | July 02, 2008
      Yes, apparently Muradin survived now.
      
      But I'm sure they could pull it off, whether by making World of Warcraft taking place in an alternate timeline or with a new set of characters.
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  On Vacation | July 01, 2008
  And why is it so impossible to port current accounts to the updated WoW?
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  kik36 | July 01, 2008
  I never played WoW, only because it wasn't on a console (sorry, I'm a lazy couch gamer....at least I'm honest!) I'm definitely drawn to MMO's!! So I'm a bit surprised Blizzard hasn't tried to port WoW over to the next gen consoles to keep the game going and expand their market even further. Hopefully it's an idea for them in the future.
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    slumpy monkey | July 01, 2008
    It would never work on consoles, There just isnt enough keys.
    
    Also wow is a click that and watch your char attack type of game, Which would also not work well on consoles.
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  PangTong_Blademaster | July 01, 2008
  I dont think Blizzard would risk making a WOW2 in which all characters from the 1st WOW cant be ported, it would be chaotic. Instead they should work on World of Starcraft instead or keep bringing out their best selling expansion.
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  Agrias | July 01, 2008
  That would take much work...
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    kik36 | July 01, 2008
    But it's not like they would be doing the work for free.....right?
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  Ameer | July 01, 2008
  Why does a whole new game need to be released? Surely all they have to do would be to release some sort of graphic engine upgrade along the way. The existing framework is working, as the amount of paid subscribers is showing. Why change that purely for more graphical spin and shine?
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  VeGiTAX2 | July 01, 2008
  I think people who try to talk about MMO titles pulling in piles of cash a month should at least try to understand the genre and how a company can be successful before running off.
  
  

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  It's definitely not an ugly game, but with its decidedly last-gen graphics, it doesn't fair very well when shown next to current-gen technology

  Is an instant failure for fighting with, you don't make your sales in computer gaming off of hardcore gamers, that population and their hardware makes up a tiny percentage of the market. Instead you sample the market and you research the hardware that runs common, after that you then build a game that can run well on high end systems and it can still offer respectable gameplay on a low end machine.
  
  The formula is what Blizzard has used for WoW and it's proven to be a huge success since someone with an HD4870 has the same gameplay experience and they get some visual treatment as well.
  
  Part of the mindset by the artists behind the game is that if they're dealing in an artist stylized world then it's easier to scale down or up since you're not dealing in realism and as such you can degrade the image with a lesser impact.
  
  As far as the game itself goes, they plan to attack areas slowly and attempt to upgrade the visuals a bit at a time. Honestly the company from previous talks seems to plan on simply updating via expansions and upgrading the art and worlds as they move along, a good example of that is their talks about how many of the areas in the original WoW have no tree tops established, so the use of flying mounts was disabled simply because the game world from early on was completely unable to support it visually since they didn't anticipate seeing that in the game at the time.
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  Jaw Knee | July 02, 2008
  They should make a new Blackthorne.
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    VeGiTAX2 | July 04, 2008
    Indeed, it would be a great sequel if they just let it go and be what the game is. No editing down the content or subject to make it easier on the masses.
    
    Blackthorne properly redone for today would be amazing.