Inside Mac Games News: WoW Interview Mentions Next MMO

Inside Mac Games News: WoW Interview Mentions Next MMO

Even though I play WoW and really like the concept (and the complexity), the whole fantasy LoTR-ish theme has always struck me as childish and, to be honest, dumb. It's all bright colors and orc chicks with boobs and really fierce-looking trolls with big bad clubs. I mean c'mon - I've outgrown my Piers Anthony/Terry Brooks phase (and oh lord, did I have that phase). Give me something aimed at grown-ups. Didn't I already cite that article that says we spend more time gaming than the kids? We've got the money, too - just look at the Burning Crusade sales.

Let me be more clear. By "grown-up" I don't mean more sex, though that might have a place. I mean give me sci-fi. Give me mecha-droids or futuristic air power. Give me Star Wars or Battlestar Galactica with a modern, intelligent flavor. I want lasers, dammit, and I want science-based magic, not spell books and enchanted girdles and cheesy potions. I'm not 14 anymore, don't insult my intelligence.

There. I've said it. Blizzard, man up and make it so. Remember that this is the 21st century and we like science. Even throw in a little relativity and string theory, or galaxy-scale distances. Make it reality and beyond, not some alternative fairyland. Planetary, metallic, and technologically badass - that's the theme. Go.