I go ’round and ’round with this topic from year to year as the studios change and flux, which probably makes sense since I have a weird vantage from which to view this industry and I see a lot of shenanigans the average gamer doesn’t. But those shenanigans frequently mean that I fall in love with MMOs whose studios are a hot mess on some level or another.
For the purpose of today’s Daily Grind, I’m setting side the companies that are actively awful with, you know, massive industry-wide scandals, with games I have no plans to ever touch again; I’m aiming for studios that are messy but not so messy that I’m OK quitting and walking away. After all, it’s usually not the front-line developers themselves who pull little stunts that irk me; it’s usually some sort of mediocre mismanagement of the company, poor community relations, or treatment of press behind-the-scenes that gets under my skin and makes me wish I weren’t so fond of the game.
Are there MMOs you like from studios you don’t?
Every morning, the Massively Overpowered writers team up with mascot Mo to ask MMORPG players pointed questions about the massively multiplayer online roleplaying genre. Grab a mug of your preferred beverage and take a stab at answering the question posed in today’s Daily Grind!
