Every year I run predictions for the following year, and at the end of that year I review them to see just how correct I was. Often times, not so much. Regardless, I am a man of my word, and let’s go down the list of predictions I made at the end of 2011 for 2012.
- Free to play: Who couldn’t see this coming? More titles went free to play in 2012.
- WAR Will Die Like Galaxies: Hasn’t happened in 2012, technically still possible.
- Mists of Pandaria Sells Millions, Still Trashed: Correct on this one.
- Neverwinter Will Sell A Lot of Lifetime Subscriptions: This is when we still assumed Neverwinter would release this year. Save this one for next year.
- I’m Going To Get Sued: I called it, and once again I wish I hadn’t.
- The Number of MMOs Shutting Down Will Spike: I wouldn’t really call it a spike, although perhaps a spike in terms of notoriety of said MMOs.
- TERA Will Have A Similar Launch In The West: Lacking end-game content, filled with bots and abusive players, poor customer service, and merging servers within a year. Check.
- Guild Wars 2 Will Not Be The Messiah: See #1.
- Planetside 2 Will Not Spur Competition: I guess this is too recent to tell.
- Action MMOs Will Be Slammed As Clickfests: I claim correct on this one, given the feedback I’ve seen on TERA and RaiderZ as “true action combat” games.
MMO Fallout 