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Originally Posted by Zehn - Vhex  Brilliant |
Seriously, you are one of the reasons we should be able to +nets multiple times. Spot on. And yes, there is something dribbiling down the side of my mouth.
Also, Curt, I think the biggest problem you are going to have with us now getting "older" gaming generation. IE we now are in our 30's with one or two kids is TIME. For instance, I am going over Slashdot reading the summation of Blizzcon, what has been discussed for the three games mentioned, and the whole time I am trying to figure out this...
How the fuck am I going to have time to play all these games? I mean seriously, WOW:Cat seems to be on a release schedule close to SC2, then maybe a year or year and a half later Diablo 3 comes out. And by then who else knows what the fuck Blizzard has up thier sleeves.
This doesnt even include games like oh, I dunno, Star Wars from Bioware, or Modern Warfare 2 or whatever the fuck else is coming out for XBOX360 or the next gen console in the near future. I mean, my plate is set for a loooooonnnggggg time with just the Blizz games alone. I dont have much more room or really a NEED to buy anyone elses games, even if they are "good". Can it be better than SC2 or D3? I suppose, but highly unlikely.
Taking all that into account, and then you have my kid (soon to be kids). So now "my" time is even more valuable and scarce. Who do you think I will pay for a "lifetime" sub or "premium" sub account in order to spend what little me time I have? More than likely Blizzard.
So I guess what I am saying is, I think the older gen of gamers for most new companies is a lost cause. I think they have to target young gamers in hopes that wont be lured into getting sucked in by Blizzard which would rinse and repeat the above. Most of my gaming dollars are spent with Blizzard, Steam/Valve, and MS/XBOXLive (I rent games). StarDock/Bioware get a nod (maybe 40/yr) from me but thats about it.
At this point Blizzard is the equivalent of Disney for me. I grew up with Disney, Disney cartoons, Disneyworld/land trips, now I am all about going to Disney when we can afford to go. Hell we went there for our honeymoon. I will raise my kids around Disney as well, by pretty much exposing them to all the things I was when I was a kid.
You can bet when Connor sees dad/mom (yes gaming wife) playing Diablo 3, WOW or whatever other Blizzard game, we will be passing along the same thoughts on Blizzard as a company and entertainer that Disney is/was.
