Do you view MMOs as disposable entertainment?

Emotions were running high regarding City of Heroes last week, and for good reason. NCsoft inexplicably pulled the rug out from under its community by announcing the imminent closure of one of the more feature-rich games to ever grace the MMO genre.

There was an outpouring of disbelief, sympathy, and shock, both here at Massively and around the blogosphere. There were also a few folks who simply didn't get it. One comment even likened MMOs to television shows and suggested that both are inconsequential ditties unworthy of your long-term devotion or emotional attachment.

What about you, morning crew? Do you view MMOs as throw-away entertainment, or do you get involved and attached to the game and its community?

TH

It really depends. i got really attached to wow at start of wow for example, but that was really due it was my first mmo so it was a whole new expierence

General Yoghurt wrote:It really depends. i got really attached to wow at start of wow for example, but that was really due it was my first mmo so it was a whole new expierence

I agree with wog, I loved mxo, and AoC

I really enjoy mmo's. They allow you to meet all sorts of people from all different walks of life as well as playing a game. I find it hard to get personally attatched to characters and such as i would with RPG's but i still enjoy the longevity. I personally would be gutted if it was a genre that died out because i've spent a lot of time on them and met some cool people