MMOs:Like em' or not?

[Nystul]

MMORPGs also have too much of the graphics detail being passed over the web. I've never seen an MMO with even close to the graphical detail or quality as your single player/lan/free online games, like UT 2K4, Doom3, HL2, etc.

Try to convice me to pay per month to play your games.
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The graphics aren't passed over the web on the fly. They are stored on your computer like any other game. The main issue with graphical detail is that you can have tons of characters on screen in an MMOG, so character detail has to be kept minimal. You also have a lot of open terrain usually, so Doom 3 is not a fair comparison in that regard. The sheer amount of content that has to be produced also limits polishing details (not only for graphics, but for more important issues as well).

As for the economic thing, it's pretty pointless to debate it further. There are people who think it is worth the money and people who don't. Personally, I don't. But we could just as well debate leasing cars, or buying candy bars individually for 25 cents instead of getting the 10 pack.