SadLaser t1_j6lrm2v wrote on January 31, 2023 at 5:38 AM

Reply to comment by Sycokinetic in I’m considering trying out “The Old Republic” but don’t really have any experience with games like this. Any advice before starting? Should I even try it? by Trevor-On-Reddit

Wouldn't a WoW-killer that didn't kill WoW mean it isn't a WoW-killer? I'm not sure if you're saying it as a good thing or a bad thing. Is it so good that it should have killed World of Warcraft but didn't or are you saying it was just another so-called WoW-killer that failed to live up to expectations and was over hyped?

Sycokinetic t1_j6luvvq wrote on January 31, 2023 at 6:14 AM

It was a so-called WoW-killer that was specifically meant to be more successful than WoW. I think they ended up breaking the then-record for the highest-budget game? Or at least they came close. Obviously it was not more successful than WoW and eventually went F2P as a way to boost microtransactions, since subscriptions weren't cutting it.

I was saying it as a bad thing because they spent so much money and had such high aspirations, but ultimately they failed because they were trying to compete with WoW by making WoW.