And my oldest is only 2yrs 4mos. I have 3 kids, and sure they want it all. The coolest little word I learned is so easy to say though. You guys need to stop reading my mind. Sovereign, Anarchy Online, Horizons, Dark Age of Camelot, NeverWinter Nights, Shadowbane, Star Wars Online etc.
Competition is great and keeps designers on toes and designing better and better products.
That is the number one failing fo EQ, AC and UO to-date. With only 3 choices on the market, and plenty of buyers, their situation as industry leaders is well established. As more and more come out, the lack of customer relations and attention to retention will hurt those games. Interesting and well put, Mr. Ork I have to agree with many of your statements. As the MMOG field grows, there are more and more reasons for the developers to pay closer attention to what is going on, and what the customer wants.