User blog comment:Deyvid Petteys/ESO is a WOW clone?/@comment-24.60.183.128-20120619134733

EVE isn't a wow clone and its going strong. In fact its like no other MMO out there. Just saying, its possible to make an MMO without adhering to the UltimaOnline/Everquest/DAoC/WoW formula.

Who says we need characters/classes/roles/phatloots and all the other MMO cliches? MMOs need only be massive, multiplayer, and online. People (game developers) need to realize that people don't spend hours playing these games to "kill ten rats" but rather because they like to talk about various things with the guild or just troll trade/general chat channels or have actual relationships with people on their friends list.

The game is almost incidental as long as the community is strong. And one more thing, if you're a game developer working on an MMO that will only run on a top tier machine built by NASA then your MMO isn't going to amount to jack $/!&.