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I’m picking up what Koster’s putting down.

They were also generally far less structured in terms of progression, quest design, and exploration.

A WoW Classic player chased by a dinosaur in a green forest

That said, it’s undeniable that theme park MMOs have completely taken over the MMO zeitgeist.

We see that as a really large open space that isn’t being served."

Three girls face the camera with big smiles in Animal Crossing New Horizons

Ultima Online

A player in space, firing a weapon at alien creatures in a pre-alpha screenshot of Stars Reach.

Stars Reach

Legacy: Steel & Sorcery

Legacy: Steel & Sorcery

WOTLK

World of Warcraft

A purple scholar reads a text in a World of Warcraft library

Team Liquid clears Chrome King Gallywix

World of Warcraft Classic Fall of the Lich King

Fortnite

Baldur�s Gate 3 Drunken Master Monk in the House of Hope screenshot

Star Wars #1

A screenshot from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, showing a man named Verso covered in dirt and blood, looking into the camera.

Lewis Pullman as "Bob" in Thunderbolts*

A screenshot of the upcoming PS5 game, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

Articulate box, cards, board, and tokens on a wooden table

The cast of Thunderbolts standing in an elevator during the trailer for the upcoming Marvel Phase 5 movie.

Logan Kim as Hershel and Lauren Cohan as Maggie in The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2