Well, I know I have been reporting too much about Jake Song and his visions for the future of online gaming, but I can’t help but to admire the man and his goal sometimes. During his speech at the China Game Developer Conference, Jake Song listed out some points of what makes a first, second and third generation online game and the difference each has. You may read more about it in this interview as well (link). Here is a summarized list I compiled.
While I understand not everyone will agree with his categorization, it seems quite true to me, especially the part about developers providing content updates all the time and unable to catch up with the consumption rate by players. I wonder why is there no announcement for an English server thus far…