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Facebook MMO is the Warcraft killer, says EverQuest's lead developer

by Seraphina Brennan Jun 17th 2009 at 4:00PM

Filed under: Business models, Culture, Game mechanics, Interviews, MMO industry, Opinion, Casual, Virtual worlds

Ryan Barker, the lead designer of EverQuest, is a man who believes in the power of Facebook and social networking. In an interview with The Escapist, Barker is quoted as saying that a Facebook MMO might have the power to eclipse the MMO market much like World of Warcraft has already done some years back.

Barker's reasoning behind declaring a Facebook MMO as a champion is due to the ease of playing with your friends. Facebook has the power to remove many of an MMO's social blocks, such as a lack veteran players, ease of access, a lack of servers, and the ease of playing with your friends, and turn those stoppages into forward momentum for a game and its community.

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