Oh, I have no doubt that the game itself will be well designed. I don't disagree with you AT ALL on that. The problem is the players. Online games require the players themselves to make it a worthwhile experience. Too many people however (mainly Everquest players) have a tendency to completely ruin it for everyone. When you've got an Elf Cleric character running around in a forest asking everyone he sees "Yo, dawg. Need Gil, where can get LOL" that tends to ruin the atmosphere of the game. The fact is, that kind of problem will NEVER go away, so making online games is just a waste. But, it does bring in LOTS of cash for the developers, so the creation of these crappy games will never end. Online RPGs have become chat rooms with pretty graphics...THAT'S ALL.