Before anyone freaks out, this is in response to this article I just read:
http://pc.gamespy.com/articles/122/1225088p1.html
I sorta skipped some of it towards the end, but basically, the state of MMOs as we know them is a dying breed. That nothing today captures the "magic" that MMOs used to. Community used to be a central, important aspect in games and for the most part that is dead today. I'm not sure if MMOs will die out, but the points he makes are valid. Especially the generation gap between older players and newer ones. I'm not trying to flame younger players, but this is the environment they were most likely introduced to when they started playing, for example, WoW during WotLK when the LFG tool was introduced. What are your thoughts?