I can’t comment on Darkfall because I have never played it but I think that releasing a brand new mmorpg so shortly after their first is a master stroke. In fact I think that this may just be the future of Darkfall Gold.

There are too many games out there and I think that the gaming public no longer has the attention span to play one game for five years.

A lot of recent mmorpgs have been labelled failures because they failed to hold onto their audience for more than a few months.

Why not embrace this new reality and design games (and their economic model) that will keep people entertained for a few months before they move on to a new game.

Look at Darkfall. Some bloggers are already fretting over whether or not it has longevity. Why does it matter? There is no sub so Arenanet make their money as soon as you buy the game and if a player gets a couple of months entertainment out of that purchase before moving thats a pretty good deal.