MMOGCHART.COM

So, a lot of you have emailed me over the past year wondering what’s up with the site and if it will ever be updated again.  I haven’t responded to your many queries, mainly because I didn’t know the answer.  I’ve spent much of the past several months doing consulting for various MMOG startups, and I’ve also spent time working on my own non-MMOG projects.  The combination of the two, plus the fact that MMOG subscription numbers are harder to get than they used to be, has made continuing my research cost-prohibitive.

The truth is, I’d love to get back to doing MMOGCHART.COM all the time.  But without a corporate sponsorship or some company willing to hire me full-time to just do my MMOG research and reporting, that’s just not going to happen.  Many of you have contributed generously via PayPal, and I thank you for that, but that’s not really a steady income.  I’ve also been interested in actually working for one of the many fine MMO companies out there, but any such company would have to be willing to understand and accommodate the possible conflicts of interest that could come with me continuing my research on the side.

 So what happens next still remains to be seen.  I will be looking at updating the site again when I can, although it also needs a big Web 2.0 overhaul.  I also hope to be going to the 2008 Game Developers Conference in February, assuming I can afford it.  Beyond that, it’s just a matter of whether or not I’ll have a job that will allow me to continue this site for the benefit of the MMOG community.