Do you think the WoW Armory changed the way players relate to other players within the game?
The short answer is yes. The WoW Armory is a great tool for exposing some aspects of the game. Without it, I Play WoW (and many other WoW-related websites and services) wouldn’t exist. The long answer is a firm no. I think Blizzard really dropped the ball with the WoW Armory and aren’t doing nearly enough with it. Primarily, I think more resources should have been invested in the WoW Armory when it was first launched. It’s had issue after issue, and it’s only been in the past four or five months that some cool things are starting to emerge. I don’t think they thought it was going to be used as much as it was. What social networking app do you think is most on hit today? Facebook is on top right now. It is the place for developers to build applications that integrate very tightly with their users and there are tons of books (cough cough) and examples on how to do it. I think Rupture has the most potential of becoming a social aggregate for users to share and connect their gaming experie
