As if we didn’t have enough time sinks, being gamers and all, now we’ll have another MMO to keep us busy for days, weeks or months on end.  NCSoft’s new MMO, which has been out in Korea for a while now, has been certified gold and is all ready for its release date next month.  Whenever I load up Steam I see that the pre-order for this title is near the top of the sales charts.  That’s a good thing, right?  Will it be the next hopeful to challenge World of Warcraft’s supremacy in the MMO market?

Consider this: Quite a few MMOs over the last four years have been labeled “WoW killers”.  When I used to read the WoW forums on a daily basis (losing IQ points in the process, I’m sure), it seemed to be the “in” thing for each MMO that comes along to be declared a “WoW killer”.  Yet, to date, nothing has toppled the king of the hill.

I’m hopeful that another game will come along that will give Blizzard’s baby a run for its money – competition between MMOs can only be good for the gamers that play them.  I’ve quit WoW and don’t plan on going back, but will Aion be the next MMO for me?  I’m not a PVP-er, and Aion seems to have a strong PVP aspect, so we’ll see.  Since I haven’t been able to get into the beta events, hopefully they’ll have a free trial download once the game launches.  All I know is NCSoft games always look absolutely amazing.  I guess we’ll see what happens come September 22.