Extra levels, more quests, news lands to explore, new abilities, new races, and sometimes even new classes. To sum it up, more content. That is what I would like to take a look at today, additional content, and how the companies that bring us these games make that content last.

Are expansions essential? Do we need this additional content added to the MMO’s we play? I think we do, after all you can only play through the existing content so many times before you start to become bored with it, and move on to other games or other activities. So in an effort to keep people playing, and to bring players back to their games, expansions are created.

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