The difference is that its proponents have had
almost infinite resources to sell their scam, especially taking into account the «free» media support supplied by the mainstream media.
The ones who will remain nameless (Blizzard) had
almost infinite resources and took over a decade to create Diablo 3 and still managed to screw it up.
It came from a land not exhausted by wait, a land still strong, with
almost infinite resources.