<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Indie game developers, often marginalized individuals, contribute innovative ideas to the gaming industry but receive little financial reward, while AAA studios can profit by adopting these ideas.</li><li>In the MMO genre, particularly in indie MMOs like Project Gorgon, Embers Adrift, and Pantheon, innovative ideas are flourishing, sometimes also in rogue servers and emulators.</li><li>Major MMOs like World of Warcraft are known to incorporate creative concepts from smaller indie projects, often with significant time lags.</li><li>The article calls for recognition of the creative work in the indie MMO space and prompts readers to share their experiences and highlight innovative ideas originating from indie MMOs.</li></ul>

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