THE politics of this post thread are very overt. I read the article and it did seem a little sided to me but, hey, he has his right to say so. Alas, I will through my opinion into the bucket, writing is an art and not a science which seems to be the issue with this thread. I also come to MMORPG. com for all my games regarding information. That is, information of a game in deciding if it is worth dumping my dollars into which makes this site important to me as a gamer.
The author is, in my opinion, a good writer applying enthusiasm and excitement into his experience. He reported his time in game and his ability to express his observations are impressive. However, he identifies himself as a “carebear” which eludes me as I do not understand what they are. He did mention that he played other games stating, “I have been an enthusiastic MMORPG player since the good old days of Everquest, going on to play Final Fantasy XI, Everquest 2, Vanguard (PvE), and Age of Conan (PvE) among other things.” This leads the reader to conclude that if you play these games you are a “carebear.” Now, if being a carebear is some sort of weakness or flaw then I would be offended, perhaps it is good not knowing his definition.
The only other weak area I can find in his writing mixes with the politics of this thread. Commenting on a game that the author himself concludes does not fit into the site. He writes, “Yes you have to click to perform actions, but this is a FPS-MMO guys!” That is, he is providing commentary on a game for MMORPG.com that is not, in his opinion, an MMORPG causing confusion to
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THE politics of this post thread are very overt. I read the article and it did seem a little sided to me but, hey, he has his right to say so. Alas, I will through my opinion into the bucket, writing is an art and not a science which seems to be the issue with this thread. I also come to MMORPG. com for all my games regarding information. That is, information of a game in deciding if it is worth dumping my dollars into which makes this site important to me as a gamer.
The author is, in my opinion, a good writer applying enthusiasm and excitement into his experience. He reported his time in game and his ability to express his observations are impressive. However, he identifies himself as a “carebear” which eludes me as I do not understand what they are. He did mention that he played other games stating, “I have been an enthusiastic MMORPG player since the good old days of Everquest, going on to play Final Fantasy XI, Everquest 2, Vanguard (PvE), and Age of Conan (PvE) among other things.” This leads the reader to conclude that if you play these games you are a “carebear.” Now, if being a carebear is some sort of weakness or flaw then I would be offended, perhaps it is good not knowing his definition.
The only other weak area I can find in his writing mixes with the politics of this thread. Commenting on a game that the author himself concludes does not fit into the site. He writes, “Yes you have to click to perform actions, but this is a FPS-MMO guys!” That is, he is providing commentary on a game for MMORPG.com that is not, in his opinion, an MMORPG causing confusion to
the reader.
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