Well that was basically my point, spades07. They are all patterns, but the dynamic patterns found in FPS games take longer to solve than the static patterns in MMORPGs. Not all gameplay patterns are created equally, and some are much more interesting than others. It's not that hard to add dynamic patterns to MMORPGs (the main difficulty lies in balancing it): Fireball (soldier rocket) - target point on ground explodes after a delay. This ability has a very long range, but the delay increases at longer range. Targets closer to the explosion take more damage. And that's just a blatant copy of one of TF2's dynamic mechanics (albeit one which is dynamic enough that you can design entire games around it.) Given time, we could come up with dynamic MMORPG mechanics which are even better suited to that style of combat.
Hmm... anyone remember "Legends of Might and Magic"?
I vaguely remember playing it... it was sort of a "before its time" kinda game that wasn't supported too well. Was a love/hate relationship for me... but I regress.
The only thing I've realized to do over the years of gaming is to mix it up. When I was grinding my ass off in EQ1, I'd take a break and beat some ass in UT. When I got tired of Final Fantasy XI, I'd play a few hours of SoF2. Stretch your FPS muscles or stim your brain with some RTS/Turn Based games.
When I get sick of eating pizza, it doesn't matter what different toppings I throw on it, it's still a damned pizza... try something else for a bit and come back to it!
"There is only one thing of which I am certain, and that's nothing is certain."
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Hmm... anyone remember "Legends of Might and Magic"?
I vaguely remember playing it... it was sort of a "before its time" kinda game that wasn't supported too well. Was a love/hate relationship for me... but I regress.
The only thing I've realized to do over the years of gaming is to mix it up. When I was grinding my ass off in EQ1, I'd take a break and beat some ass in UT. When I got tired of Final Fantasy XI, I'd play a few hours of SoF2. Stretch your FPS muscles or stim your brain with some RTS/Turn Based games.
When I get sick of eating pizza, it doesn't matter what different toppings I throw on it, it's still a damned pizza... try something else for a bit and come back to it!
"There is only one thing of which I am certain, and that's nothing is certain."