Originally posted by Prhyme The original term, coined by Ralph Koster back when he was lead dev on Ultima Online, was Elder Game i.e., the stuff you do when your character is fully mature.
That sounds even sillier though, makes it sound like activities at a Senior Center. Wooooo, shuffleboard.
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Endgame - "The final stage of a game such as chess or bridge, when few pieces or cards remain".
I've never been a fan of the usage of "endgame" in MMO's.
What's typically referred to as endgame in MMO's is actualy where the main body of the gameplay lays, not the final chapter or last moves of the game.
Middlegame (or main body/meat of the game) is more accurate IMO.
The Opening = Levelling ones character/learning the games mechanics
Middlegame = Undertaking level cap content
Endgame = There is no real endgame, as long as new content is being produced, you're just in the middlegame.
or
Endgame = When you're over playing the game anymore... /endgame
Any other thoughts on this, please share?
Why? It is the historical vernacular of the industry. You might not like the term but it exists. Doesn't matter if anyone doesn't like it. For me, it is a perfectly good term for that period in an mmorpg and therefore useful for communicating information. Would you rather call it Taco Salad?
Kyleran: "Now there's the real trick, learning to accept and enjoy a game for what
it offers rather than pass on what might be a great playing experience
because it lacks a few features you prefer."
John Henry Newman: "A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well that no one could find fault."
FreddyNoNose: "A good game needs no defense; a bad game has no defense." "Easily digested content is just as easily forgotten."
LacedOpium: "So the question that begs to be asked is, if you are not interested in
the game mechanics that define the MMORPG genre, then why are you
playing an MMORPG?"
Endgame - "The final stage of a game such as chess or bridge, when few pieces or cards remain".
I've never been a fan of the usage of "endgame" in MMO's.
What's typically referred to as endgame in MMO's is actualy where the main body of the gameplay lays, not the final chapter or last moves of the game.
Middlegame (or main body/meat of the game) is more accurate IMO.
The Opening = Levelling ones character/learning the games mechanics
Middlegame = Undertaking level cap content
Endgame = There is no real endgame, as long as new content is being produced, you're just in the middlegame.
or
Endgame = When you're over playing the game anymore... /endgame
Any other thoughts on this, please share?
Why? It is the historical vernacular of the industry. You might not like the term but it exists. Doesn't matter if anyone doesn't like it. For me, it is a perfectly good term for that period in an mmorpg and therefore useful for communicating information. Would you rather call it Taco Salad?
Exactly this^. What does it matter what its called? We all understand what it means which is the point of it being labeled. Whether its called end game, Elder game, or Taco Salad. If we all understand what it is referring to then what is the need to discuss why its called a certain term. It is what it is. And it's not like it doesn't make sense either.
The Opening as Rhinotones said is when you're first starting the game. The Middle game is after you got your bearings and there's no more help dialogues popping up at you every minute and you got the hang of the game. End game is when you're at max level and you just play the game however you wish to, whether its just helping people still in the "opening" or "middle game" or pvping or raiding or fishing or socializing.
You've reached the end is not equal to there is nothing left to do or you've beaten the game. You reaching the end just means you're at the end, you still decide what you do in the game from that point.
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because it needs a name ... and "endgame" is convenient.
Does it make a difference if it is called something else? The game is the same.
That sounds even sillier though, makes it sound like activities at a Senior Center. Wooooo, shuffleboard.
Peace is a lie, there is only passion.
Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken.
The Force shall free me.
Why? It is the historical vernacular of the industry. You might not like the term but it exists. Doesn't matter if anyone doesn't like it. For me, it is a perfectly good term for that period in an mmorpg and therefore useful for communicating information. Would you rather call it Taco Salad?
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Kyleran: "Now there's the real trick, learning to accept and enjoy a game for what it offers rather than pass on what might be a great playing experience because it lacks a few features you prefer."
John Henry Newman: "A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well that no one could find fault."
FreddyNoNose: "A good game needs no defense; a bad game has no defense." "Easily digested content is just as easily forgotten."
LacedOpium: "So the question that begs to be asked is, if you are not interested in the game mechanics that define the MMORPG genre, then why are you playing an MMORPG?"
Exactly this^. What does it matter what its called? We all understand what it means which is the point of it being labeled. Whether its called end game, Elder game, or Taco Salad. If we all understand what it is referring to then what is the need to discuss why its called a certain term. It is what it is. And it's not like it doesn't make sense either.
The Opening as Rhinotones said is when you're first starting the game. The Middle game is after you got your bearings and there's no more help dialogues popping up at you every minute and you got the hang of the game. End game is when you're at max level and you just play the game however you wish to, whether its just helping people still in the "opening" or "middle game" or pvping or raiding or fishing or socializing.
You've reached the end is not equal to there is nothing left to do or you've beaten the game. You reaching the end just means you're at the end, you still decide what you do in the game from that point.
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