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Outside of graphics, this game could've come out in 2005. How can people be excited about tab target
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I had to laugh at this comment. I think the world is still waiting on a successful MMO that represents the "new School." And don't bother saying GW2... just a bunch of kids zergin around a map (like toddlers playing soccer) with no skill or concept of group dynamics. Simple fact, the "Old School" MMO style is THE most successful variant of the genre - look at simple player numbers for proof.
OP drops thread that is highly debated.
OP is no where to be found.
Thread now seems kinda pointless.
Lets talk about how cute Moogles are.
Anyone ever wonder about what that ball on top of their head DOES? I think its like some sort of telepathic communications appendage.
Thats what I think too. I mean it glows and makes that weird noise.
Or, you know.... maybe they're excited because they've had a chance to play the game and actually genuinely enjoy it?
Maybe there's something in the style, the world-design, the lore, the implementation of various activities, etc. that they enjoy, and haven't been able to find in other MMOs they've tried? Or, they've found something similar, but they find ARR does it better for them?
Maybe it has nothing to do with them "being tricked into believing it's a new game", but simply because they find it fun?
Maybe it has everything to do with people actually, you know, actually enjoying themepark type MMOs to begin with?
There are people trying this game who say, flat out, they've never followed the FF series. There's no pulling on strings of nostalgia for them. No "comfort of a familiar IP". They're playing because they enjoy the game for what it is.
In case you haven't noticed (or have been ignoring them), there's been many people who've said, flat out, that ARR is very clearly modeled after the traditional themepark model, and that they're okay with that, because they feel it's very well done.
Tab Targeting, Sandbox vs. Themepark, Stylized vs. Realistic graphics, and so on... those things are not "all important" factors for everyone. Many people simply play a game because they enjoy it, whatever it is, however it's set up.
There are myriad different reasons why people would choose to play and find they enjoy this game. Your closing pseudo-intellectual attempt to squeeze them all into a tidy little box only demonstrates a degree of willful ignorance on your part. Either that, or it truly never occurred to you that people like all kinds of things, for all kinds of different reasons.
How does it effect you?
Do you some how get some sort of satisfaction over watching people be wrong?
Hmm it just really seems like you are rooting for games to fail, which is a negative attitude to have...
You should really try to be more positive and friendly... Will we all be playing FFXIV in 3 months? Well I can tell you this game has had more positive reactions than any MMO in my memory, and I've been playing them since I was 12, and I'm 28.
If you don't like something being successful I suggest you just ignore it.
I'd rather talk about the pottymouths and quick tempers of the Lalafells! I was shocked
Depends on how their attitude was. It could either be yes or no.
I don't see it that way.
True, even with things I like I tend to be more..."what if?" instead of being overly positive. It's helped me a lot so far and kept me more grounded.
Don't assume.
The problem is that everybody is looking for an MMORPG that caters to them specifically, while practically every MMORPG released in the past eight years is trying to appear to everybody. Trying to please everyone doesn't work in real life, and it doesn't work in MMORPGs.
Let's look at FFXIV, for example. Here's my opinion concerning the demographics it's trying to appeal to.
No games out there have content for more then 3 months. Of course casuals and hardcores could stay longer. One plays less and the other plays for the ultimate progress. And the rest, which is the majority, is somewhere between casuals and hardcores, who play 30+ hours a week. That is why people are changing mmo's constantly. Many will leave after a period and some others (not that many) will start playing. Eventually the community will settle and population stabilizes.
What I'm saying is that 3 months is actually a success.
Unless you get something related to your guild or friends (pvp ranking, progressive raiding etc) you could stop playing the game no matter what. It is the same for the mass-community driven games ala eve online and darkfall. What keeps you playing is the people and the environment around you.
This why I can not figure out GW2. It does not offer enough as it is made out to be. But somehow, they say that the game is growing. With B2P, the game would seem more popular then it really is. That is for sure. Because people tend to log in every two weeks or so will count as active players.
Leave Momoti alone! She's adorable! XD
I think the Lala's really add a lot of depth to the story and feel of the game. I think they're the best version of a 'little' race in any mmo I've played.
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Well... FFXIV has a hype level of 8.25
GW2 has a score of 8.6
So I guess numbers disagree with you there...
If you were trying to make a statement that was people want something because they haven't played it, we all have now.
If you were alluding to the fact that people always want what they cannot immediately have... Well that is a fact of life, and I cannot deny that.
I guess...that's something I don't like about vertical progression.
At the pace I game and how I explore the world around me I can make content last for more than 3 months. Without grinding or so. Playing heavy-ish on weekends.
I used to think that too but not anymore. But I think it's a whole different subject that can be discussed at length in another thread (I think I remember one about it).
Definitely.
Their emotes are very expressive, and I love a lot of the voice options for them too.
You can make one with a huge mustache!
I'm so impressed with the Lalas.