I wrote a large response.. but then decided it was too off topic.
Suffice it to say that I won't pay for Blizzard games under any
condition any more, but it's based upon principles and my morals, not
fun value. :-)

And as for weapon and armour wearing out, I expect if I replayed AR
now, I'd find it annoying there too. :-D


On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 19:42:38 +0200, eobet <eobet--spray.se> wrote:
> First of all, please don't post to an AR list saying that weapon & amor
> wear is "annoying". :P I feed regularly in the game, just because I can!
> I also sit on chairs and sleep in beds, just for the heck of it. It's
> the little things that do it, just like in AR. Granted, there is little
> else to cater for roleplayers, though.
>
> Second, the bittorrent client only runs when you are actually actively
> downloading the patch. Never on any other occation.
>
> Third, "blizzard approved"? Do you mean Cosmos UI or whatever it is
> called? The only thing that isn't approved is cheating, so just use your
> common sense.
>
> I'll end this mail with my usual recommendation: go play Dark Ages by
> Nexon if you want special! :)
>
> /Robert
>
> Kyle wrote:
> > I saw some stats in a magazine the other day that actually ranked
> > Final Fantasy XI as the game with the most players. 18.1% of the
> > market, next biggest I think was EQ at around 11%. (Surprised me cuz
> > I would've guessed EQ is bigger, even tho it's a complete bore IMHO).
> >
> > I have no interest in playing WoW. A friend of mine just got it, and
> > gave the complete impression that it was like the Star Wars game...
> > lots of l33tsp34k runts and the like. But I'm still appalled at some
> > of the companies decisions. I won't play for 2 reasons- 1, fear of
> > being sued if I don't play the game "Blizzard approved", and 2, fear
> > of P2P running without permission on my computer. (Not legality
> > concerns.. bandwidth concerns! They have no right to be using my
> > bandwidth to share their update packages cuz they are too cheap to run
> > it on their own servers!) So... regardless of how wonderful it is,
> > you will never see it on my machine, or even in my house because I
> > forbid my roommates from using my bandwidth so flippantly.
> >
> > Two more things I have heard about WoW.. one is that bigger NPCs like
> > tigers attack smaller NPCs like rabbits.. that is a cool bit of
> > realism. Not sure how it really figures into game mechanics, but it
> > sounded neat when described. The other is that armour and swords wear
> > out.. ok, another cool bit of realism but that just sounds ANNOYING.
> > What's next, having to stop mid-battle to have your character go to
> > the bathroom?
> >
> > That being said... EQ is understandably great for meeting people but
> > has no real story. Lots of "lore" but no ultimate goal that I know
> > of. There are also a lot of things that are set in stone when you
> > start. I also think at the point I joined, it was just "too big" to
> > start from scratch... quite overwhelming really. I lasted about 6
> > months there and played it minimally.
> >
> > FFXI has a lot of repitition and I think is designed more for anal
> > retentive or indecisive people (you can do just about everything in
> > the game, including change class and home nation, without needing to
> > start over), and has a great story line with the Childrens of
> > Promathia expansion... but it also has a lot of repitition. I tend to
> > put in a movie when I'm doing something I know will be repetitious
> > (crafting) but when I go on a mission it has my complete attention.
> > and the storyline so far just ROCKS.
> >
> > Each game is going to have their strong points.... I guess it's just
> > what you feel happiest in. You can tell which one I am. :-D
> >
> >
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