Predictions World Firsts / WORLD RECORDS broken (Kunark Edition)

Aneuren · Aug 23, 2020

Komodon said: ↑

“None of that is going to promote or much less create long term competition

Because here is the thing. What tends to always get glossed over in even the rare idea which might is that outside such paper theory, the more casual and looking for less hardcore approach player those ideas are aimed at appeasing typically are the least interested in "competing" of the bunch. Especially when it comes to any reality that sees their lesser amount of available playtime invested into a potentially wasted effort cause. Since ya know...anyway you try to slice it up it's still Everquest, and a game reality where numbers, superior playtime, and a willingness to take things to at least some extreme that more casual player has no interest in matching will always unavoidably be part of the winning formula in one shape or another.

So basically you don't actually end up with some heavy increase in the amounts of non meta type players willing to compete against the metas. You just end up maybe seeing a couple guilds (with enough people who initially like the "idea" of getting more loot...err competing) peak in at the idea once or twice, and then just permanently bail once they still lose in favor of investing that time in a more visible results group/farming payout. Which then in turn would just end up screwing the meta crowd over by leaving them with some failed gimmicky design that just doesn't offer the same potential blood pumping appeal a good ol fashioned batphone race can create if/when you get at least 2 somewhat equally footing guilds going against each other.

Not that there is anything wrong with any of that, mind you. I've morphed into quite the dirty casual myself who the likes his set kill X mob every week schedule. But you are the one kidding yourself if you think there is common ground concept to be found here that is going to appeal to both sides. Game just isn't designed to be that way ”

I didn't mean to suggest it would spawn competition, I just thought the ideas were interesting and I don't always see eye to eye with Yerm so I figured I'd give the due credit.

I don't believe players should ever be forced into competition anymore in this game. Players that crave it can have it. But don't you even think that all of the "competitive" people funneling themselves - by free choice - into the same guild, kind of demonstrates that competition isn't what draws most people back to these servers anymore?

If they wanted to compete, if THAT is why they were here, they would never do that.

NotGrisvok · Aug 23, 2020

People compete solely for loot? Huh? I compete so I can talk trash later

HoodenShuklak · Aug 23, 2020

The only way to promote long term competition in eq is to keep launching servers.

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