11-09-2007, 06:06 PM
Fun isn't somethinig you..aquire. Like depositing money into a trust fund and waiting 50 years to cash in on it. Fun's not like that.
A game should be readily fun and available to all. Counter-strike for example can be complex and still requires little to play. Whether novice, or an experienced player, all can compete, fairly, even if all the items are given to you. It then comes down to practice and skill.
This isn't asking a great deal, nor is the house banking I think.
The impact this would have on dungeons isn't as detrimental as people think. I think it'll promote more people, more interaction.
By making something hard, or in this case, just annoying. Hard isn't the problem, it's outright annoying, which is what Jakko was mentioning. By making it annoying, it begins to lose the fun factor and becomes more like tedious work.
Eventually you get tired and stop. I've played with those stones on a lot of servers and they don't make things unchallengeable. They provide a means of transportation for people who do not always know where to go or what to do.
Granted, I've played this game long enough to know every inch of the damned map, which is admittedly pathetic when said out loud, but a lot don't have the time or don't care to. They want to hunt, Pk, or hunt with friends. They want it to be enjoyable and not annoying.
I don't think it takes away from the challenge, because the monsters aren't dropping more gold and aren't getting easier because of it..therefore, the only truly adverse affect is really a matter of opinion of how each of us think the game should be played.
Opinions are just that-opinions I guess. :/
A game should be readily fun and available to all. Counter-strike for example can be complex and still requires little to play. Whether novice, or an experienced player, all can compete, fairly, even if all the items are given to you. It then comes down to practice and skill.
This isn't asking a great deal, nor is the house banking I think.
The impact this would have on dungeons isn't as detrimental as people think. I think it'll promote more people, more interaction.
By making something hard, or in this case, just annoying. Hard isn't the problem, it's outright annoying, which is what Jakko was mentioning. By making it annoying, it begins to lose the fun factor and becomes more like tedious work.
Eventually you get tired and stop. I've played with those stones on a lot of servers and they don't make things unchallengeable. They provide a means of transportation for people who do not always know where to go or what to do.
Granted, I've played this game long enough to know every inch of the damned map, which is admittedly pathetic when said out loud, but a lot don't have the time or don't care to. They want to hunt, Pk, or hunt with friends. They want it to be enjoyable and not annoying.
I don't think it takes away from the challenge, because the monsters aren't dropping more gold and aren't getting easier because of it..therefore, the only truly adverse affect is really a matter of opinion of how each of us think the game should be played.
Opinions are just that-opinions I guess. :/