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And I maintain that your face is stupid. *NM* Kronin al'Sulc Send a noteboard - 27/09/2010 01:55:36 AM
I realize the problem is that Blizzard is brilliant. By making it so that people can't just casually go in and out of these parties, they force "crucial" players to stay in. Added to the fact that the instances and raids are just inexcusably long, and you have a system that forces people to keep playing.

Compare with StarCraft, where games rarely run over a half hour, and you don't see that obligation. People don't throw a bitchfit if you have to leave during the game.

And I maintain that being trapped by social obligations for a video game is stupid.
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/MMOs/rant: Dear Raid Leaders LadyLorraine - 19/09/2010 04:06:20 AM 1098 Views
I could see people not knowing Black Temple fights. That instance is from the old level cap. TaskmasterJack - 19/09/2010 06:24:21 PM 801 Views
I know, but look it up BEFORE you start. LadyLorraine - 19/09/2010 06:44:56 PM 808 Views
Why keep playing if you aren't enjoying it? Ghavrel - 19/09/2010 07:28:20 PM 832 Views
There's a social obligation. Aemon - 19/09/2010 07:47:55 PM 824 Views
mostly this. few other reasons LadyLorraine - 19/09/2010 10:04:15 PM 798 Views
It's a video game. People need to be understanding. Ghavrel - 20/09/2010 02:22:36 AM 804 Views
why not? people get annoyed when you don't show up for sports practices. LadyLorraine - 20/09/2010 03:30:23 AM 787 Views
Fake world means real world wins. Ghavrel - 20/09/2010 03:49:39 PM 780 Views
Social obligations exist wherever socializing occurs. *NM* Aemon - 20/09/2010 04:41:53 AM 361 Views
That doesn't make them meaningful. *NM* Ghavrel - 20/09/2010 03:50:27 PM 360 Views
Well, you didn't specify meaningful. Even so, I don't understand the antagonism. Aemon - 21/09/2010 03:51:17 AM 890 Views
That is a bad analogy, yes. Ghavrel - 21/09/2010 04:54:38 AM 931 Views
Eh, mine always are, somehow. Aemon - 21/09/2010 02:06:08 PM 844 Views
This. Any sort of cooperative game will create social obligations somehow. *NM* Legolas - 26/09/2010 03:40:13 PM 412 Views
Only when it requires a huge time investment. Ghavrel - 26/09/2010 07:37:34 PM 772 Views
And I maintain that your face is stupid. *NM* Kronin al'Sulc - 27/09/2010 01:55:36 AM 456 Views
o u got meh brah *NM* Ghavrel - 27/09/2010 02:04:20 AM 341 Views
Dude. I've been "trapped by social obligations" for a text-based game. Legolas - 28/09/2010 10:13:44 PM 885 Views
Achaea is different. Ghavrel - 29/09/2010 02:16:19 AM 800 Views
Nah, you wouldn't have heard of it. Legolas - 29/09/2010 02:32:29 PM 715 Views
Actually most raids CAN be broken up. Myrdhyn - 30/09/2010 06:34:00 PM 870 Views
And yet they do. In fact, end-game in MMOs are built on them, and would not function otherwise *NM* lord-of-shadow - 20/09/2010 06:09:33 AM 380 Views
That's why I always blamed it on an impromptu sex invitation. TaskmasterJack - 20/09/2010 03:48:11 AM 769 Views
Surprisingly...or maybe not so surprisingly Myrdhyn - 20/09/2010 07:24:04 PM 974 Views
Re: Surprisingly...or maybe not so surprisingly TaskmasterJack - 21/09/2010 12:07:28 AM 803 Views
What about those who weren't on Vent? Ryan - 22/09/2010 08:05:33 PM 995 Views
everyone was at least signed into vent, even if they didn't have a mic. LadyLorraine - 23/09/2010 05:54:22 AM 781 Views
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