Was it Achaea, by the way?
It was a far smaller game, and without really any RPG elements to it - but cooperation was required to really get anywhere, and most of the fun was in wars between rivaling alliances.
And yes. The problem is that the raids take such a ridiculous amount of time and can't be broken up.
True, that does make it more impractical than many other games that are otherwise comparable. Requiring a number of different people to be constantly online for several hours straight at the same time is indeed difficult.
/MMOs/rant: Dear Raid Leaders
19/09/2010 04:06:20 AM
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I could see people not knowing Black Temple fights. That instance is from the old level cap.
19/09/2010 06:24:21 PM
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I know, but look it up BEFORE you start.
19/09/2010 06:44:56 PM
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Why keep playing if you aren't enjoying it?
19/09/2010 07:28:20 PM
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There's a social obligation.
19/09/2010 07:47:55 PM
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It's a video game. People need to be understanding.
20/09/2010 02:22:36 AM
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why not? people get annoyed when you don't show up for sports practices.
20/09/2010 03:30:23 AM
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Social obligations exist wherever socializing occurs. *NM*
20/09/2010 04:41:53 AM
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That doesn't make them meaningful. *NM*
20/09/2010 03:50:27 PM
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Well, you didn't specify meaningful. Even so, I don't understand the antagonism.
21/09/2010 03:51:17 AM
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This. Any sort of cooperative game will create social obligations somehow. *NM*
26/09/2010 03:40:13 PM
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Only when it requires a huge time investment.
26/09/2010 07:37:34 PM
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Dude. I've been "trapped by social obligations" for a text-based game.
28/09/2010 10:13:44 PM
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Achaea is different.
29/09/2010 02:16:19 AM
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Nah, you wouldn't have heard of it.
29/09/2010 02:32:29 PM
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And yet they do. In fact, end-game in MMOs are built on them, and would not function otherwise *NM*
20/09/2010 06:09:33 AM
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That's why I always blamed it on an impromptu sex invitation.
20/09/2010 03:48:11 AM
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What about those who weren't on Vent?
22/09/2010 08:05:33 PM
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everyone was at least signed into vent, even if they didn't have a mic.
23/09/2010 05:54:22 AM
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