tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1182065070606726937.post36035820057893176..comments2023-10-01T23:29:42.075+01:00Comments on Distilled Willpower: A bit of a whinge about Multiplayer StoriesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01909713428481327028noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1182065070606726937.post-84235179591269288672011-11-01T04:23:58.678+00:002011-11-01T04:23:58.678+00:00The apostrophe is the least of our worries! The s...The apostrophe is the least of our worries! The suspicion of disbelief, instead of suspending it, could pose quite a dilemma.<br /><br />However, I couldn't agree more with the premise of your post, but what to do about it? I know I would have no problem with signing up to be one of the nameless, faceless horde in an MMO that treats us as just one of the "grunts" but then, I kind of already did that in the US Navy, and I suspect that many of the "free spirits" that comprise the majority of MMO player populations would have quite a bit of difficulty with the concept of not being the center of the narrative.<br /><br />You're definitely correct in identifying the problem, but it's going to take something really creative to stand in for a solution.ArcherAvatarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1182065070606726937.post-59902969181679549212011-10-31T12:58:53.549+00:002011-10-31T12:58:53.549+00:00I do not play video games to create a hero charact...I do not play video games to create a hero character or feel like one. I am perfectly content playing a commoner and assisting a hero NPC and going through the story through their acts. Story and the world setting trumps everything.<br /><br />In multi-player games, what no game has fully attempted it yet, is a virtual world setting where combat related activities are not the main emphasis or the only fun way of progression. Thanks to nohbodyshome, I don't have to use my own words, I could just borrow them from a comment on Talesoftyria.com:<br /><br />#3 @ http://www.talesoftyria.com/tales-of-tyria/2011/10/28/deconstructing-the-never-ending-mmorpg.html<br /><br />Elder Scrolls games to it to an extent but a lot more can be done.wyzimhttp://gw2.seartipy.comnoreply@blogger.com