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Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:00 pm
by Roja
Burrito wrote:the idea that people pay real cold hard cash for friggin' virtual money is mind boggling to me.
Never underestimate the value of saving time by paying money.

Even for a game.

Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:05 pm
by dull1554

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Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:11 pm
by daedalus__
Ugh.

I played a Paladin to 38. Ran instances.

I played a Warrior to 60. Tanked Rag.

I played a Mage to 52. Owned Battlegrounds.

After all of that the game was such an incredibly boring experience I decided to go back to playing First-Person Shooters. :)

Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:13 pm
by dull1554
yea in general all end game instances suck.... especially when your guild just random rolls for gear in MC.....

Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:14 pm
by daedalus__
Don't remind me. lol

I enjoyed EVE online but didn't have enough time to play.

Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:14 pm
by Grim...
Or EVE isk.

Everquest gold used to trade at a higher value than the Lira (while it was popular and the Lira still existed).

Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:15 pm
by Burrito
Roja wrote:Never underestimate the value of saving time by paying money.
then what's the point of playing? Isn't the concept of the game to 'earn' your way to where you go. I wouldn't consider buying virtual cash a savings of time if the point of playing the game was to spend time to earn that cash....

why not just buy the game for $49.95, then spend another 2 grand on a really good character, and yet another 2 grand on some cash...then you don't need to play at all.

Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:15 pm
by Roja
Daedalus- wrote:After all of that the game was such an incredibly boring experience I decided to go back to playing First-Person Shooters. :)
I've heard this so many times, that it is exactly why I have 19 alts, and none have hit 60 yet. Although that will change when the expansion comes out.. I suspect by then me and my lady will be approaching the 60's.

Maybe.

Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:16 pm
by daedalus__
I bought 200 million ISK every month when I played EVE.

haha

Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:22 pm
by Roja
Burrito wrote:then what's the point of playing?
Thats a key question.

For people that love RPG's, the path is the way.. or put another way, going through the process of getting from level 1 to level 60 *is* the fun.

However, because they added a wealth of PvP content from day one, a rather different group of players see it as a big alternative version of Quake3 Arena: A first person shooter.

Viewed from that point of view, suddenly the 'grind' from 1-60 is in the way of you smashing it up in the Arena. Many of the players buying gold are people that want high-end gear, characters, and the like. They just want "the best", so they can strut about and compete at the upper levels. Why bother grinding to get there?
Burrito wrote:Isn't the concept of the game to 'earn' your way to where you go.
Personally, I agree with you. For me, its not a race. I've seen people hit 60 in under 3 weeks of game time, and I'm puzzled as to why to do so? Whats the challenge? Where is the enjoyment of the process from here to there?

But then again, Battlegrounds and endgame instances don't do much for me.
Burrito wrote:why not just buy the game for $49.95, then spend another 2 grand on a really good character, and yet another 2 grand on some cash...then you don't need to play at all.
Oh no, you still play. But you play as an uber-player in the Battlegrounds, 0wnzering st00p1d n3wbz.

Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:27 pm
by dull1554
i loved playing wow right up until the released the mage patch with... imporved....talents..... yea... ok


my mage was my main char.... when the fun left playing my mage the fun left playing the game....

it was just fun to be able to frostbolt crit someone in BGs for 5k

then they ruined the stacking of the ZHC and the ToEP

Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:30 pm
by Burrito
Roja wrote:Oh no, you still play. But you play as an uber-player in the Battlegrounds, 0wnzering st00p1d n3wbz.
lol...ok, thanks for clearing that up.

Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 12:33 pm
by RobertGonzalez
I feel like you all are speaking a different language. I'm not sure if I even know who you are anymore :cry: .