Unwit

How to unlearn all the lessons.

If you try WAR alone, it'll feel lonelier than some other MMOs.

grouping requires less communication, which enhances play time but lessens bonding or memory of other players.

Because WAR gives you multiple paths to level your characters, there's no urgency to find someone you can rely on for a specific task

The path to glory is still heavily shaped by the game design, but it makes players feel like they have more control due to the abundance of options and the ease with which a person rotates among those options. More control means less submission to imposed standards, which means less cohesive socialization.

The text in this game is non-intrusive and there are fewer breaks in the game.

The game never stops you; only you do.

There simply isn't any reason to sit around and chat because of boredom, economics, or forced breaks due to game design.

No really?

GOOD RIDDANCE.

Anthropologist my ass. Go play EverQuest. And make sure to not come back.

Re: Unwit

Even though I haven't played Warhammer, I rather enjoyed Michael Walbridge's article; it was well-written and insightful It's worth noting that he's mainly concerned with the sense of community in MMOs. The discussion and exploration of community as a component of a MMO is important for some of us who play online games and/or virtual worlds.

As far as EverQuest, it had a truly great community for the first few years -- something that WoW and it's parade of clones will never have due to the fact that they are just glorified single-player online games designed for today's new breed of entitled, selfish and anti-social PVP gamer.

Re: Unwit

My only issue is the need for others in WAR. The game does NOT play well solo like WoW, as the PvE is nigh boring...
Yet, for such a reliance on people, these "other" players are like NPC's that join in when you need them or when they need you, and leave when done.
The silence in WAR is deafening...
For a game that requires community, you really need to go find that community, and not IN the game.

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