On Jul 12, 10:50 pm, "Inconnux" wrote:

The problem with these MMORPG's (massive multiplayer
online role playing games) is that they end up being a
'grindfest' where you target a 'mob' and press your attack
key... then go make a sandwich...


In the old days, there were a multitude of games
in which you played just against the computer, and
indeed, the designers had way over-done the parts
where you built up points (i.e. "experience") by
killing orcs, stealing treasures, or whatever, via the
dull repetition of some simple but time-consuming
process as described above. But there was no
sandwich making, for leave your computer for a
minute and your character would quickly be killed
by a hundred dim-witted orcs!


There is very little to these games.


Really? About a year or so ago, I went out to eat
with my extended family, and the younger folks were
ranting about this game like it was the greatest thing
since sliced bread. Just this Sunday, I went again,
and still, even after all this time and the release of
other, similar games, WoW is all the rage. The
youngest member seems to like the Sims, and
would undoubtedly buy every version, but for the
cost; never mind how dated that game may now be.



Many have been failures as well,
'Asherons Call 2' has shut down and the huge
disappointment 'Vanguard' is a disasterous game.
These games tend to get people jumping from one 'hit'
game to the next.


Okay, but what about the successful games like
WoW, for instance?


Ive played alot of these 'games'. Everquest, Neocron,
Planetside, City of heroes, Everquest 2... All of them charge
an (on average) $15 a month to what is really a pretty
chatline with very little gameplay. I now only
play a 'free' mmorpg once in awhile with my kids.
(called FlyFF).


To a game addict, $15 per month may not seem
very much; divide by the number of hours wasted
-- I mean played of course! -- and it dwindles down
to a mere trickle of pocket change.


I still go back to playing chess. It has real strategy compared
to alot of these games which are nothing but pretty eyecandy.


Okay, but several of the games you listed earlier
were not the creme de la creme of the genre, so
this is a bit like comparing apples to oranges. In
truth, there are board games with more "strategy"
and less "tactics" than chess, but chess is still
the king in terms of prestige.


At least with chess I don't need the latest bleeding edge system
to play a game online...


In my jousting with Fritz 5.32 (very dated now),
the computer moves almost instantly, leaving my
clock to run throughout the entire game. I feel
like I'm almost playing bullet chess.

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