Comments on: 5 reasons why it’s good to play multiple MMOs http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2011/03/17/5-reasons-why-its-good-to-play-multiple-mmos/ MMOs and game design Tue, 21 May 2013 14:36:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: /AFK: Pax Catchup Edition « Bio Break http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2011/03/17/5-reasons-why-its-good-to-play-multiple-mmos/#comment-13909 Sun, 20 Mar 2011 12:57:37 +0000 https://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=5288#comment-13909 [...] Spinksville — 5 reasons why it’s good to play multiple MMOs “Playing in a new game world, with different people, a different style of endgame, new character classes – it may relight the fire!” [...]

]]> By: spinks http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2011/03/17/5-reasons-why-its-good-to-play-multiple-mmos/#comment-13900 Sat, 19 Mar 2011 18:57:12 +0000 https://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=5288#comment-13900 I’m sure you are right. Or at least be better able to appreciate the things WoW does really well compared with other games. (I still think their starting areas and class design are real strong points.)

]]> By: spinks http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2011/03/17/5-reasons-why-its-good-to-play-multiple-mmos/#comment-13899 Sat, 19 Mar 2011 18:56:26 +0000 https://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=5288#comment-13899 I know exactly what you mean. I enjoy Rift and am still having fun with it, but it’s not THE game, and this does kind of highlight for me the issues I’d probably have with any MMO … even if THE ideal one existed. Which is food for thought.

I think playing a really good single player game (DA2 in my case) also shifts your thinking about, or at least highlights where single player games are more chilled than MMOs.

]]> By: We Fly Spitfires http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2011/03/17/5-reasons-why-its-good-to-play-multiple-mmos/#comment-13898 Sat, 19 Mar 2011 18:20:57 +0000 https://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=5288#comment-13898 I think a change of scene and some variety is always a good way to help you appreciate things more. I mean, how can one judge a product if one has nothing else to compare it with? Strangely enough though, I think trying more MMOs would make most people appreciate WoW more :)

]]> By: Randomessa http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2011/03/17/5-reasons-why-its-good-to-play-multiple-mmos/#comment-13896 Sat, 19 Mar 2011 06:36:38 +0000 https://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=5288#comment-13896 You make some excellent points and suggestions here! I used to think, prior to Rift, that I wouldn’t mind playing a prettier WoW. I dismissed LOTRO as an anomaly and was won over by the Rift beta. I used to think that I had a hard time logging into these games because I was so very short on time.

Now that I’ve spent many an evening logging more hours in GW1 since Rift’s release than in Rift, I realize that I genuinely don’t really enjoy traditional MMOs and the gameplay and rewards they offer.

I am waiting for someone else to make an(other, if you count GW1) MMO differently, more tailored to my needs. I won’t make this error in judgment again.

]]> By: Telwyn http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2011/03/17/5-reasons-why-its-good-to-play-multiple-mmos/#comment-13893 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:15:26 +0000 https://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=5288#comment-13893 Great post, and I concur wholeheartedly with all 5 points. I’ve always enjoyed playing different games concurrently and have burned myself out on WoW by trying to stick to it for too long. Now I’m playing a bit of LoTRO, a bit of RIFT and thoroughly enjoying gaming again!

I do get frustrated with WoW guildmates who are stuck in WoW, moan about the game a whole lot but when they try a new game they say “it’s just like WoW, might as well go back to WoW then” without giving it a chance.

I much prefer Keen’s 3-monther view that you quoted, which I consider pragmatic. I can play an MMO as a game for a few months and feel it was worth it.

]]> By: Tonk http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2011/03/17/5-reasons-why-its-good-to-play-multiple-mmos/#comment-13887 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 20:21:19 +0000 https://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=5288#comment-13887 True. I’m one of those people who’s happy eating at the same restaurant a lot and having a few close friends. I tried PotBS, but mostly I just play WoW. And yet, it still struck me as funny that anybody would need reasons (or justifications!) to branch out when the familiar things aren’t as satisfying as they should be.

]]> By: spinks http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2011/03/17/5-reasons-why-its-good-to-play-multiple-mmos/#comment-13886 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:47:30 +0000 https://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=5288#comment-13886 Hee, lots of people like to stick with one MMO. And there’s nothing wrong with it, but I think the hobby works better when you realise that no game will last you forever.

After all, a meal, book, or movie only lasts a few hours. And plenty of people are happy with a few close friends, or a single hobby.

]]> By: Tonk http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2011/03/17/5-reasons-why-its-good-to-play-multiple-mmos/#comment-13885 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:19:11 +0000 https://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=5288#comment-13885 Why would anybody only ever play one game or need reasons for trying out something new?

Consider these blog titles:
5 reasons why it’s good to eat at multiple restaurants
5 reasons why it’s good to read multiple books
5 reasons why it’s good to have multiple friends
5 reasons why it’s good to enjoy multiple hobbies
5 reasons why it’s good to see multiple movies

Even if you have a favorite restaurant, author, friend, hobby or show, they wear thin if that’s your entire world. As they say, variety is the spice of life.

]]> By: thade http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2011/03/17/5-reasons-why-its-good-to-play-multiple-mmos/#comment-13883 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:35:05 +0000 https://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=5288#comment-13883 I’m glad to see two of my favorite bloggers are still on the scene, giving their readers much-needed advice. <3

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