Well I hope there is no point in the game where you can survive just by standing still. If thats how you get enjoyment from a game though by all means go hide in the corner and take a **** while others play the game. Hope its fun!Originally Posted by DuoMaxwell007
actually the point im making is the OPPOSITE of that.. who wants to play a gamde wheer you can stand still do nothing (as long as you stay in close proximity to the ppl who ARE doing stuff) and still get credit for it?... that would be like you studying hard to pass a test.. get an A+ and I just copy your paper and get the same grade without even half the effort you used to EARN it.
I am sure there will be people who do this, but my question is this. Why? Why would you pay for a game to stand around? I could see them farming or using multiple accounts or some **** like that. The idea of co-operative world play is amazing. Sometimes you might not get to do all the work for the quest but I think it will pull you into the fact that it is a world you are part of. This is after all a game and you will not earn anything from doing nothing, its meant to entertain you not reward you.
Rift, GW2
oops those are 2 MMO's that allow shared quest completion.
Well i know GW2 does never played Rift but i think they follow the same idea.
As for what "High level player" would want to grief people?
See any MMO in in the last decade.
Griefing people brings some sick enjoyment to others. Its everywhere.
Why would they you ask? Because they can, and thats why.
Would i agree to waste my time like that? Nope. Would i think thats a good use of time? Nope. But does it happen? Do people who have the power to grief actually grief? Yes.
I like the shared quest imo. I enjoyed during beta that my wife and I could run into an area and we saw other people there as well. Even though we weren't grouped with them we all felt like we were a team.
She doesn't like partying with strangers so this type of gaming was very favorable for her. A happy wife makes a happy life and means more gaming for me. lol
so to make sure were on the same page... youre saying if you get a "kill 20 sheep" quest on GW2.... you walk through around the open world looking for sheep.. find them.... youre not in a group... you decide to sit your character in the middle of all the sheep.... you go do something irl, come back an hour later or so and the quest is flagged as completed?
oh i know griefing happens I happened a lot in WoW and Im sure older MMOs that have PVP had it too (i know ppl di dit a lot in Materia Magica) and to that i say.. in any game that has griefers theres always ppl (liek me) wholl go lay the smack down on said griefers so the newbies can continue enjoying the game in peace.
Not to mention it always put a smile on my face to see all the newbie mages/healer sin the area spamming me with healing spells (even though i didnt need em) while I fought of the griefers lol doing what little they could to help me take down the guy or guys making their day miserable.
correct, as long as you have the quest and are in the area.
Same with their Dynamic events. When a dynamic event occurs if you go to help you'll get credit even though your not in the party.
The old way of having to fight for sheep vs's other players who are also waiting for spawns and fighting over kills is going going gone.
Its an outdated way to play MMO's Its poor design because it allows people to grief others. I hate griefers and sadly, i was one of those back in the days of early WoW.
bless you sir for being the protector of the weak.
So your saying that once your a "high level" player you may go back to those rookie areas to protect them from griefers??
(^-^) you see what i did there.lol You and I are BOTH THAT GUY who is a high level and goes to rookie areas when bored to protect the weak.
I love killing time in lowbie areas when i have nothing going on or if i am tired of progressing.
We sir are brothers from anothers mothers.
well in dyanmic events youre at least participating youre not just standing there so i expect credit then.. as for fighting over claims and what not... that was fun it helped me stay awake and ready.. and it was what 5 min pop at most? its not like i missed the claim on a mob that spawned once every 2 hours or once every 21-24 hours lol. lastly all they have to do to solve that problem is make it so that ANYONE can attack the monster (i.e no claim system) so even if someone else is attacking it at long a si hit it at least once I get credit too, that way I still had to participate.
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