03-12-2008, 08:07 PM
Quote:Is tremendous loss a draw for gamers?
The possibility of it is, you can be sure of that! Those that play Hardcore play it because they "love" it! I will not play a MMORPG unless there is a Hardcore feature in it, and those are few and far between, i.e. Diablo 2, Sacred. The thrill of dueling in Hardcore or playing against the elements is unprecedented; I honestly don't understand why you even have Hit Points in softcore when you can never really die. Is "that" fun for you guys who play softcore? I don't know, the mentality seems to extend beyond just the softcore/hardcore mentality for me. I can't understand single-player games in general; I just can't get into them. I'm playing someone else's idea of fun with a story that is almost always sub-par at best. I hear a lot from people who like softcore that they play video games to enjoy the game and get into the story. Okay, this I can understand, but their concept of relaxation is obviously not the same as mine.
"The true value of a human being is determined primarily by the measure and the sense in which he has attained liberation from the self." -Albert Einsetin