12-23-2004, 02:53 AM
You ignored the crucial qualifier. Cute, but not very clever.
I said "normal". When you looked at the contrast between your and my suggestions I believe its clear what I meant by "normal".
As for your notion that people wont pay exorbitant prices for increasingly marginal improvements and fluff - I suggeest you dont have much experience playing MMORPs. Its been my personal observation that people will do exactly that.
I have seen the balance work in other MMORPs. It is true that the economy will only work for max level charcters - there is no way around that except complete barring item/money trading between disparate levels. But you can make an economy balanced but still have a minimal cost of living for people who choose simply fight and trade only at a simple direct level. I have seen it done.
If you try take cash out of the economy in a completely equitable manner the result the poor guys are seriously pinched and the rich guys keep building bigger and bigger treasure mounds.
Also your reference to Lineage 2 shows that you really dont understand why so many long term but caual MMORP players are so thrilled with WoW.
We want a game where we can work together with friends on advenures, find cool items and have fun.
Lineage 2 is a great game for some people but it is exactly the opposite of what most of my MMORP friends want.
I said "normal". When you looked at the contrast between your and my suggestions I believe its clear what I meant by "normal".
As for your notion that people wont pay exorbitant prices for increasingly marginal improvements and fluff - I suggeest you dont have much experience playing MMORPs. Its been my personal observation that people will do exactly that.
I have seen the balance work in other MMORPs. It is true that the economy will only work for max level charcters - there is no way around that except complete barring item/money trading between disparate levels. But you can make an economy balanced but still have a minimal cost of living for people who choose simply fight and trade only at a simple direct level. I have seen it done.
If you try take cash out of the economy in a completely equitable manner the result the poor guys are seriously pinched and the rich guys keep building bigger and bigger treasure mounds.
Also your reference to Lineage 2 shows that you really dont understand why so many long term but caual MMORP players are so thrilled with WoW.
We want a game where we can work together with friends on advenures, find cool items and have fun.
Lineage 2 is a great game for some people but it is exactly the opposite of what most of my MMORP friends want.