And lo on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:41:22 -0000, Gail Shaw sa dot com>  
<"<initialsurname"@sentech> did spake, saying:

>
> "Warp" <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote in message
> news:47d531fe@news.povray.org...
>> Phil Cook <phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:
>> > The problem, I think, with MMORPGs is they lack the RP part. Oh sure
>> > you're pretending to be a dwarf or dark elf, but unless you can find a
>> > server that specifically states it's for role-play then it descends to
>> > grind to a new level and score phat loot while comparing DPS and
> demanding
>> > buffs; what your character is doesn't real matter any more.
>>
>>   Reading some online stories about (A)D&D playing, it doesn't sound too
>> different from that. ;)
>
> Depends what kind of group you have. A bad group, with all the players  
> just
> after the xp and the loot - very boring.
> A group that enjoys cooperative gaming and roleplaying - much, much fun.

Which is what the RP stands for, otherwise it's just a pencil and paper  
co-operative FPS (or TPS with miniatures). The difference is a DM can  
penalise players for not roleplaying and reward those who do; how do you  
do that in a MMORPG without extensive monitoring?

> I've played one MMORPG - Guild wars. Bored the hell out of me after a  
> couple weeks.

That's 'cos you were brung up on the proper stuff ;-)

-- 
Phil Cook

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