Weird questions that I want answered before I play an MMO
Oct 14, 2015 14:43:34 GMT -5
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Post by Morreion on Oct 14, 2015 14:43:34 GMT -5
Perfect Ten: Weird questions that I want answered before I play an MMO (MOP)
Jumping into a new-to-me MMO can be a heady, nerve-wracking event. I think there’s a reason why we find our “comfort” games and feel a pull to stay with the known than to venture out more regularly to taste the fruits of other online titles, and that’s because there are so many small but crucial factors that play into whether or not we’ll enjoy our time in a game...
1. How easy is it for enemies to knock me off my mount?
This might be a silly question, but consider that no two MMOs seem to handle this issue the same way. In some games, one hit by a mob is enough to toss you off a horse and force you into combat when you were just trying to get to your next quest objective. In other games, it might take multiple hits or even infinite hits to ever get you off your high horse.
I want to know this. I want to know how inconvenienced I will be by the local wildlife if I’m trying to traverse a zone. Also, does your MMO allow me to re-mount even if I’m in combat? Because if so, you are my new best friend...
3. Where’s the screenshot key and folder?
Before you say with scorn, “It’s the print screen key, fool!” realize that it’s not always. No, sometimes it’s F12. Or F11. Or Ctrl-Z. Or some other random key hiding in a forest of clones on my keyboard. And not every game throws screenshots into the same place (I prefer my documents folder, thank you very much) nor tells you where these magically captured moments in gaming history are stored. Tell me up front, please. Don’t make me hunt around for them.
4. What’s the most popular class?
Frankly, I’m terrified of playing the most popular class in an MMO if for nothing else than I think it increases the odds that developers will think that it’s overpowered (massively, even) and nerf it to the ground. Plus, I’d rather take the road less traveled and not be part a swarm of identical professions.
There needs to be a designated screenshot button across all games!
I too avoid popular classes. Pick the worst class, it'll get buffed eventually and you'll be the cool guy when everyone else rolls your newly-popular class's alt. Think Cabalists in DAoC.
Jumping into a new-to-me MMO can be a heady, nerve-wracking event. I think there’s a reason why we find our “comfort” games and feel a pull to stay with the known than to venture out more regularly to taste the fruits of other online titles, and that’s because there are so many small but crucial factors that play into whether or not we’ll enjoy our time in a game...
1. How easy is it for enemies to knock me off my mount?
This might be a silly question, but consider that no two MMOs seem to handle this issue the same way. In some games, one hit by a mob is enough to toss you off a horse and force you into combat when you were just trying to get to your next quest objective. In other games, it might take multiple hits or even infinite hits to ever get you off your high horse.
I want to know this. I want to know how inconvenienced I will be by the local wildlife if I’m trying to traverse a zone. Also, does your MMO allow me to re-mount even if I’m in combat? Because if so, you are my new best friend...
3. Where’s the screenshot key and folder?
Before you say with scorn, “It’s the print screen key, fool!” realize that it’s not always. No, sometimes it’s F12. Or F11. Or Ctrl-Z. Or some other random key hiding in a forest of clones on my keyboard. And not every game throws screenshots into the same place (I prefer my documents folder, thank you very much) nor tells you where these magically captured moments in gaming history are stored. Tell me up front, please. Don’t make me hunt around for them.
4. What’s the most popular class?
Frankly, I’m terrified of playing the most popular class in an MMO if for nothing else than I think it increases the odds that developers will think that it’s overpowered (massively, even) and nerf it to the ground. Plus, I’d rather take the road less traveled and not be part a swarm of identical professions.
There needs to be a designated screenshot button across all games!
I too avoid popular classes. Pick the worst class, it'll get buffed eventually and you'll be the cool guy when everyone else rolls your newly-popular class's alt. Think Cabalists in DAoC.
