Hrmmm...no, if you give it more of a bit of intropection, that's not really
true. It's a different type of game than say, Heroes of Might and Magic,
where this statement would be valid. This type of game has a twist to it -
the human social element. That, I think, more than anything else is what
elevates it beyond a game to many.
Humans are social creatures as a species. We, as a species, have a deep and
abiding need to interact with others. In this way is how it (and any
MMORPG) transcends being "just a game". It doesn't have anything to do with
the code or the virtual mobs that you virtually slay, but rather the people
beyond the icons with whom you will tend to build real relationships - often
without realizing it. Whether it's with your drinking buddies in a bar
watching the game, going out dancing with your girlfriends, or sitting in
the king room in Sol B, killing kobold and role-playing/BSing about your job
in the down time, makes no difference. Social interaction is still social
interaction, regardless of the arena it takes place in.
If I had to speculate, I'd say that the changes to feign death, or perhaps
more accurately now, non-monks perceptions of monks due to the changes in
feign death, negatively impact the ability of monks to continue to explore
the social aspect of the game, i.e., difficulty getting into groups of
strangers, thus not being able to share in a group activity and make new
friends, etc., that is the most damaging aspect of what has transpired and
the core root of the anger and outrage many monks express.
Just my thoughts...take them for that and nothing more.
Leikung
Warrior-Poet
Bristlebane
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Gaines [mailto:dave@...]
> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 9:09 AM
> To: EQ-Monks@onelist.com
> Subject: Re: [EQ-Monks] Digest Number 122
>
>
> From: Dave Gaines <dave@...>
>
> It should not be more than a game. Because that is ALL it is, a game.
> If its more to you, then you seriously need to stop "playing" it,
> readjust your life, realize how little those bytes stored on
> a computer
> in california really should mean to you.
>
> >
> > From: Seamus McNeill <smcneill@...>
> >
> > its more than a game to some.....
> >
> > ~S
> >
> > >
>
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