I have, for going on 15 years, actually. And I agree with you about Rift. All these new games, really, and I include EQ2 and WoW in that. It's why I'm here. Again, not that I wouldn't agree with you if I had to bet....But I don't, and everything you are saying are assumptions based on virtually no real information.
We got a cursory overview of the world and a first look at the game environment today....and 2 toons. That's it. They introduced the concept of what they are going for with classes, but offered no real info. They showed no UI. No gameplay other than just to see what the fight animations look like. Concepts of itemization, but that's it. No real info on the storyline, what cities will be available, levels, or anything else. NOTHING that constitutes the meat of how any MMO actually plays.
And I'm not aware of how much time is too much time spent on what and frankly, neither are you. It's their game....Let them develop it and judge it when it gets released, or at least when you actually PLAY the beta. When there is a lack of content to your liking THEN say that, but you are just making assumptions and stating them as facts.
Vanguard is a bad example. It got fucked by Microsoft at the final stage of it's development and released under precarious circumstances. The game literally changed hands just before release and was kicked out the door. The rug was literally pulled out from under its feet at the worst possible time. The EverQuest franchise has been with Sony for well over a decade and is it's flagship MMO series. I would like to think they learned a lesson with EQ2. It would be hard to imagine they didn't.
It's day one. How about giving them the benefit of the doubt before making sweeping conclusions about something you really know nothing about. None of us do.
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