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Originally Posted by Eliseus
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EQ obviously isn't just auto-attacking, the point is, the bad players in other MMOs can still be good at EQ because there isn't any complexity to the combat that requires more than auto-attacking. But again, to not sound like a broken record, I'm giving an aspect of a game that isn't hard, yet you guys keep going in full blown circles that lvling in EQ is hard, when it's not, and you base that off the idea that you can lvl faster in WoW, therefore EQ is hardest game ever! It is laughable to say the least. I'll bite though and break down how most your parties and will be.
Warrior - auto attack
Monk - auto attack, maybe a kick, mostly auto attack
Rogue - auto attack, back stab
Mage - send in pet, maybe nuke
Wizard - nuke, rest for 100 years
Shaman - buff, afk, maybe heal, maybe debuff
Druid - buff, afk, maybe heal, maybe nuke
Enchanter - buff, debuff, cc
Bard - auto attack, twist songs (probably the closest job you get to modern day MMOs in terms of consistently needing to do something).
sorry, don't want to continue list, getting too repetitive with how simple EQ is.
Now, I love EQ, and it is really still my favorite MMO of all time, but that is because of Nostalgia, and has nothing to do with it's difficulty, now does it suck when I die in EQ? You bet, but being a good player, I would assume you don't die, just like when I play other MMOs I don't die. You guys act like EQ is harder because of stuff like death, like it is part of your lvling experience that you must act idiotic and put yourself into some kind of situation where you have to die. Don't be bad. Etc... etc... blah blah blah, same old arguments that you guys won't concede too know matter how illogical your guys are blah blah I'm the best blah blah blah
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You are literalizing the button presses. It does not matter how many buttons you push, what matters is how challenging it is to push the right buttons at the right time.
You are pretending that there is no knowledge or understanding required in order to do those behaviours. You've confused the end point with the start points.
Let's describe Texas Hold 'Em poker the way you describe EQ.
Texas Hold 'Em is sooo easy! Nothing happens! You don't even have to deal your own cards. You just bet, bet, pass, fold. It's such an easy game and nothing happens. There is so much downtime where people just stare at the table.
Whack-a-mole is way harder than Texas Hold 'Em. You ever seen someone play Whack-a-mole? They have to CONSTANTLY HIT THINGS. NON STOP. They NEVER stop hitting. Texas Hold Em is easy and stupid because there are FEWER ACTIONS BEING TAKEN.
So to summarize... you're so dumb that you think that because wow has more buttons to push it is a harder game. it's not. It's way easier. EQ is about strategy and tactics, careful planning, and teamwork. WOW is about mindless button mashing which 99.9% of the time allows you to win the game.
Part of what makes EQ hard is to idiosyncratic design and the bugs. So be it. It's still hard. On many dimensions. A master of the game may not mash the buttons... but that doesn't mean there is no skill or knowledge or careful decision making being applied. in EQ there usually is...even for the most seemingly boring class like a Wizard or Rogue.