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Originally Posted by falkun
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And yet people return to P99 to relive an experience where socializing and creating relationships matter, where that name above your avatar can find you a group or keep you LFGs for weeks.
The same developers that added Soulbinders, hearthstones, etc. are also the developers that are now adding extra rewards because tank classes refuse to group with idiot, random DPS that die because they stand in the fire that the tank will probably never see again.
How many groups in EQ chat about BS while grouping? How many groups in WoW chat about BS while instancing? The ratio is highly skewed in favor of socializing in EQ because socializing is mandatory and rammed down your throat. And damnit, I like it that way, that's why I came back.
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This is off-topic, bud. But what you say is true. I have spent more time chatting with others in EQ than in most other modern MMORPGs. In fact, it was very rare for me to chat with people in DnD like I have in EQ. There's just not very much downtime. Most of the time that we're together we're moving. But on the other hand, people play MMORPGs to kill things, to quest, to move and accomplish. They don't usually play them to sit down and chat while medding. If they want that, they can login to a chat server or something more appropriate.