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Originally Posted by Zenren
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I would have to disagree and say this is a casual game. Yes some things take time to complete, but it by no means is necessarily a hardcore game. I know many people, people with family and obligations playing this game, however I know of only about 3% of the players of this game that are controlling 99% of what goes on in the game. Truthfully I think the other 97% doesn't care or just accepts that as the norm, but my argument is that it doesn't have to be the norm. Break the hold, break the mold. Let it be a server for the majority and not the try hard minority.
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This is not a casual game at all. I am not sure why people believe this. My only guess is that most people who play P99 have played EQ before, so they can lean heavily on past experience. They also really want to play, so they are willing to overcome the hurtles that come with playing the game. Honestly this game is super overwhelming for someone who has never played before. The main reason why people with obligations can play this game somewhat casually is probably because they know this game quite well already, or they were able to play the game a lot before they got said obligations.
What does it take to play a casual mobile game?
1. Download the game onto your phone.
2. Open the game.
3. Press start, and get tons of hand-holding tutorials that teach you how to play the game as you progress.
What does it take to play P99?
1. Buy a super old game disc on Ebay.
2. Install the game.
3. Download and copy/paste the patch into the root directory of the game.
4. Sign up for two different accounts, one on EQEMU and one on P99.
5. Assuming you didn't screw up, start the game and get into the character screen.
6. Try to figure out what the hell is going on with the character screen, as it basically tells you nothing when it comes to classes, races, stats, deities, or starting cities.
7. Get into the game and read your starting note.
8. If you can manage to find your guild leader and give them the starting note, they say something like "welcome young warrior, heres your shit stained tunic!". Aaannnndd then you are on your own lol.
9. Look up tons of guides, maps, etc. to figure out how to play the game.
10. Quit because you are overwhelmed by all of this information you have to learn, with no in-game help, maps, etc. available.
Honestly Dark Souls is a much easier game to play as a casual player, and it is considered to be more of a hardcore game for hardcore players.