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Originally Posted by Gadwen
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I don't think anyone expects an MMO dev to do nothing for 14 years. But it's a completely different game now, do you really expect people who play on P99 to NOT knock Live? It's the exact opposite of what people here want from an MMO. You are on the wrong forums if you are seeing something you didn't expect.
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MMO's that have gone on that long always look like ass.
The engine gets stale and they tack on too many features as selling points for expansions and it becomes a giant clusterfuck.
EQ Live is a great example of this. UO is a great example of this.
There's something to be said for simplicity - in UI, in gear stats, in damage numbers, in abilities. One thing EQ did really well for its first several expansions was keep things simple - some more spells, some more disciplines (very much needed to keep melee from being so boring), and minor mudflation.
WoW is starting down the path of 'too much crap' - ever tried WoW PVP in the latest expansion? In the early days you knew what people were capable of because everyone had a set of abilities, now it's just shit going off everywhere with procs and instant casts and cooldown abilities and it's just blah.