Would EQ be more fun if they made it hard again?

[Cecily]

As to the thread topic. I think EQ was fun because it was novel and it did something new on a scale that we had never seen before. It's addictive and I think that gets confused with fun often. There's a million micro goals to get constant dopamine hits and as I've preached before, this game is a gambling sim with social elements to reinforce the addictiveness. If you feel like you have a community, it's hard to leave the behavior you associate with that community behind. Like you have to drop your friend group if you wanna get off drugs. Game was made by a guy with addiction problems and if the current year you're reading this is any indication, he did a pretty good job channeling that experience into his game.

[Ekco]

Originally Posted by Cecily [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

There's a million micro goals to get constant dopamine hits and as I've preached before, this game is a gambling sim

by the end i ran out of goals, last thing i did was camp the WR bag in kedge.

[Ciderpress]

Originally Posted by Cecily [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

As to the thread topic. I think EQ was fun because it was novel and it did something new on a scale that we had never seen before. It's addictive and I think that gets confused with fun often. There's a million micro goals to get constant dopamine hits and as I've preached before, this game is a gambling sim with social elements to reinforce the addictiveness. If you feel like you have a community, it's hard to leave the behavior you associate with that community behind. Like you have to drop your friend group if you wanna get off drugs. Game was made by a guy with addiction problems and if the current year you're reading this is any indication, he did a pretty good job channeling that experience into his game.

Low blow with that brad smear, smh. Always makes me sad. Hey guys I'm not addicted to eq, it's just that brad was addicted to pills! Nice post hoc rationalization there.

Lots of people play eq casually without issue, they are often referred to as the "filthy casuals".

[Ekco]

[QUOTE=Ciderpress;3716731]Always makes me sad. Hey guys I'm not addicted to eq, it's just that brad was addicted to pills! Nice post hoc rationalization there.
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you act like they aren't tons of interviews/forum posts with/from devs and ex coworkers talking about how shitty of a work environment he caused with his addiction before people politely stopped talking about it after he died from the exact shit people we're criticizing him as person about prior.

[Ciderpress]

[QUOTE=Ekco;3716735]

Originally Posted by Ciderpress [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Always makes me sad. Hey guys I'm not addicted to eq, it's just that brad was addicted to pills! Nice post hoc rationalization there.
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you act like they aren't tons of interviews/forum posts with/from devs and ex coworkers talking about how shitty of a work environment he caused with his addiction before people politely stopped talking about it after he died from the exact shit people we're criticizing him as person about prior.

So? What does that have to do with my critique of cecily passing the buck to brad for her own eq addiction?

I feel like you don't like me now just cause I'm critical of stealing software.

[Cecily]

Originally Posted by Ciderpress [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Low blow with that brad smear, smh. Always makes me sad. Hey guys I'm not addicted to eq, it's just that brad was addicted to pills! Nice post hoc rationalization there.

Lots of people play eq casually without issue, they are often referred to as the "filthy casuals".

If you think me saying "made by guy with a drug addiction" is a low blow you should consider what other ways I could have phrased it and realize that I was being pretty tame. Generally the scum of society, cheaters and addicts and homophones and presidents (ie people) lash out when others criticize their problem. So I'm sorry about your history with or present issues with drug addiction that inspired you to make that triple rage post. It's nothing to be a shamed of and I hope you find peace or at least create something with it that people stay addicted to themselves for multiple decades.

[cd288]

Originally Posted by Cecily [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If you think me saying "made by guy with a drug addiction" is a low blow you should consider what other ways I could have phrased it and realize that I was being pretty tame. Generally the scum of society, cheaters and addicts and homophones and presidents (ie people) lash out when others criticize their problem. So I'm sorry about your history with or present issues with drug addiction that inspired you to make that triple rage post. It's nothing to be a shamed of and I hope you find peace or at least create something with it that people stay addicted to themselves for multiple decades.

I think you're shitty for bringing it up at all. Needless comment and just shows that you're shitty

[shovelquest]

Originally Posted by cd288 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I think you're shitty for bringing it up at all. Needless comment and just shows that you're shitty