EQ theory explanation?

[Evia]

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

The imbalance is crucial to the charm of classic EQ. A big problem I have with modern mmo's is that everything feels homogenous. You can easily over-balance things to a point where no one class really feels any more or less specialized at anything than any other class, like there's just one big generic all-purpose class that everybody's playing.

You might say EQ was TOO imbalanced, but I'll still gladly take it over the watered down experiences on offer today. I don't care how pretty your game engine is if I never once feel any kind of investment in my character.

This is so true. I think one of the major reasons I hate modern MMOs is that the obsession on "balance" has totally gutted all creativity and uniqueness in different class options in modern games.