Timesinks != difficult

[theaetatus]

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

And about the edit, I was just making a random point about you claiming not to even live over here, yet judging it. You wouldn't last a day here, trust me.

I'll spell it out, though I thought I had already.. The US is a small part of Western Society. I do not live in the US, though I live in a very similar country of roughly equal levels of danger. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] I am sure it is a very scary place indeed.

[bluntfang]

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

The US is a small part of Western Society.

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[Strifer]

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

I'll spell it out, though I thought I had already.. The US is a small part of Western Society. I do not live in the US, though I live in a very similar country of roughly equal levels of danger. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] I am sure it is a very scary place indeed.

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[Breeziyo]

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[theaetatus]

P.S. No, he didn't manage to make any correct assumptions other than that I didn't enjoy sports, which is probably rather obvious. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[theaetatus]

That logic blows my mind. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

EDIT: That was to square.

As for bluntfang... Consider how long 'Western Society' has been around, or the amount of people involved in it. Try to think beyond the classic US stereotypical view of the world. I have faith in you.

[Messianic]

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[choklo]

I've heard it said by gamers that EQ is for masochists. I'm a little disturbed by this statement, because EQ is my first love for MMO's.

[Arclanz]

I've never seen a bigger collection of trolls in a thread. Think it's time to use my regular sig. Thanks to the few individuals who posted their honest opinion, even if it differed from mine. Surprised to see some obviously good people continously feed the trolls in this thread. Cheers.

[runlvlzero]

MMO time sinks require no skill, just maturity, maturity a 12 year old "should" have. All other analogies are fairly less relevant.

Skill is usually defined by the efficiency and quality rather then quantity and measure of something.

i.e. It takes skill to create an awesome 32x32 texture that looks good at high rez. It does not take skill to crank out 200 photos crop them quickly and call them textures, though it may take more time then that single good texture. MMO's are far more the latter. Not exclusively, but pretty much so.

I play EQ for the social aspect, its why I don't play WoW. If you want true skill with a limited and fast paced rule-set go master classic Team Fortress.

For those that need it really spelled out, skill, and time, are seperate variables, not correlated with eachother.

Also to those attributing marathon runners to skill. That is a physical attribute built up over time. The mental discipline required to attain that level of physical stamina could be considered a skill, but the ability to run in itself is not really a skill. Though it may fall into the grey area. It is correct that it usually takes time to learn or develop a skill. However that time invested is not really a measure of skill, again simply maturity, usually. Those people who can poopsock 20 hr camps are very mature in someways, but then again they lack other forms of maturity or mental attributes. They are not highly skilled individuals. Its an easy skill to aquire ;p

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