Comments on: More treadmill discussion http://slashrandom.wordpress.com/2008/06/27/more-treadmill-discussion/ Thoughts about mmorpgs and the communities that surround them. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:22:57 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Rick http://slashrandom.wordpress.com/2008/06/27/more-treadmill-discussion/#comment-629 Rick Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:56:06 +0000 http://slashrandom.wordpress.com/?p=136#comment-629 Does that open the opportunity for no grinds at all? Bildo was saying that he likes grinding. If you like it, is it invisible to you? Is there no negative connotation? I'm imagining mining in Eve. If you enjoy going out with friends to mine, chatting while you fill cans, someone hauling cans, making money at a fast clip, is it a grind? If Miner V is skilling up while you're having fun, is waiting for the skill to finish a grind? I guess there are many different perspectives, and therefore many different answers to these questions, hence the grind being where you find it. What annoys one person might be enjoyable to another. I know I loved harvesting in SWG. It was one of my favorite MMO activities ever, and it never felt like grinding to me. I know plenty of people that hated it, though, felt like it was boring and grindy and just making you wait to craft. Different strokes, I guess. Does that open the opportunity for no grinds at all?

Bildo was saying that he likes grinding. If you like it, is it invisible to you? Is there no negative connotation?

I’m imagining mining in Eve. If you enjoy going out with friends to mine, chatting while you fill cans, someone hauling cans, making money at a fast clip, is it a grind? If Miner V is skilling up while you’re having fun, is waiting for the skill to finish a grind?

I guess there are many different perspectives, and therefore many different answers to these questions, hence the grind being where you find it. What annoys one person might be enjoyable to another.

I know I loved harvesting in SWG. It was one of my favorite MMO activities ever, and it never felt like grinding to me. I know plenty of people that hated it, though, felt like it was boring and grindy and just making you wait to craft. Different strokes, I guess.

]]> By: nuyan http://slashrandom.wordpress.com/2008/06/27/more-treadmill-discussion/#comment-628 nuyan Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:52:09 +0000 http://slashrandom.wordpress.com/?p=136#comment-628 EVE has as many grinds as you put into it yourself. EVE has as many grinds as you put into it yourself.

]]> By: samownall http://slashrandom.wordpress.com/2008/06/27/more-treadmill-discussion/#comment-627 samownall Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:58:54 +0000 http://slashrandom.wordpress.com/?p=136#comment-627 Well in WOW it is definately very hard to catch up with your friends. On the other hand, the recent addition of s1 and now s2 for honour at least help partially in pvp. I just posted an article on mage pvp on my blog if you are interested at <a href="http://worldofwarcraftguru.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">World of warcraft blog</a> Well in WOW it is definately very hard to catch up with your friends. On the other hand, the recent addition of s1 and now s2 for honour at least help partially in pvp.

I just posted an article on mage pvp on my blog if you are interested at World of warcraft blog

]]> By: Syp http://slashrandom.wordpress.com/2008/06/27/more-treadmill-discussion/#comment-626 Syp Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:47:58 +0000 http://slashrandom.wordpress.com/?p=136#comment-626 I agree -- the relatively low end-game level cap coupled with the massive RvR that'll take place will equal an environment where people of various skill and gear levels can compete without feeling totally useless. I agree — the relatively low end-game level cap coupled with the massive RvR that’ll take place will equal an environment where people of various skill and gear levels can compete without feeling totally useless.

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