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Originally Posted by duga
it isn't that fun. It's the same thing over and over. Make some money...go on a quest...make some money...go raid some dungeon...make more money...repeat hours on end.
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this is EVERY MMO in a nutshell. the appeal is the social aspect and the powers that be who control the MMOs are preying on the superficial competitive nature most people nurture whether they want to admit it or not. there's no winning but there's definite bragging rights when you have a full set of unique gear for a maxed out character, if you're into bragging about virtual accomplishments.
the other angle is the potential for full scale cooperative gaming, which CAN be just as fulfilling as playing on a sports team. when you play with a regular group and everyone works together to progress as a real team through areas and situations where it would be completely impossible to make it through solo there's a very real sense of accomplishment and camaraderie that establishes itself. the game itself is almost secondary.