You'll find a bunch of different types of players in MMO's, though.
I've played Everquest for years, and I've found that most high-end players are not good players; they just know how to successfully contribute to their guild/raid with whatever role they are in (healer, tank, DPS, etc).
You'll find great players who are not high-end (and I don't mean just level, I mean a high-end progression guild) but have relied on their pure skill to move forward in the game. This is of course opposed to the high-end raider who has the best gear, but no skill, because he bought a level 75 (or now 80) Necro on eBay, and then joined a guild and is quite happy to sit and mana-feed the gimp clerics. (Ever notice you'll very rarely see a "high-end" necro kiting?).
Overall I agree with you, but I think that this already takes place in many MMO's, however, it is also still possible for people to be those retards that can't do anything on their own. Its just like real life, you have smart people in crappy jobs, and dumb people in quite important jobs.
Its not just about playing coop with some random stranger online, I know for myself, and many others, it gives an opportunity to play the game WITH someone that isn't close enough to you.
For instance, I have a friend in the Marine Corps, and he will probably pick up Halo 3. Because of distance, we couldn't just play split screen or LAN, we will need to play online. Sure, its fun to play with your friends online against other people, but like many others have pointed out, this game has an amazing story, and an amazing campaign. Many games today have adopted this feature, and although it isn't the majority of the players that will play coop, many will, and many will purchase the game JUST for coop/campaign.
Just my $.02
I have a 42" Panasonic Plasma, which when was first purchased, made me very happy as an upgrade from the 27" CRT which was previously used (also an upgrade to DirecTV w/ HD was awesome as well). I also put a 27" LCD in my bedroom, which is very nice, colors aren't very vibrant, however the clarity is what makes that television nice.
I now placed the 42" plasma in a rec room by a pool table, which is pretty cool, and now have a 65" Mitsubishi 1080p DLP rear-projection. This is, I would say, the best type of standalone set you can purchase. Extremely bright, vibrant colors, and great clarity.
I have seen other users reply talking about well-planed projector setups are best, and I agree. However, most people (besides gurus and enthusiasts) would not want to mount the projector to their ceiling, or set up on a shelf in the back of the room, run the wires behind the sheetrock (because it would just be uncivilized to do otherwise) spackle the holes in the sheetrock, set up a motorized screen, run power and video cables from your electrical closet to your projector (again behind the sheetrock) because anyone with this type of system would have an IR extender to keep a nice and clean setup, and then setup speakers in the room as well, with all the fixings.
Although this is the best quality, nicest looking, and most fun to set up, most people want a TV they pop out of the box, put onto their 100 dollar stand, set up a sony DVD dream system (or maybe a Bose system if they are rich and dumb) and sit back and watch TV.
In this case, I recommend a DLP rear-projection (preferrably Mitsubishi).
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You'll find a bunch of different types of players in MMO's, though. I've played Everquest for years, and I've found that most high-end players are not good players; they just know how to successfully contribute to their guild/raid with whatever role they are in (healer, tank, DPS, etc). You'll find great players who are not high-end (and I don't mean just level, I mean a high-end progression guild) but have relied on their pure skill to move forward in the game. This is of course opposed to the high-end raider who has the best gear, but no skill, because he bought a level 75 (or now 80) Necro on eBay, and then joined a guild and is quite happy to sit and mana-feed the gimp clerics. (Ever notice you'll very rarely see a "high-end" necro kiting?). Overall I agree with you, but I think that this already takes place in many MMO's, however, it is also still possible for people to be those retards that can't do anything on their own. Its just like real life, you have smart people in crappy jobs, and dumb people in quite important jobs.
Its not just about playing coop with some random stranger online, I know for myself, and many others, it gives an opportunity to play the game WITH someone that isn't close enough to you. For instance, I have a friend in the Marine Corps, and he will probably pick up Halo 3. Because of distance, we couldn't just play split screen or LAN, we will need to play online. Sure, its fun to play with your friends online against other people, but like many others have pointed out, this game has an amazing story, and an amazing campaign. Many games today have adopted this feature, and although it isn't the majority of the players that will play coop, many will, and many will purchase the game JUST for coop/campaign. Just my $.02
I have a 42" Panasonic Plasma, which when was first purchased, made me very happy as an upgrade from the 27" CRT which was previously used (also an upgrade to DirecTV w/ HD was awesome as well). I also put a 27" LCD in my bedroom, which is very nice, colors aren't very vibrant, however the clarity is what makes that television nice. I now placed the 42" plasma in a rec room by a pool table, which is pretty cool, and now have a 65" Mitsubishi 1080p DLP rear-projection. This is, I would say, the best type of standalone set you can purchase. Extremely bright, vibrant colors, and great clarity. I have seen other users reply talking about well-planed projector setups are best, and I agree. However, most people (besides gurus and enthusiasts) would not want to mount the projector to their ceiling, or set up on a shelf in the back of the room, run the wires behind the sheetrock (because it would just be uncivilized to do otherwise) spackle the holes in the sheetrock, set up a motorized screen, run power and video cables from your electrical closet to your projector (again behind the sheetrock) because anyone with this type of system would have an IR extender to keep a nice and clean setup, and then setup speakers in the room as well, with all the fixings. Although this is the best quality, nicest looking, and most fun to set up, most people want a TV they pop out of the box, put onto their 100 dollar stand, set up a sony DVD dream system (or maybe a Bose system if they are rich and dumb) and sit back and watch TV. In this case, I recommend a DLP rear-projection (preferrably Mitsubishi).