Being a player of WoW and EVE both for quite some time now, I would like to disagree with some of your post.
I played WoW roughly at launch, played all the expansions, and while finding it an incredible time sink, it's still fun for the casual gamer. Some may recall the days when Molten Core was the thing to do, and it wasn't as casual a game as it is now. Hours of farming materials for potions, food, and gearing up. Not something that can just be jumped into like it is now.
EVE is something of a time sink as well, and doesn't generally do well with the casual players (though I've not done Militia, so maybe it is). With EVE being a relatively large sandbox, with all the things one can do in the game, I don't think it's so much a wolf mentality as it is elitism. There are indeed people who prey on the 'noobs', while on the same token, there are corps dedicated to helping new players. With EVE, as there is so much risk involved with loss of ships, etc, that I think it does bring out the best, and worst, in people. As such, I think some feel as if they're superior for playing a 'smarter' game, or whatever logic they use.
I do agree that games are about fun, and if you look at Blizzard's model for WoW, it's clearly paying off. There's a reason they make so much money; easy to jump into, make pals, and social networking, in a sense. Anyways, just wanting to disagree with you a bit and all.
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Being a player of WoW and EVE both for quite some time now, I would like to disagree with some of your post. I played WoW roughly at launch, played all the expansions, and while finding it an incredible time sink, it's still fun for the casual gamer. Some may recall the days when Molten Core was the thing to do, and it wasn't as casual a game as it is now. Hours of farming materials for potions, food, and gearing up. Not something that can just be jumped into like it is now. EVE is something of a time sink as well, and doesn't generally do well with the casual players (though I've not done Militia, so maybe it is). With EVE being a relatively large sandbox, with all the things one can do in the game, I don't think it's so much a wolf mentality as it is elitism. There are indeed people who prey on the 'noobs', while on the same token, there are corps dedicated to helping new players. With EVE, as there is so much risk involved with loss of ships, etc, that I think it does bring out the best, and worst, in people. As such, I think some feel as if they're superior for playing a 'smarter' game, or whatever logic they use. I do agree that games are about fun, and if you look at Blizzard's model for WoW, it's clearly paying off. There's a reason they make so much money; easy to jump into, make pals, and social networking, in a sense. Anyways, just wanting to disagree with you a bit and all.
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