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what is "magic" to mmorpg?

Kain_DaleKain_Dale Member UncommonPosts: 378
in Role Playing Discussion
title says it all.

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  • LoktofeitLoktofeit Member RarePosts: 14,247

     

    It's the world physics equivalent of the world environment's elves.

     

    There isn't a "right" or "wrong" way to play, if you want to use a screwdriver to put nails into wood, have at it, simply don't complain when the guy next to you with the hammer is doing it much better and easier. - Allein
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  • MumboJumboMumboJumbo Member UncommonPosts: 3,219

    OP: Good question, lazy lead-in... image

    Magic imo is the ability to bend or even sometimes break the rules of the (in mmorpg case) virtual world. That's why it's magic. Secondly it's magic because doing this is uncommon: If it became common, it would then simply become part of the world, like using magic for energy for heating the home etc etc... :(

    That's where I think rpgs have to be careful with magic imo: It ends up becoming another form of artillery or something equivalent to the unmagical equivalent. Obviously all those flash effects are too good to not use whenever possible on screen... so it's ubiquitous magic in most mmorpgs: Not REAL magic. 

    http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1014633/Classic-Game-Postmortem

  • ZorgoZorgo Member UncommonPosts: 2,254

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvIMnr0DDK8

     

  • Kain_DaleKain_Dale Member UncommonPosts: 378
    Originally posted by Zorgo

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvIMnr0DDK8

     

    haha

    Kain_Dale

  • DamonVileDamonVile Member UncommonPosts: 4,818
    It's the arrows that have extra colored animations that come from the guy wearing a dress.
  • rpg_gunnerrpg_gunner Member Posts: 80
    Like any fantasy game, magic is a necessity in that world. :)
  • MediBlastMediBlast Member UncommonPosts: 36
    You need mana to conduct magic.
  • ScarfeScarfe Member Posts: 281
    Magic is a cheat for lazy developers who cannot be bothered engaging their imagination.  

    currently playing: DDO, AOC, WoT, P101

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