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[POLL] If you could remove ONE Theme Park mechanic, which would you?

rodingorodingo Member RarePosts: 2,870
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Let's just say in a hypothetical sense that the rest of the MMOs coming out in the future will strictly follow the usual theme park  format of quest hubs, raids, trinity, faction grinds and what-not.  If the devs actually took a poll on one mechanic the general player base is tired off seeing and that they would remove, which would you choose?

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  • dorugudorugu Member UncommonPosts: 184
    id remove th quest hubs theyve been made to cater to those ppl tht treat mmos like a race where goal is to get to max lvl in as short time as possible
  • PrenhoPrenho Member Posts: 298
    I chose other because I'd want to delete every option from the face of earth;
  • Shadowguy64Shadowguy64 Member Posts: 848
    Originally posted by Prenho
    I chose other because I'd want to delete every option from the face of earth;

     

    Thank goodness you aren't in charge of THEMEPARK MMO development...

  • maplestonemaplestone Member UncommonPosts: 3,099
    I don't raid.  Does that mean I should vote for that option or that I don't need to vote for that option?
  • hayes303hayes303 Member UncommonPosts: 431

    A lot of games like SWTOR or WoW using faction grinding as a straight up content replacement. 

    When you make 3-4 dailies, then add a pile of high faction loot for players to go after and then walk away its like turning on the tv and letting Disney raise your kids. Its why I walked away from SWTOR and WoW.

  • jazz.bejazz.be Member UncommonPosts: 962

    Other: Linearity

    Themepark tend to be to linear. You follow a certain path and you almost cannot avoid it.

    I'm ok with some form of linearity, in contrast with sandbox games, but just a little bit more balanced.

    I'm ok with quest hubs as long as it's meaningful. Meaning that I don't want to see camps with a few quest givers just because we needed quests at that place. It needs to feel as if the place is alive. It's all just a matter of how well it's implemented I guess.

  • NadiaNadia Member UncommonPosts: 11,798
    Quest hubs

    EQ2 fan sites

  • ScalplessScalpless Member UncommonPosts: 1,426
    Quest hubs pretty much kill games for me. As soon as I walk into a town and see half a dozen of exclamation marks, my hand reaches for the Uninstall icon. To be honest, I've never played a WoW-like themepark long enough to get to raiding and heavy rep grind, but I guess that only proves how much I hate standard questing.
  • uplink4242uplink4242 Member UncommonPosts: 258
    Quest hubs and linearity. Most other features can be made interesting one way or another.
  • codifiercodifier Member UncommonPosts: 47
    Traditional quests. Going into "!" marks, grabbing the quests with a little text description, go kill the boars NEEDS to go to hell first.
  • codifiercodifier Member UncommonPosts: 47
    Originally posted by Scalpless
    Quest hubs pretty much kill games for me. As soon as I walk into a town and see half a dozen of exclamation marks, my hand reaches for the Uninstall icon. To be honest, I've never played a WoW-like themepark long enough to get to raiding and heavy rep grind, but I guess that only proves how much I hate standard questing.

    +1 Pretty much same for me.

  • H0urg1assH0urg1ass Member EpicPosts: 2,380

    The BEST part of a themepark MMO is the raiding.

    The WORST part of a themepark MMO is the economy.

    Since economy wasn't one of your choices I went with the Trinity, which I also don't like.

  • Lord.BachusLord.Bachus Member RarePosts: 9,686
    I would remove the simplicity all these themepark mmos seem to fashion..

    Best MMO experiences : EQ(PvE), DAoC(PvP), WoW(total package) LOTRO (worldfeel) GW2 (Artstyle and animations and worlddesign) SWTOR (Story immersion) TSW (story) ESO (character advancement)

  • MindTriggerMindTrigger Member Posts: 2,596
    Theme parks suffer from a lack of features, in my opinion, so removing things isn't likely to help.

    A sure sign that you are in an old, dying paradigm/mindset, is when you are scared of new ideas and new technology. Don't feel bad. The world is moving on without you, and you are welcome to yell "Get Off My Lawn!" all you want while it happens. You cannot, however, stop an idea whose time has come.

  • NagelRitterNagelRitter Member Posts: 607
    Remove linear questing and bring back open ended questing. Also make mob grinding viable again. Slow down leveling.

    Favorite MMO: Vanilla WoW
    Currently playing: GW2, EVE
    Excited for: Wildstar, maybe?

  • DocBrodyDocBrody Member UncommonPosts: 1,926

    QUEST HUBS????

     

    Wtf is the problem people have with QUEST HUBS?

    So you care HOW you get your kill 10 rats quest?

     

    /applause 

     

    how about removing stupid endgame raids gear grind, kill 10 rats collect 5 eggs quests first?

    I'm happy to get INTERESTING quests at some "hub" instead of having GW2 type auto quest" collect 5 eggs" brainless tasks.

  • Shadowguy64Shadowguy64 Member Posts: 848
    Remove Global Chat
  • DocBrodyDocBrody Member UncommonPosts: 1,926
    Remove the theme park, create more EvE sandboxes
  • Shadowguy64Shadowguy64 Member Posts: 848
    Originally posted by DocBrody
    Remove the theme park, create more EvE sandboxes

     

    How about an EQ1 clone with updated graphics and more intuitive UI?

  • ShaighShaigh Member EpicPosts: 2,150
    Questhubs and linearity.
    Iselin: And the next person who says "but it's a business, they need to make money" can just go fuck yourself.
  • xAPOCxxAPOCx Member UncommonPosts: 869

    Quest hubs.

     

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  • akiira69akiira69 Member UncommonPosts: 615
    Players telling the Developers how to do their jobs. They dont come to where you work and tell you how to do yours. So dont tell them how to do theirs.

    "Possibly we humans can exist without actually having to fight. But many of us have chosen to fight. For what reason? To protect something? Protect what? Ourselves? The future? If we kill people to protect ourselves and this future, then what sort of future is it, and what will we have become? There is no future for those who have died. And what of those who did the killing? Is happiness to be found in a future that is grasped with blood stained hands? Is that the truth?"

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    Was a close tie for me between static NPC enemies(other) and quest hubs.

    Static enemies was the winner though.

  • NagelRitterNagelRitter Member Posts: 607
    Originally posted by Shadowguy64
    Originally posted by DocBrody
    Remove the theme park, create more EvE sandboxes

     

    How about an EQ1 clone with updated graphics and more intuitive UI?

    I would play that.

    Favorite MMO: Vanilla WoW
    Currently playing: GW2, EVE
    Excited for: Wildstar, maybe?

  • kartoolkartool Member UncommonPosts: 520
    I'd get rid of Joe, the dude that takes care of the tilt-a-whirl. He's a real douchebag and drinks on the job.
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