Comments on: Raiding Provides a False, Deceptive Sense of Real Accomplishment http://www.frogdice.com/muckbeast/game_design/raiding-provides-a-false-deceptive-sense-of-real-accomplishment.html Game Design, MUDs, MMOs, and Virtual Worlds Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:34:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Wilhelm http://www.frogdice.com/muckbeast/game_design/raiding-provides-a-false-deceptive-sense-of-real-accomplishment.html/comment-page-1#comment-4557 Wilhelm Mon, 11 Oct 2010 10:59:57 +0000 http://www.frogdice.com/muckbeast/?p=20#comment-4557 Part of this argument, at least, could of course be made for sports. Or any interest, especially the ones of competitive nature. It is always important to treat all of these as fun. This should be their main function. Fun. If they also inspire some team-building skills, or give the asperger crowd a modicum of social interaction (yes I'm rambling, sorry about that). So do not do sports, collect stuff, act (oh yes) or raid to much. Just do it for fun. Only learn by the experience if you can't help it (allthough you can't). Thanks for an interesting article, all the best, yrs et c et c // Wilelm Part of this argument, at least, could of course be made for sports. Or any interest, especially the ones of competitive nature. It is always important to treat all of these as fun. This should be their main function. Fun.

If they also inspire some team-building skills, or give the asperger crowd a modicum of social interaction (yes I’m rambling, sorry about that).

So do not do sports, collect stuff, act (oh yes) or raid to much. Just do it for fun. Only learn by the experience if you can’t help it (allthough you can’t).

Thanks for an interesting article, all the best, yrs et c et c

// Wilelm

]]> By: serith78 http://www.frogdice.com/muckbeast/game_design/raiding-provides-a-false-deceptive-sense-of-real-accomplishment.html/comment-page-1#comment-3640 serith78 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:08:48 +0000 http://www.frogdice.com/muckbeast/?p=20#comment-3640 I honestly don't see anything wrong with seeking self-actualization through the internet. Persuing anything to complete excess can screw your life that includes kids/jobs/school etc. Personally yes I have seen people ruin their lives by persuing nothing but raiding or PVP or other MMO/game persuits. I've seen just as many dive into the marriage/family/kids side of things and end up completely unhappy. Raiding could definitely be geared to take more skill and less time, but I see no reason for devs to try and quash the whole idea of fame for virtual accomplishments. I honestly don’t see anything wrong with seeking self-actualization through the internet. Persuing anything to complete excess can screw your life that includes kids/jobs/school etc.

Personally yes I have seen people ruin their lives by persuing nothing but raiding or PVP or other MMO/game persuits. I’ve seen just as many dive into the marriage/family/kids side of things and end up completely unhappy.

Raiding could definitely be geared to take more skill and less time, but I see no reason for devs to try and quash the whole idea of fame for virtual accomplishments.

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