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 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:16:17 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 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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