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Originally Posted by Dantes
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I sort of agree with Loke, although I might not be so harsh. Lots of folks sort of have this toe in the water attitude. "What class should I play. Am I going to enjoy this? Is 20 hours enough time to play each week? Am I going to get carpal tunnel? I prefer walking backwards instead of forward, will that work here on P99? If a halfling druid falls in the forest, does it make a sound?" Seriously, just play and have fun.
The forums are like maybe 25% of what's actually happening on the server. The most outspoken people are complaining about things, the concentration of negative energy seems to dwell here.
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People are rational. They want to optimize their investment (time played) to maximize return (fun). This guy simply wanted to know whether investing his time (leveling a character/gearing him) is worth the fun/value that the game will deliver or whether the end-game is so uber-competitive that he will just lose interest after a while. These types of questions go hand in hand with people asking about xp bonus/penalty, class/race selection, etc, because people want to maximize their play-time while also ensuring a good long term investment.
Example: People ask whether they should play a druid because druids are overabundant because they want to see if the amount of druids on the sever inhibits new-entry into the class. It's rational. Why play a druid if there is no long-term value in terms of getting into raid guilds or groups.
You may laugh hysterically at this analysis but the economic decision underlies all choices. It just so happens that many people see maximization as faster leveling, easy farming, groupability, soloability, and raid potential, with unique class/race as a small component.