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My first memory of EverQuest was leaving the tutorial quest, running along a road at night, and being eaten by a lion. I had no idea what I was doing but I was
by reactordev 1y ago
My first memory of EverQuest was leaving the tutorial quest, running along a road at night, and being eaten by a lion.
I had no idea what I was doing but I was hooked on figuring out.
- kwk1 1y agoFor me, I made a high elf, didn't know page up/page down were needed to control swimming, and died in the water by the bridge leaving Felwithe, I didn't even get beyond the city gate.
- djtango 1y agoBased on my experiences playing FFXIV, there's an entire generation of gamers now that get completely despirited by experiences like that and give up on the first sign of a wipe, even though these days there's no penalty for even dying...
- Cthulhu_ 1y agoIX is probably the most accessible "traditional" MMO there is, but it's still very intimidating because it throws a lot of information and a complex UI at you right away. If you've never played an MMO before, it's a lot.
- reactordev 1y agoAnd then there’s Dark Souls and Elden Ring… I think you are generalizing on a stereotype. Gamers love experiences. If you give them enough to know there’s more beyond the wipe, they will keep wiping.