IllegallySane Wrote:Are people really so masochistic to say that playing a character for 3-4 years to level 200 is not a big enough investment of their time?
Oh noes it'll only take 2-3 years now! RAAAAAAAAGE!!!!!1
See, this is wrong with competitive things such as MMOs. The moment something in there becomes easier, people will throw fits of rage, saying things such as "CASUALS DONT DESERVE THIS", "IF YOU CAN"T HANDLE IT, QUIT", and "THE OLD WAY TAKES SKILL".
Yes, it's fine to ask for proper rewards based on effort, but what happens when that effort begins to feel masochistic and even worse than a real-life job that it becomes "work" so you can say that you did the "hard work" to earn it? Remember, it's still a game, it was never supposed to be considered "work" to begin with. And yet, people still call it "work" for the sake of keeping the masochistic ways.