ac2 vs lin2
Aside fromm the obvious there's always something about stickyness that appeals to me. Core values translated into a sticky taste pie size. What the hell am i talking about? Lately i've been beta testing games and just playing games really. What appeals to me, why am I here, what doesn't work and why.
Lineage 2 vs Asheron's Call 2. L2 has the newness factor and pretty avatars, ac2 is old habbit tried and true. Game wise however theres one thing i really like about ac2's design. The developers know its dying.. they know its ending, popularity is off, the user base is moving to new enviroments etc. A game cant win by eye candy and game play alone, eventually it gets old. Especially with a user base that has excelled beyond your vision. Folks are heft high level peeps in a world that wasnt really crafted for them.. adding new content can only do so much when the base of the game is done basically. Still it has one redeeming element i have expereineced and it doesnt exist in any other online game ive played.
What's so special? Options. Change. You can change yer class thru hunting or quests. You can be anything you want, yer not predestined, yer not stuck. That not stuckness, that lack of being stuck continues to breathe life into a game that is basically over for me. Tweak yer stats and go from passive to agressive. Sure there is often a limit i yer twists and turns you can do, but just by the very notion that you HAVE an option, a choice, you can choose, you can be x, y, or z and not just x. Is VERY rewarding really. An excellent piece of development. Already I know lineage2 wont give me that. I'll change on the way up the ladder but once i get there, that is who i am. I've yet again reinvented myself i ac2 and now feel completely new, challenged and fresh. Haha.. too funny. I often pick the most extreme unlikely chosen angle of play. Character stats what would suggesst the obvious "thats stupid, itd never work" those are the characters i want to play. Disco Dancer Garbage Man Who Wields Cats as his weapon of attack? Stupid! Nope thats me.. i want that role.