When I think back to the computing and gaming era of the late ’90s and early 2000s, I feel a sense of appreciation from having gone through it and a true sense of loss knowing that we’ll never get that unique feeling back.
As with many aspects of the early internet age, MMORPGs were a wild unknown. We put up with their brokenness, imbalance, and user unfriendliness because it was truly a new and novel experience. There was this feeling of limitless potential as crowds of gamers converged onto the same virtual worlds to explore them together.
Were you there? Do you miss the wild unknowns of the early MMO era, or perhaps the discovery period of your initial steps into this genre?
Every morning, the Massively Overpowered writers team up with mascot Mo to ask MMORPG players pointed questions about the massively multiplayer online roleplaying genre. Grab a mug of your preferred beverage and take a stab at answering the question posed in today’s Daily Grind!
