There’s a quick and efficient mental calculation that happens anytime I’m in an MMO and I’m presented with an attractive goal to pursue (usually with desirable rewards). I’ll set aside the “want” part of my brain and coldly evaluate what’s required to get there. If it’s feasible and won’t make me tear my hair out, I go for it. But if it’s ridiculously grindy, insanely tough, or simply impossible for me to do, I banish it from my thoughts.
Sometimes games ask way too much of us, and sometimes the proper response is extreme rejection.
So what tasks or objectives in MMOs got an incredulous, “Yeah, screw that!” response out of you when the devs tried to cajole you into doing something that was too hard or time-intensive?
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!
