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== [[MMORPG|MMORPGs]] == |
== [[MMORPG|MMORPGs]] == |
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* ''[[Second Life]]''. When the question to "what can I do?" can more or less be answered by "anything", this is a big stumbling block for newbies. It also gets overwhelming when you look up tutorials on how to even build things from prims or how to make a script. And then there's the in world currency (mostly gotten with real money) where you can use it for almost "anything"... God help us if ''Second Life'' and ''[[Scribblenauts]]'' have a child. |
* ''[[Second Life]]''. When the question to "what can I do?" can more or less be answered by "anything", this is a big stumbling block for newbies. It also gets overwhelming when you look up tutorials on how to even build things from prims or how to make a script. And then there's the in world currency (mostly gotten with real money) where you can use it for almost "anything"... God help us if ''Second Life'' and ''[[Scribblenauts]]'' have a child. |
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* ''[[EVE Online]]'' has been described as a sand box with land mines. There are few over arching quest and most of the content is player generated. Leaving many newbies completely at a loss for what to do next. Expect everyone else to repeatedly kill you while you decided what to do for yourself. |
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* ''[[Star Wars Galaxies]]'' allowed players to level up several skills across 30+ professions, explore one of the largest MMO gaming worlds ever created, and fly (and fight) in space. Most of the planets allowed players to create and run cities, decorate them (and the planets) with various Storyteller objects, and decorate multiplayer ships. |
* ''[[Star Wars Galaxies]]'' allowed players to level up several skills across 30+ professions, explore one of the largest MMO gaming worlds ever created, and fly (and fight) in space. Most of the planets allowed players to create and run cities, decorate them (and the planets) with various Storyteller objects, and decorate multiplayer ships. |
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* ''[[EverQuest]]'' was very much like this in the early days. The process of receiving quests was not at all intuitive, completing them even less so, and often the only guidelines a player had as to where he was supposed to be was the level of the roaming monsters. |
* ''[[EverQuest]]'' was very much like this in the early days. The process of receiving quests was not at all intuitive, completing them even less so, and often the only guidelines a player had as to where he was supposed to be was the level of the roaming monsters. |
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== [[Role Playing Game]] == |
== [[Role Playing Game]] == |
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* ''[[Mount & Blade]]'' is this trope turned [[Up to Eleven]]. You just get dumped into the world and basically told to make your own fun. |
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** Its sequel, ''Warband'', gives players the option to do a starting quest that has a small, simple storyline and conclusion, introducing them to some of the mechanics and the setting...at which point they are again dumped into the world and left to their devices. |
** Its sequel, ''Warband'', gives players the option to do a starting quest that has a small, simple storyline and conclusion, introducing them to some of the mechanics and the setting...at which point they are again dumped into the world and left to their devices. |
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** While most user-made mods add only different weapons and textures, there are a precious few which add a storyline, or at least a long-term goal. |
** While most user-made mods add only different weapons and textures, there are a precious few which add a storyline, or at least a long-term goal. |
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