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<blockquote data-quote="BryonD" data-source="post: 5423081" data-attributes="member: 957">I 100% agree that it can be done.&nbsp; But, I'm highly skeptical of it being done AND showing as a true major, lasting name in the market.&nbsp; It is a different point.I certainly agree with your first point.&nbsp; But not the second.It may be true that it takes some effort to put in writing.&nbsp; But that notwithstanding, I've yet to meet anyone who didn't grasp the concept is very short order.I can't say why, and won't even try, but the fact of the matter is that a great majority of the population have no interest in sitting around a table playing pretend to be an elf.&nbsp; Yes, obviously they ARE willing to sit at a computer and pretend to be an elf for hours on end.&nbsp; But there are massive differences.&nbsp; Not the least of which is MMOs don't really require even a hint of roleplaying.&nbsp; In my experience the &quot;RP&quot; realms for WOW tend to be less popular, are frequently mocked by players on other realms in the same cliche manner table top gamers are mocked in meat space, and don't tend to resemble D&amp;D anyway.&nbsp; MMOs tend to be more about personal empowerment by avatar/proxy and virtually nothing about being &quot;in character&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BryonD, post: 5423081, member: 957"] I 100% agree that it can be done. But, I'm highly skeptical of it being done AND showing as a true major, lasting name in the market. It is a different point. I certainly agree with your first point. But not the second. It may be true that it takes some effort to put in writing. But that notwithstanding, I've yet to meet anyone who didn't grasp the concept is very short order. I can't say why, and won't even try, but the fact of the matter is that a great majority of the population have no interest in sitting around a table playing pretend to be an elf. Yes, obviously they ARE willing to sit at a computer and pretend to be an elf for hours on end. But there are massive differences. Not the least of which is MMOs don't really require even a hint of roleplaying. In my experience the "RP" realms for WOW tend to be less popular, are frequently mocked by players on other realms in the same cliche manner table top gamers are mocked in meat space, and don't tend to resemble D&D anyway. MMOs tend to be more about personal empowerment by avatar/proxy and virtually nothing about being "in character". [/QUOTE]

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