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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 3882001" data-attributes="member: 4937">The problem is that aggro is so obviously a bad idea that is annoying that it was even considered.&nbsp; It isn't even a good idea in video games.&nbsp; It isn't done in video games because it works, but rather because that's the only option we have.&nbsp; The only way we can have things work in an MMORPG is if everything has simple and predictable scripts underlying thier behavior.&nbsp; It sucks even in an MMORPG and even to the extent that it doesn't, its just people making a feature out of a bug.&nbsp; It's a huge step backward from what is possible in a game.Granted, they probably figured that out almost as soon as they tried it, but that implies that they didn't understand the above paragraph to begin with.&nbsp;&nbsp; A good designer sees things in his head as they actually are.&nbsp; This is important because nothing is ever perfectly play tested.&nbsp; The designers rough approximation has to be very good, or in play its going to impossible to knock the rough edges off.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 3882001, member: 4937"] The problem is that aggro is so obviously a bad idea that is annoying that it was even considered. It isn't even a good idea in video games. It isn't done in video games because it works, but rather because that's the only option we have. The only way we can have things work in an MMORPG is if everything has simple and predictable scripts underlying thier behavior. It sucks even in an MMORPG and even to the extent that it doesn't, its just people making a feature out of a bug. It's a huge step backward from what is possible in a game. Granted, they probably figured that out almost as soon as they tried it, but that implies that they didn't understand the above paragraph to begin with. A good designer sees things in his head as they actually are. This is important because nothing is ever perfectly play tested. The designers rough approximation has to be very good, or in play its going to impossible to knock the rough edges off. [/QUOTE]

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