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<blockquote data-quote="nethervoid" data-source="post: 2593451" data-attributes="member: 35562">One thing you can do in UO that you really can't do in PnP DnD is run your own shop.&nbsp; For a long while back in...2001? I ran my own smith shop.&nbsp; All I ever did was mine (dangerous due to PvP/PKs), make exceptional armor (difficult to make that exceptional plate chest piece), stock my NPC vendor (making it user friendly is a must), and talk to clients (building a clientele).&nbsp; It was a lot of fun!&nbsp; Another aspect of running the shop was competition.&nbsp; Building a name for yourself as a top smith was really fun and competative!Doing that in PnP would be utterly boring.I miss those days.&nbsp; =(Anyway, here's what I see as what each has over the other:PnP:- Extremely dynamic- More personal- Much better environment for real roleplay- LimitlessMMORPGs:- Less or no time to prep- Play whenever you want- Don't like one dungeon?&nbsp; Go to another!- Be a shopkeeper!- Fight other nations in war against real people (Shadowbane)- Items you earn are more tangible, as are characters (you can see them doing things and weilding that sword)I think PnP will never be totally replaced by MMORPGs, but with every passing year, MMORPGs have a greater potential to be better and better.&nbsp; PnP has limits in that regard.&nbsp; Eventually, MMORPGs will be virtual, as if you, the player, are actually there.&nbsp; At that point, I think MMORPGs will overtake PnP.*edit - contradicted myself in that last paragraph.&nbsp; lol&nbsp; Eventually, virtual reality will overtake PnP</blockquote>

[QUOTE="nethervoid, post: 2593451, member: 35562"] One thing you can do in UO that you really can't do in PnP DnD is run your own shop. For a long while back in...2001? I ran my own smith shop. All I ever did was mine (dangerous due to PvP/PKs), make exceptional armor (difficult to make that exceptional plate chest piece), stock my NPC vendor (making it user friendly is a must), and talk to clients (building a clientele). It was a lot of fun! Another aspect of running the shop was competition. Building a name for yourself as a top smith was really fun and competative! Doing that in PnP would be utterly boring. I miss those days. =( Anyway, here's what I see as what each has over the other: PnP: - Extremely dynamic - More personal - Much better environment for real roleplay - Limitless MMORPGs: - Less or no time to prep - Play whenever you want - Don't like one dungeon? Go to another! - Be a shopkeeper! - Fight other nations in war against real people (Shadowbane) - Items you earn are more tangible, as are characters (you can see them doing things and weilding that sword) I think PnP will never be totally replaced by MMORPGs, but with every passing year, MMORPGs have a greater potential to be better and better. PnP has limits in that regard. Eventually, MMORPGs will be virtual, as if you, the player, are actually there. At that point, I think MMORPGs will overtake PnP. *edit - contradicted myself in that last paragraph. lol Eventually, virtual reality will overtake PnP [/QUOTE]

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