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<blockquote data-quote="JackSmithIV" data-source="post: 4570781" data-attributes="member: 74901"><p>I think these things are only true if you're playing World of Warcraft: The MMORPG: The Game. The world is so much more than that in the MMORPG. If you take out raid instances, crafting in 10 seconds, and Barrens chat, and view Dun Morough as something you can cross in more than 8 minutes of tireless jogging, than Azeroth has <em>alot</em> to offer. It has an intrinsic theme of corruption, a colorful and diverse environment, and an accessable (and not always godly) cast of powerful and relatable NPCs. And if there's anything you can learn from WoW, there's<strong> so much to do.</strong> In fact, WoW offers so many opportunities for campaign seeds it's rediculous.</p><p></p><p>Look at Warhammer Fantasy Role Play. If you judged it based on Warhammer: Age of Reckoning, you'd miss <em>the whole thing</em>. The Old World is <strong>enormous</strong>. It's simply some of the most horrifyingly epic a dark, gritty, corrupt fantasy world can get. If you only look at it from the perspective of someone playing the MMORPG, you might miss the fact that a real denizen of Altdorf has a <em>whole</em> lot more to fear than PvP.</p><p></p><p>Open up your mind, look to the lore and core books, and find inspiration in the MMO, not restrictions. When we allow an MMORPG to warp our views of perfectly good settings to the point where we can't use them anymore, MMOs have truely started to beat out PnPs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JackSmithIV, post: 4570781, member: 74901"] I think these things are only true if you're playing World of Warcraft: The MMORPG: The Game. The world is so much more than that in the MMORPG. If you take out raid instances, crafting in 10 seconds, and Barrens chat, and view Dun Morough as something you can cross in more than 8 minutes of tireless jogging, than Azeroth has [I]alot[/I] to offer. It has an intrinsic theme of corruption, a colorful and diverse environment, and an accessable (and not always godly) cast of powerful and relatable NPCs. And if there's anything you can learn from WoW, there's[B] so much to do.[/B] In fact, WoW offers so many opportunities for campaign seeds it's rediculous. Look at Warhammer Fantasy Role Play. If you judged it based on Warhammer: Age of Reckoning, you'd miss [I]the whole thing[/I]. The Old World is [B]enormous[/B]. It's simply some of the most horrifyingly epic a dark, gritty, corrupt fantasy world can get. If you only look at it from the perspective of someone playing the MMORPG, you might miss the fact that a real denizen of Altdorf has a [I]whole[/I] lot more to fear than PvP. Open up your mind, look to the lore and core books, and find inspiration in the MMO, not restrictions. When we allow an MMORPG to warp our views of perfectly good settings to the point where we can't use them anymore, MMOs have truely started to beat out PnPs. [/QUOTE]
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