The Daily Grind: What part has stayed the same?
by Eliot Lefebvre 
Nov 11th 2009 at 8:00AM
Filed under: Culture, Opinion, The Daily Grind
MMOs change. A lot, in fact. There are always new updates or new developments, always something that's being improved or altered, added or removed, whatever. But even with all of that, there are certain things that don't change after all. If you've been with your current favorite game for a couple months or several years, there are usually fixed aspects that weather the changes and can server as comforting touchstones. Sometimes it's that certain classes always have the same role, sometimes it's the way the game plays, sometimes it's even just the look of a very familiar area. Whatever it is, there are constants that don't move even as the rest of the game does.
We ask you today: what part of your preferred MMO has stayed the same for you? What feels like a bedrock portion of the game, something that you'd miss immeasurably if it was removed or altered? No matter how silly or serious, there are things we use as fixed points of commonality, so what serves that purpose in your game of choice?
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Bam! said on 8:58AM 11-11-2009
Asheron's Call - Alot has changed in the 10 years, including adding real land occupying housing which was cool, but had the unintended consequence of emptying out the towns.
What stayed the same? The controls. The twitch, animation breaking wacky controls that throw everyone off when they start playing, and I like it like that.
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DrewIW said on 10:41AM 11-11-2009
I guess what hasn't changed in EVE is the ruthlessness. Kill, scam, and grief your way to the top. It's one of the few games that still has non-consensual pvp, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
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Graill said on 7:01PM 11-11-2009
What has stayed the same? Lets cover ALL the MMO's currently out.
Grind......check
levels still in game in some combination, items or characters......check
Forced play style......check
No dynamic words........check
No scaling, open world or dungeon.........check
Rote action.............check
What the devs think is right..........check
Yep, nothing has changed.
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