Recent content by hammerdown_foh

If we"re going to continue to play EQ-like mmos for the next 20 years, then yeah, specialized class dominance will continue to be the rule, and hybrids will forever be marginalized by encounters that are essentially all alike and thus susceptible to specialization. If MMOs are going to evolve...

I said in the third paragraph that each encounter would need a couple of different ways to defeat it.

The root of the problem is that encounters are designed in a way that encourages min-maxing. Why? Because they are predictable. Players know they can sheep one, sleep one, and the tank can get on the 3rd while everyone dpses it down. Instead of 3 enemies... what if 10 less powerful guys...

Montezuma"s Revenge is the nickname for a condition some travellers get when they go to Mexico and eat real mexican food... mostly involves nausea and diarrhea.