This game lacks epeen

I feel the same was as well...and I'm in my early 30's.

Bah, shot down a blossoming theory, you did.

You...lawn, off!



Wait...maybe you're just an...old soul?

Nah, I got nothing.

He's your lawn gnome. Why you kicking him off your lawn when you put him there. Did you forget?

I'm 47 now, but I've been a grumpy 65 year old since about my 13th birthday, if you follow me.

Some of us are just born old, wrinkled, and cranky, and we LIKE it that way! Get offa my intertubes, ya darn kids!

+1 and indeed.

As with the Ghostbusters 2 movie quote: "Being miserable and treating other people like dirt is every New Yorker's God-given right." In our case: never being happy about any update and treating every MMO developer like dirt. ;-)

I'm in between both of you and feel the same way as well. I grew up and cut my teeth on the classic games of yesteryear - White/Green-lined mazes, pixelated monsters, 8-bit sound, XP grind and all. There once may have been a time for glory and epeen back in the fledgling days of the CRPG, MMO, et al. But all of us who lived (and often helped develop) the games of those days now realize that the age of the catasser is over, the era of the poopsocker has ended, the days of Ganking and Epeen-idolitry have faded into history.

There is still a small place for epeen type gameplay, but the primary focus of any game in today's world should always be maximizing the gameplay experience itself - and not relegating some artificial status to virtual gain. The games that I get the most enjoyment out of, and continually return to, even after years of playing and alt-rolling are the ones that offer the best opportunity for me to customize my gameplay experience. Give me the most options for obtaining a goal or virtual item, and couple that with engaging gameplay and game mechanics, and I am hooked. Like others have stated here, I do not need my life (virtual or otherwise) to be validated by others in game based on what I have accomplished or gained. I believe that all items in any game should be obtainable by multiple different means - thereby granting the opportunity for players to achieve them via the means they find most enjoyable.

I don't care who else did or found whatever in any game. My satisfaction and "validation" comes from being able to do or find anything through my own style of gameplay - I don't need anyone else's approval to feel good about that. Star Wars: The Old Republic has quickly become one of those games that offer what I am looking for and what I enjoy most when playing games. Bioware has a proven track record of creating engaging games and compelling gameplay, I already see that here as well, and have complete faith that the trend will continue and the game will only improve over time - no additional epeen is needed.

BJ

As a side note, epeen, pwnerism, and trash talking is one of the few reasons I don't play first-person shooters.

So why would I, as an RPGer, want that focus in my MMO?

* puts bag full of bantha poodoo on porch *
* sets bag on fire *
* rings doorbell *
*runs* (not too fast)(ow my hip)(ow my knee)

I don't want to play a game that encourages elitism and "epeening." I'm 32, typically work a 50 hour work week as a welder, and the last thing I want is more hard work & stress at the end of the day.

I just want to RELAX and CHILL in the game. Why is this concept lost on many gamers?

OMG, I totally hate that crap when I'm trying to play a game of CoD or Battlefield (CoD being the worst...ugh).

I've played with my nephew through a few CoD games on the PS3 and, good god, it's horrible.