EC explains how the current progression system is flawed

[WoooBlaaa]

The best way to catch a wild hog is to first place corn down. The hog will be wary at first, but it watches other animals come and go eating the corn. Soon the hog wants that corn to itself, and begins to eat it. Then you place 1 wall. Again, the hog will be wary at first, but it will eventually still eat the corn. Place another wall, and then another. At this point the hog due to its own greed has forgotten how to hunt and fend for itself. You place more corn and put up the 4th wall. The hog is in captivity but as long as it is getting fed its corn will quietly produce for its captives without a care in the world. A more direct approach seems faster but in the long run is inefficient and dangerous to the captors. Get the hog dependent on the corn you provide and it will seek out what it needs to do to get more corn and fight for its corn even though you have it in your control.

We are the hogs.

[Vrath]

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We are the hogs.

Except we're free to go the minute we're dissatisfied with the corn. I don't know about you, but I don't have any walls around me "compelling" me to play this game.

Even without that little flaw, your analogy makes little sense (but I'm just a stupid little hog, so what do I know?)

[Etiken]

(but I'm just a stupid little hog, so what do I know?)

Little? That all depends on how long you've been munching on that corn. XD

[Vrath]

Little? That all depends on how long you've been munching on that corn. XD

I nearly pulled a muscle from laughing so hard.

Thanks, I really needed that. XD

[Hyouretsuzan]

We are the hogs.

Actually my fursona is a jackal. He hates corn.

[Arragomis]

I stopped watching when he mentioned World of Warcraft in any seriousness.

[DkDerek]

I stopped watching when he mentioned World of Warcraft in any seriousness.

Blizzards releases Twitter integration in a major content patch.

WoW STILL has the most Subs of any game in it's genre.

Clearly they are doing something right.

[Arragomis]

Yup getting foolish kids hooked on a lackluster game with no depth and very little skill required. Casuals can play too! Lets take an entire genre that was at once for a select few players took real skill and time and make it so an 85 year old grandpa or a 6 year old can spam buttons and still actually win somewhat. They ruined the genre.. they dumbed it down, and it was successful it made them money they have the subs. I give them that. But they made the genre I grew up with boring and now every game since then has emulated it and they too are boring. This game... has its moments.. but still very casual hand holding and easy.

[DkDerek]

Yup getting foolish kids hooked on a lackluster game with no depth and very little skill required. Casuals can play too! Lets take an entire genre that was at once for a select few players took real skill and time and make it so an 85 year old grandpa or a 6 year old can spam buttons and still actually win somewhat. They ruined the genre.. they dumbed it down, and it was successful it made them money they have the subs. I give them that. But they made the genre I grew up with boring and now every game since then has emulated it and they too are boring. This game... has its moments.. but still very casual hand holding and easy.

Oh please, FFXI and Everquest did not take skill. They took time.

[Reynhart]

Oh please, FFXI and Everquest did not take skill. They took time.

Don't bother with him...he's one of the vast majority of people than think "casual" equals "bad" and "random" equals "difficulty"