Japanese dev posts today (April the 20th)

[Shiyo]

-The team is considering instant dungeons.
Features to amutomate/facilitate the creation and organization of parties are going to come with the raid dungeons

They're also considering cross-server party functions, it seems, while the implementation may be difficult (i'd request confirmation on this one from someone else that can read japanese, it seems too extreme to be right lol)

Good to know I'll be quitting this game ^-^

If I want to play an instant gratification FPS/D2 "RPG" I'll go play WOW or rift.

[Abriael]

Good to know I'll be quitting this game ^-^

If I want to play an instant gratification FPS/D2 "RPG" I'll go play WOW or rift.

Careful of the door, might slap on your "hardcore" rear when it closes

Uh?

With instantiation it's really easy, Guild Wars being the prime example: from the point of view of the player there is only one server. Of course due to the mechanics of GW (limiting groups to 6 players I think), it doesn't really show the potential of this outside of the towns.

And that's why Guild Wars isn't even considered a full MMORPG. Excessive instantiation is the perfect way to make a MMORPG lose the first "M".

[Nipa]

And that's why Guild Wars isn't even considered a full MMORPG. Excessive instantiation is the perfect way to make a MMORPG lose the first "M".

Which doesn't change the technical point I was trying to make.

Also you try to say to DDO players they are not playing a MMO. I'm pretty sure they'll love it.