GrayRage
07-15-2003, 05:48 PM
This guy R. Pardo is apparetly the PR guy for Blizzard and posts on their site occasionally. Here is some stuff he posted today:
Solo players will be able to play the game and have fun, but we certainly will encourage people to group up. Groups can adventure in areas that solo players cannot.
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The idea of a MMORPGs (at least in our opinion) is to provide a huge game world that accomodates many different play styles. Solo play, group player, PvE, PvP, Tradeskills, etc. We wish to make as many of them viable throughout the game as possible.
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Hardcore players generally do not want casual players in their group. They do not think, nor play the game in the same way. Being in a bad group is often as much because of social dynamics as it is game mechanics.
Notice he mentioned PvP again. Never see Sony mention PvP!
Solo players will be able to play the game and have fun, but we certainly will encourage people to group up. Groups can adventure in areas that solo players cannot.
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The idea of a MMORPGs (at least in our opinion) is to provide a huge game world that accomodates many different play styles. Solo play, group player, PvE, PvP, Tradeskills, etc. We wish to make as many of them viable throughout the game as possible.
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Hardcore players generally do not want casual players in their group. They do not think, nor play the game in the same way. Being in a bad group is often as much because of social dynamics as it is game mechanics.
Notice he mentioned PvP again. Never see Sony mention PvP!