I hear you, Rob, though I think you make want to re-think your "asshat" protection scheme. I can almost guarantee that there will be more jedi asshats than dark sides, since kids typically gravitate towards "the good guys," but of course there are good and bad people either way.
It almost sounds like you're saying that idiots will inevitably dominate any MMORPG, and nothing can be done to stop them! I'd hate to see this happen with the "Star Wars" MMORPG. I suppose you can form a clan of some sort in most of these RPG's, where you only invite like-minded people into your group (I'm pretty sure I've heard you can do this in WoW).
That would probably help keep you from feeling left out, especially if you know some of the players on some personal level as well, which is why I understand why you encouraged people on this forum to join you in an MMORPG.
As much as I love the "Star Wars" universe (if not all the movies), I am somewhat scared to join an MMORPG for two reasons, even if it is "Star Wars:"
a) I will become addicted, and HAVE to play every night for hours at a time, resulting in a complete lack of productivity.
b) I will play it excessively for a few days, then lose interest and hardly play it anymore.
I suspect that the more likely scenario is "b." I'm more of a "binge" gamer, playing games in massive doses when I get the chance, then (after hopefully beating them), I set them aside. MMORPG's sound like you can't "beat" them, and if all I want to do in the mean time is chat, I can pick up the phone and call someone.
The main reason I want to give this game a chance is because it's Star Wars, which influenced me tremendously as a kid, and is a large reason I'm here typing this, as opposed to digging a ditch somewhere. Say what you will about George Lucas, but I owe him......
I hear you, Rob, though I think you make want to re-think your "asshat" protection scheme. I can almost guarantee that there will be more jedi asshats than dark sides, since kids typically gravitate towards "the good guys," but of course there are good and bad people either way.
It almost sounds like you're saying that idiots will inevitably dominate any MMORPG, and nothing can be done to stop them! I'd hate to see this happen with the "Star Wars" MMORPG. I suppose you can form a clan of some sort in most of these RPG's, where you only invite like-minded people into your group (I'm pretty sure I've heard you can do this in WoW).
That would probably help keep you from feeling left out, especially if you know some of the players on some personal level as well, which is why I understand why you encouraged people on this forum to join you in an MMORPG.
As much as I love the "Star Wars" universe (if not all the movies), I am somewhat scared to join an MMORPG for two reasons, even if it is "Star Wars:"
a) I will become addicted, and HAVE to play every night for hours at a time, resulting in a complete lack of productivity.
b) I will play it excessively for a few days, then lose interest and hardly play it anymore.
I suspect that the more likely scenario is "b." I'm more of a "binge" gamer, playing games in massive doses when I get the chance, then (after hopefully beating them), I set them aside. MMORPG's sound like you can't "beat" them, and if all I want to do in the mean time is chat, I can pick up the phone and call someone.
The main reason I want to give this game a chance is because it's Star Wars, which influenced me tremendously as a kid, and is a large reason I'm here typing this, as opposed to digging a ditch somewhere. Say what you will about George Lucas, but I owe him......
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