Will Capitalist Horing Be Jagex's Downfall?
This is copied from another post I made on a different MMORPG (World of Warcraft), but I think it very easily applies to Runescape.
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"I'm a relatively new player, but I have had lots of experience in other MMOs.
I'll say this much.
1. When a game is first released, the first few generations of players are generally very high quality. They attempt to learn the game mechanics properly, are willing to tolerate bugs from devs, and are quite nice, because as was pointed out, your behavior did mean something.
2. Generally, as a game becomes more popular, the quality of player declines. Part of this is facilitated by the developers who realize that they can make much more money from mainstream players rather than hardcore nerds.
3. As more mainstream players get attracted, the player quality declines. These appear to be the common characteristics:
3a. They insist that they are good. Anyone worse than them is a "noob". Anybody better is a player with "no life".
3b. They blame you for all failures and claim credit for all successes.
3c. Every time a failure happens, it is never their fault.
3d. They use vulgar language, both in chat and on any voice program.
3e. They use anonymity to do things they would never do in real life.
3f. Unique to this game is how the loot works. There are also quite a few loot ninjas who, given how the system of loot works, seem to be able to get away with it quite well.
All of this is well documented, and I think, to most people who read this, self-evident.
When the internet was a relatively 'geeky' thing, there were very few trolls and pretty much no flame wars. Today though, I have a hard time finding a forum without flame wars and trolls - it's a consequence of the internet becoming popular."
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This really rings true to what you just said about people thinking you're making a mountain out of a molehill. Thus, that's the kind of thing that starts flame wars. Soon the debates themselves turn into senseless, pointless arguments.
Caj, Oct 19, 2012
