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Dasviidonja, on 17 May 2013 - 11:04 PM, said:

Perhaps, though the VP is inherent to the abbreviation you neglect to mention; RPG. And even then its been grossly distorted from its heritage. And with auto-group formation and similar new-age MMO tools, MMORPGs aren't all that dissimilar from other online games, such as MOBAs and FPSs.

Feathermoore, on 18 May 2013 - 12:02 AM, said:

My experience has always shown it to be relatively accurate, at the very least in measuring trends. I've never seen proof that it isn't accurate. I've seen plenty of irrational bias against it. More than anything I've seen that.

Feathermoore, on 18 May 2013 - 03:30 AM, said:

I'm not convinced your assumption that X-fire users are only hardcore gamers is true.

Tranquility, on 17 May 2013 - 06:40 AM, said:

It's not perfectly accurate, but it's the best we have, and I've always found it to be accurate enough for my satisfaction. For example, I've witnessed it accurately track falling populations in several major MMOs, all of which subsequently converted from a subscription model to F2P. I've never seen the opposite, in which a game completely bucked the X-fire trend. For all your claims of inaccuracy, I feel like there would be identifiable instances of such disparities between a game and X-fire if those claims of inaccuracy were more than just conjecture.

zwei2stein, on 17 May 2013 - 01:07 PM, said:

You mean exactly like GW2 dungeons?

Swoopeh, on 17 May 2013 - 01:46 PM, said:

I always liked WoW's mind control on the priest, especially when you could MC a NPC healer, which while usually inferior could heal well enough while also serving as CC and some small added DPS.

Dasviidonja, on 17 May 2013 - 01:02 AM, said:

I don't think most WoW players chase the VP. I'm sure they approach it the same way many claim to approach GW2; as a virtual world to goof off in. To me, that's what makes the "play it your way" slogan such empty marketing; any MMO can suffice as a virtual world to goof off in.

MazingerZ, on 10 May 2013 - 03:54 PM, said:

I'm surprised they're going back to Southsun at all, but given how long I would guess it takes to develop content they've possibly been working on this for months, though I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out to be consistent with their "monthly half-hearted concurrent player stimulation plan."

NerfHerder, on 10 May 2013 - 04:49 PM, said:

Of course, they'll probably just nerf warriors, and another class will take their place.

Living Story would have been better as a continuation of the personal story. Their mistake is in misreading the Lost Shores event; yeah, Lost Shores suffered from performance issues, but the real complaint was the precursor giveaway. Living Story as a continuation of the personal story wouldn't necessitate trashing the content after a short period of time; the content could continue to exist for new players to enjoy. And, while they're at it, they should maintain some of the holiday content as persistent in the world, and for that content keep the holiday rewards exclusive to the holiday season; for example, the sPvP maps and the bell event could easily be maintained year round.

NerfHerder, on 07 May 2013 - 07:20 PM, said:

To be fair, most attempts to copy WoW perform poorly because they're copying the worst parts of WoW. GW2 showed some slight potential in this regard, but they've been so slow to capitalize on it that I can only assume it was accidental.