tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398055169161202539.post6179963115133688047..comments2023-11-03T04:33:50.011-04:00Comments on MMOment of Zen: Sometimes Less Is MoreLarshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02592787080006321384noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398055169161202539.post-57898210143711678612007-08-24T14:13:00.000-04:002007-08-24T14:13:00.000-04:00In FFXI Online, you used combos to get your damage...In FFXI Online, you used combos to get your damage multipliers up enough so that you could get the xp bonus by chain killing similar monsters fast enough. In a good FFXI Online group, fights DID take only seconds... but you had to be a very, very focused group to work at that level (and not be crowded by other groups).<BR/><BR/>In EQ2, you can get pretty far with button mashing. Top groups tend to synchronize their longer-term debuffs and damage attacks so that every 30 seconds or so, the group goes into mega-dps mode. This allows a single group to do pretty amazing things... raids are built around this as well.<BR/><BR/>In that way, it's kind of like FFXI Online. Those mobs who do special attacks that you might want to prevent do usually make an emote or something warning you you'd better do something pretty quick. But agreed, it's easily lost in the spam -- requiring separate windows just for that kind of thing.<BR/><BR/>Your blog is going to force me to use my real name :/<BR/><BR/>tipa @ http://westkarana.comTipahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07828719420913764824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4398055169161202539.post-68060138584982557022007-08-21T11:18:00.000-04:002007-08-21T11:18:00.000-04:00Nicely said, I agree for the most part, but I stil...Nicely said, I agree for the most part, but I still like the feel of the world in EQ2. Btw, grats on your first Virgin Worlds plug :)Kanthalos and Anaktoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05695752665194599315noreply@blogger.com