Oh great, here comes the next Star Wars story film.

Nah, you’re just sane. I don’t think anyone has even bothered to ask the mainstream masses why VR doesn’t interest them. Meanwhile, everyone on here are analyzing why it’s struggling and preaching to the choir. It’s all “But it’s different this time!” crap.

Blah blah blah. Still requires goggles. Pass. Next.

When the Lite actually releases, and have their wallets out ready to go -

The community is bi-polar. Run a df 10x (which is inevitable chasing after drops), and it’ll feel like the “good street/bad street” irl city thing. Six runs will go well, even if there are wipes, everyone resumes and gets it going. Those are great. Other runs will be absolute shit, even if it’s going well there’ll be…

It’s been decades, but didn’t the N64 have a drifting problem too? I seem to recall a couple of mine getting that, but only after they went through severe abuse from games like Mario Party. I’d see that all the time with the worn-out controllers in the store demo kiosks. I think there was a recalibration method, but…

Bluetooth was my first assumption. Similar quirks happen with mice (cursor position-snapping) and headphones (audio drops, crackling/popping). It takes companies a little extra engineering design effort to kill those issues before they hit manufacturing and release. Interesting that Nintendo would show signs of dodgy…

That PD remake was great. That one needs to be cryogenically frozen for all future consoles. One day, GoldenEye will be properly revived, and then we old timers can all go, “Good stuff, seeeeee???”

IX is an FF game I don’t prefer, but that’s just because I was a big fan of the modernized aesthetics of VII and VIII. Prior to VII, I was just getting tired of the chibi, medieval tropes RPGs relied on, and was praying a new game would jettison most of that. VII, and then VIII, was exactly the medicine I was looking…

The only people who say FFXIV housing is fine are the ones who already managed to get a house.

Also, if you like instanced housing systems in other MMOs, you’ll be shit out of luck in FFXIV. I won’t go into the details, because I’m tired of that bs, but let’s just say it’ll probably not be what most folks expect or want in terms of ownership.

Yeah. A big con everyone new should be made aware of is, SQUARE-ENIX SUCKS AT MANAGING ACCOUNTS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS. So be very careful with signing up and Google the hell out of every option you have regarding platforms, expacs, time cards, regions, etc. This cannot be understated.

For the main landscape fights, you can squeak by using a chocobo companion. The chocobo ranks up with its own xp, and you can put them in tank, heals, or dps mode on the fly, depending on what job you happen to be on.

Yup, although in PVP targeting can become a total nightmare on the controller. Make sure all of the targeting options are tweaked in there.

Yes, I know all that. I’m just saying there needs to be a new answer that allows for a sense of freedom that doesn’t fail. It was a question I threw out there, because how long will the current MMO formula last? Forever? What's the next step?

Yeah I hear you on that. Older MMOs had more freedom in a sense, but I think some of that was just lack of knowing when to guide the player. There is a point though where devs seem to pat themselves on the back for devising a new grind idea for player retention, but still makes the game feel like a checklist on an…

I’d almost like to see an MMO go completely the opposite direction of what has been the standard formula, but not make it assbutt-difficult like an Eve.

I’m totally betting Nintendo will announce that right before it releases. I mean, it is a Zelda game after all, and they are also pushing out the Lite. There is no way they’d let that opportunity pass them by.  

Yep. The items that sell are the ones that accelerate progress, since MMOs are inherently designed with time-sink mechanics because they are essential for player retention.

Nintendo eventually made the 3DS a success at a time when it was looking like it was about to bomb. They are #1 in terms of knowing the handheld market and problem-solving. No one else even comes close.