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Game is expected in 2006, with a beta "hoped" to start in a couple months, and to last 6-9 months.<
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I really like some of the things mentioned in the thread, like<
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- "We don't want it so easy to advance, so quick"<
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- "not have anyone feel hand held or led or in some linear progression"<
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- "you'll have less downtime than EQ, but more than WoW"<
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also thoughts on beta showing people the game and removing the exploration aspect in retail.<
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Why, if I may ask, is this:<
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Quote:- "you'll have less downtime than EQ, but more than WoW"<
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a good thing? Why is more downtime than WoW good? Why should any MMORPG have any forced downtime (due to mana/health regen). <i></i>

Some people are of the belief that the downtime in eq is actually what created the communities.<
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The lack of community in wow can be attributed in large part to lack of downtime.<
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People bitch about downtime, and enforced grouping etc.... but most of that stuff is the reason we all know each other now.<
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Thats why i wont be playing vangard at all though. I dont even have time for WoW advancement, let alone something slower. The time in my life when i had 4-5 hours+ a day to devote to sitting online and playing a game have passed, as i imagine it has for quite a few others.<
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/shrug... people will play it however, and complain about how slow it is to advance, while others tell them to shut up and "put in their time" to get anything.<
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That will be the same as it is now. <i></i>

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Llor is right, that the struggle makes beating it that much sweeter in the end. WoW is fun, but too easy. <i></i>