i gave you rep because this cleared up my confusion as to what a legacy server actually is, having not played 1.0 i didn't really take notice of the details, i knew the whole "legacy" thing was people who played 1.0 but that's about it.
I like this whole "Warriors of Light" concept but i have to say i do have issues with it. you have given people the option to have a Warrior of Light even though they have not played 1.0 and that's awesome, it's very welcoming to people like me who didn't play 1.0 (though i will not be using it)
Saying that though, i have a feeling this will encourage the formation of cliques (Which is something i have heard people are worried about on Balmung but this is the only thing that has made me take that thought pattern) cliques are never good for RP. on the one hand you have...lets call them then "Veteran warrior of light" players, the ones that actually played 1.0 and then on the other you have the warriors of light players that didn't play 1.0.
With an MMO there is always a wide variety of people, especially when it comes to an RP environment with so many people interacting all the time, it's only a matter of time before we get a "Veteran warrior of light" player that looks down their noses at the regular ones for not actually earning the right to use that title.
this could lead that vet to searching out other vets that feel the same way, which in turn forms a clique that could very well shun the regular warrior of light players. i'm not saying it will happen but it's a possibility. another issue would be the "That guy" situation, you know those people that have played a previous game and there for think they have ultimate domain and knowledge over all newbies and see fit to throw it in their faces with such quotes as "I played THE FIRST GAME so I know more than YOU!"
The type of person we look at and say "Don't be that guy..." the problem i see here is that you are giving "That guy" a title to solidify his already god-like feelings over the newbies and when someone like that comes a long (and it's not uncommon) the newbies won't feel so welcomed, same goes for the whole "Vet warriors of light" situation i put down.
Don't get me wrong, i personally really like the idea but i think it would need something more than just "played the first game" you need to tack on some rules like "i played the first game and i'm not an asshat"
I've run into the types of people i've talked about in pretty much every single MMO i've played (Champions Online, The Secret World, Swtor, Guild wars 2 and so on) they are never very welcoming to new players and from what i have seen, this game is getting a lot of people that are not only new to the universe, but are new to RP in general.
I know this whole "Warriors of light" thing seems to be designed to be a small thing but there are those players out there that will take this thing in an entirely different light and expect special treatment.
I like this whole "Warriors of Light" concept but i have to say i do have issues with it. you have given people the option to have a Warrior of Light even though they have not played 1.0 and that's awesome, it's very welcoming to people like me who didn't play 1.0 (though i will not be using it)
Saying that though, i have a feeling this will encourage the formation of cliques (Which is something i have heard people are worried about on Balmung but this is the only thing that has made me take that thought pattern) cliques are never good for RP. on the one hand you have...lets call them then "Veteran warrior of light" players, the ones that actually played 1.0 and then on the other you have the warriors of light players that didn't play 1.0.
With an MMO there is always a wide variety of people, especially when it comes to an RP environment with so many people interacting all the time, it's only a matter of time before we get a "Veteran warrior of light" player that looks down their noses at the regular ones for not actually earning the right to use that title.
this could lead that vet to searching out other vets that feel the same way, which in turn forms a clique that could very well shun the regular warrior of light players. i'm not saying it will happen but it's a possibility. another issue would be the "That guy" situation, you know those people that have played a previous game and there for think they have ultimate domain and knowledge over all newbies and see fit to throw it in their faces with such quotes as "I played THE FIRST GAME so I know more than YOU!"
The type of person we look at and say "Don't be that guy..." the problem i see here is that you are giving "That guy" a title to solidify his already god-like feelings over the newbies and when someone like that comes a long (and it's not uncommon) the newbies won't feel so welcomed, same goes for the whole "Vet warriors of light" situation i put down.
Don't get me wrong, i personally really like the idea but i think it would need something more than just "played the first game" you need to tack on some rules like "i played the first game and i'm not an asshat"
I've run into the types of people i've talked about in pretty much every single MMO i've played (Champions Online, The Secret World, Swtor, Guild wars 2 and so on) they are never very welcoming to new players and from what i have seen, this game is getting a lot of people that are not only new to the universe, but are new to RP in general.
I know this whole "Warriors of light" thing seems to be designed to be a small thing but there are those players out there that will take this thing in an entirely different light and expect special treatment.
