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Knight37 wrote:
> 
> Sheldon England <sheldo...@netscape.net> once tried to test me with:
> 
> > Not criticizing but just curious: what's the rush? Why do people
> > want/need to play the game the day it's released?
> 
> I rarely buy a game when it first releases for the reasons you state.
> But I can understand why people do it. It's exciting to experience the
> game along with a bunch of other people, to share that comraderie,
> and especially in the case of an online game, to experience it when
> everyone is (nearly) on equal footing rather than after the pros have
> master it and can pwn all comers. Even in non-competitive online games,
> like WoW, experiencing the game when it is brand new is an experience
> not to be missed, because you are the pioneers of that game world, and
> you and your peers will dictate the entire ambiance and mood of that
> particular server. Not to mention you'll experience a fresh economy,
> not one that has been warped by gold farmers and a super-top-heavy
> citizenship.

Yeah, I recall playing a MMORPG that was always struggling to bring in
new blood but it was difficult because the majority of the player base
(who were early to sign up) had "been there and done that" -- turned out
the majority of the newbies were just optimized oldies in disguise. I
guess that's an example of the need for being first. 


> Even in offline games like Oblivion it is exciting to share your
> experiences with lots of other people enjoying it on web forums, usenet, or
> wherever. Getting your friends to all get it at the same time too can make
> it more fun for everyone.

Again, when it's new and unknown to all players that makes sense. 


> But certainly there are major advantages to waiting. Getting the expansions
> as part of a package deal. Patches. Lower price. Real reviews. Etc.

And not getting burned by purchasing a dud.  ;)

I guess I'm just getting old. Once I was Beta Man with the newest,
latest and greatest of all software. Now every required upgrade or new
version makes me cringe with the knowledge that I will never use any of
the amazing new 8374 features -- and that whatever updates I do will
only lead to 5000 other patches being required. 

If it ain't broke ...


  - Sheldon, no longer a pioneer