LazyLemming

@xiLeShadow

Keep in mind, there's other things to gaming experiences other than graphics that require significant processing power. Using frostbite as an example, having destructable terrain, large maps and large amounts of players all require larger and larger amounts of RAM and CPU, not just the graphics card.

So having 8 gigs of RAM and a state of the art CPU wouldn't just make the game prettier, it would allow for improved AI, more characters/enemies and more changeable elements in the game.

@Macabre 13 Other than the fact they think $9 is a fair price for model recoloring.

Erm... has the author played FFXI anytime recently?

Monks are often tanks. Things hit so hard these days that it's more about how many hits you can avoid, as opposed to how much defense you have. With Counter and Ninja shadows, monks do well as tanks. Add in the fact they hold hate through sheer damage and it's all win.

Monks fall off at later levels? Monks have been and still are one of the highest DDs in the game. They don't do the massive number WS's as other jobs, but they do hit a dozen times for every 3 other jobs do. It adds up real fast.

WAR is also just a beast at DD. Tons of abilities and traits, with plenty of subjob options just enable it to do crazy damage.

Screw THF. Throw your boomerang and go sit in a corner for treasure hunter.

Now fix the god damn hit lag and the "Can't zoom after reload" bugs and I'm sold again.

Beta or not, they had the same lag issues in BC2 and it took them forever to "mostly" fix it. I'm sad to see it come back and won't buy until I see it's fix.

Still nice fix list though, I encountered quite a few of those.

@hereafter

Go play Monster Hunter. There are no levels, no trainable skills. Every character is exactly as power as another. Gear and actual player skill is 100% of the difference.

In the end though, it still boils down to something of a level system. HR doesn't do anything but basically says you are strong enough to do X quest or fight Y monster.

I do however still recommend it, because even the best equipment won't make a shitty player like me any good. Player skill is very important.

@Graill440

All games have limits. Universes only have so much space, you can only do so many things with any given item. Etc.

MMOs basically use a reward system. These rewards are your character growing stronger, whether it's through better skills, more abilities or powerful equipment. Levels are really just a numerical assessment of a character's ability, so that players can easily group together to face appropriate difficulty challenges.

Even supposed "Levelless" MMOs still have a level system. They just measure more specific skills, or have ranks, or similar. You wind up needing 300 skill, or finish X quest to get Y Rank

I enjoy FPS games too, because the competition makes them fun despite the repetitiveness. It works differently however, because there are no real rewards. It relies on competition and the desire to win to create enjoyment, rather than a reward system (And no, I don't count earning experience in modern FPS. It's kinda silly for the genre and incredibly easy.)

Honestly I hate that leveling has become synonymous with grinding. I challenge MMO devs, make one where the actual act of leveling IS the fun part. Give exciting quests throughout. Fun challenges and things to do besides level BEFORE the supposed "end game."

Really, if it's just doing constant generic quests for X hours that you either can't fail at, or don't care if you fail it, what's the point of even having it?

Here's looking at you Goblin Suicide Bombs.

@Panicbutton "U Mad Bro?" Is probably the worst in my book. It reads to me like "I'm intentionally attempting to piss you off because I am protected by the distance of the internet."

@tk421242 Damn, beat me to it.

That was the first thought I had when reading the headline.

They can and do. But typically cars built for the quarter won't because that's not what they are shooting for. Drag cars often get transmission swaps with less gears, and higher ratio rear ends for acceleration and durability, but lose top end in the swap.

I'd be more curious about how stable the 5th gen Camaros would be at 200mph, than whether they can actually get there.

Bah! These factory built drag cars are silly.

It's drag racing. Build it your damn self.