I can punch you in the mouth for free, if you want.
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I'd shove your keyboard up your a$$ for free.
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I'd pay you to do it.
MMOs are almost all grind-a-thons.
Bascially you pay money for the honor of endlessly killing "mobs"
If I want to endlessly kill enemies, I can just play a rapid spawning map of Starcraft.
I define roleplaying games as interactive stories with character interaction and development.
Fallout is an RPG
Deus Ex is an RPG
Doom 3 is not an RPG
Mario Party is not an RPG
Except that it's not (having already been cancelled once), and if it is no one will talk about it until LA says it's ok.
These threads are just "lightning rods" for K3 talk.
Its called fostering discussion and perhaps some interesting/productive debate.
You sure go about it the wrong way.
Rants rarely if ever create "productive" debate because by their very nature, rants are counter productive.
You can say that again.