Poll: MMO's don't require skill.

[GothmogII]

NO GAMES REQUIRE SKILL!!!!

Nothing -requires- skill. It's just easier on the person who's got it. That is: Anyone can write a novel, it takes the person who is skilled to write a good one. Gaming is no different from any other pastime, job or vocation in this regard.

 

[Dechef]

I once had a hilarious "game" that was modelled after an mmorpg with all the time-consuming parts cut out. Moving between locations for example, finding fetch quests, selling loot, and even combat, since in an mmo everyone uses the same abilities in the same order anyway.

You just put it on, and then either watched it or just went and did something else and watched your character slowly grow. Since everyone in an mmorpg knows the best gear too, the game takes care of that for you as well, and skills and stats.

It shows pretty well how much skill is actually involved in playing most mmo's, when a computer can do it just as well as a player, if not better.

Yay for Progress Quest.

As for the topic, yes MMO's do take skill, but less than for example an FPS because equipment is a much bigger factor than skill (in most MMO's). Saying however that there is no skill involved whatsoever is just stupid. Why does the co-ordinated group win much more often if there's no skill needed? Teamwork is most definitely a skill. And so is a correct timing of using your abilities. It's very simple.

 

[inventorvii]

NO GAMES REQUIRE SKILL!!!!

Nothing -requires- skill. It's just easier on the person who's got it. That is: Anyone can write a novel, it takes the person who is skilled to write a good one. Gaming is no different from any other pastime, job or vocation in this regard.[/quote
Some things require skill, you just think about stuff to much, I mean a person who didn't have a brain couldn't write a novel.

 

[Rolling 20]

As i've stated before I'm a recovering WoW addict (1 year sobre) and i've been a gamer all my life. However...I SUCK at WoW. I think the skill it takes is understanding how best to build your character and combine the skills to make you a badass. I never really grasped this, I was in it for the shiny things. So yeah...I voted to a certain degree.

 

[TimbukTurnip]

Try playing planetside, an MMOFPS.
that requires skill.

and low ping.

 

[ffxfriek]

to a degree and NO further

 

[Aiden Rebirth]

planning on the higher levels, but other than that just grinding

 

[Danny Ocean]

Everything requires skill at a basic level, but it all depends on ho-

The average MMO takes as much skill as you put into it.
...
Everything requires atleast some degree of skill, it's wether or not you put the effort in to become skillful.

Oh, bollocks, edit ninja'd. Damn you Jumplion!

A ninja I am not! How insulting to a werewolf!

Oh so it's not okay now, is it?

Well excuse me, but the black fur threw me!

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[Art Axiv]

Everything requires skill at a basic level, but it all depends on ho-

The average MMO takes as much skill as you put into it.
...
Everything requires atleast some degree of skill, it's wether or not you put the effort in to become skillful.

Oh, bollocks, edit ninja'd. Damn you Jumplion!

A ninja I am not! How insulting to a werewolf!

Oh so it's not okay now, is it?

Well excuse me, but the black fur threw me!

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Why all the hate and OT?

Anyway, Everything was said here.
I'd like to add though.
Luck - is also - a factor - in skill.

People may not agree, but its an overlooked fact.

While its a factor in skill, there is no luck without it... "The most lucky, are the most skilled".

Sort of.

 

[Higurashi]

There are some one indeed has to undergo certain amounts of training to master, but the problem with this topic is that MMO's normally have a certain limit to this, whereas in, say, fighting games, one can keep on punching in the combinations, because you will never be able to be ultimate.

 

[[Gavo]]

It takes a certain degree of skill and loser-ness to make a 5-page PDF spreadsheet on how to kill a boss in WoW....

 

[Jumplion]

Everything requires skill at a basic level, but it all depends on ho-

The average MMO takes as much skill as you put into it.
...
Everything requires atleast some degree of skill, it's wether or not you put the effort in to become skillful.

Oh, bollocks, edit ninja'd. Damn you Jumplion!

A ninja I am not! How insulting to a werewolf!

Oh so it's not okay now, is it?

Well excuse me, but the black fur threw me!

[sup]User was mauled for this post. (3.5 Months).[/sup]

I don't maul! I slash! Jeez, how about you don't speak for a while, hmm?

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[hypothetical fact]

MMO combat comes in thre forms:
1)Take turns kicking opponent until somebody runs
2)Both plawers buff themselves then kick eachother until someone runs.
3)Both players buff themselves, debuff their opponent then kick eachother until someone runs.
The games run on memorising combinations to win but at a far more diluted level than a fighting game.

 

[Deadman Walkin]

World of Warcraft used to require skill, now it is filled with people who have nothing better to do who just press a couple of buttons and you die.

 

[KaZZaP]

WoW takes 0 skill, WoW is a retard check game and if you can't get anything done in that game your a tard. Unfortunately most the people who do play WoW are tards and raiding with them isn't pretty.

 

[Danny Ocean]

I don't maul! I slash! Jeez, how about you don't speak for a while, hmm?

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Don't fight the system messages! You can't fight the system maaan. Don't do it! We'll They'll destroy you! [sup][/crazed hippy voice][/sup]

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[Marv21]

Unless your a hunter *send pet* Arcane shot, Viper shot(For those healers), auto shot auto shot, YOU WIN!!

 

[sequio]

I can't generalize all MMO because i'm reminded of GunZ.

 

[Veekter]

i don't count thought/strategy as skill, so i say they don't

 

[Altorin]

WoW takes 0 skill, WoW is a retard check game and if you can't get anything done in that game your a tard. Unfortunately most the people who do play WoW are tards and raiding with them isn't pretty.

If it required no skill then the tards would be indistinguishable from the pros