A while back, MOP reader Hebby joked on Mastodon that she intentionally plays bad MMOs, but even she was surprised to see a certain MMO that shall remain nameless getting coverage.
So I want to talk about the idea of playing bad MMOs. At first, I was tempted to scoff; why would anyone do this, in a world where there are so many good MMOs? But then I remembered that I sometimes go out of my way to do this too. I play a lot of MMOs that many gamers would consider dreadful antiques, and I’d be first to point out their problems. And I sit in a job that even rewards trying out the trash. Plus, sometimes there’s some nugget of gold buried under the rubble, so I always want to at least look.
Are we alone in this? Do you ever purposely play bad MMOs?
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