The Daily Grind: What are the best and worst horizontal progression systems in an MMORPG?
This morning I want to talk about horizontal progression systems in MMOs, which I’m a fan of in general! And I’ll start with what I dislike the most, which is rep grinds in every single MMO. Nobody likes repeat loops. Nobody cares if the NPCs like us. They don’t even pretend to be a promotion; they are just grinds. stoppit.
My second least favorite is actually city of heroes’ Incarnated System. I didn’t particularly like it when the game was alive, although I know the rogue servers changed a lot of things I hated. The original version was super mind-bending and dramatically changed the game’s philosophy away from an alternative mid-gamer’s paradise. It might not even be fair to even call it horizontal.
As for the horizontal leveling I like? I find Guild Wars 2’s The mastery system is ideal overall, especially since it’s account-wide and never makes me feel like I’m wasting time on one character over another. I don’t like mastery levels floating over my head, but as a system itself it’s groovy.
What are the best and worst horizontal progression systems in an MMORPG?
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