Although the addition of new content via monthly patches was fun, it also caused a
number of problems due to Turbine’s constantly rolling over for the loudest players. They
nerfed their own game balance and then completely destroyed the in-game economy at
which point I left. Additionally, Turbine’s attitude towards exploiters was unbelievably
irresponsible to their larger player base — people who are utilizing in-game exploits should
be removed from the game to avoid incumbent issues (server crashes among them).
Overall, I felt that Turbine was incredibly disrespectful to the largest part of their
community while catering to the vocal few. [AC, f, 39]

vol 1-1
The quote from Daedaulus project got me thinking on D3’s move to eliminate auction houses. The disrespectful to the
largest part of their community while catering to the vocal few.

from vol 1-2, reasons to quit the game, boring and repetitive. this one happened to me in eq2 a while back and in Wow.
endless grinding to get somewhere. But i took on endless grinding in d3 and was perfectly fine for 900 hours till they
rescinded the auction house and my interest.

references to ‘the media’ always throw me off as too ambiguous and monolithic. It’s easy to point a finger and blame something. Being on a low information diet for crap i don’t care about shields me from most references to the media. however the mass opinion if it is that and not some tool
of the government or a corporation is something to consider. The low information diet keeps me going further as the media is wild, exaggerated and totally off base on most issues. No news is good news.

Destroying in-game economies is something i am concerned with as my financial fortunes are tied to in-game economies. I have learned a lot of auctioning and selling skills by playing mmo’s. All the tactics and strategies for making a buck off imaginary items.

Learning social skills within mmo’s i did almost by accident. It encourages me that people will come together and treat each well for common goals and purposes. My past doctor discovered the daedalus project before i did. I was unwilling to face my own issues until the past 2 years and finding the daedalus project helped me get to my issues and a hashtag back to my personal story and the many facets of psychology and social issues.

A mmo with a balanced economy that provides a great social venue and keeps the elements of most mmo’s would be desirable from my viewpoint. More opportunities on the level of a google or microsoft would be a game i look to be a part of or help create.
Finding my way away from the extreme left and extreme right are also concerns i want to overcome.