The Weekly Raid: What Is Your Most And Least Favorite Expansion?
MMORPG players are a cynical and nostalgic bunch. We expect new features and bug fixes on a consistent schedule, but are quick to blame the developers if our favorite aspect of the game is drastically changed. Often this nostalgia is misplaced. Expansions tend to break MMORPGs up into epochs, and we've all got our favorite ones. So with that in mind, lets discuss some of the best and worst MMORPG expansions.
Its easy to pick at the worst ones -- Star Wars Galaxies New Game Enhancements (NGE) threw away everything that made the game unique and bolted on a completely different class system. Other expansions had mixed results. MapleStory's Big Bang changed the whole game world and vastly reduced the grinding time required to reach higher levels.
Now comes the hard part. Expansions that actually improved things. I have to dig deep in my memory to come up with one: EverQuest: The Ruins of Kunark. I hope the rest of you are not quite as cynical as me!
What Is Your Most And Least Favorite MMORPG Expansion? Let us know in the comments section below!
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