The Community Divide Modern Mmo Communities Are Different Not Worse
This isn’t just rose-tinted glasses, either. It’s kind of true. MMOs definitely have a very different emphasis on community than they did back at the turn of the century, when the genre was still finding its sea legs. Heck, it’s even changed within given games; back in the day, I’d have to shout for groups when playing World of Warcraft and leveling. Now, questing pretty much never requires me to group up with another player; I only have to join a party when I actually want to or I feel the urge to do a dungeon, which is also easy to reach at this point....