Hi

I have no problem with people hating any and all of the above. What I don't get is why. I'm not trying to pick on anyone one, just trying to understand.

Phasing: I understand it can be jarring if done wrong, like bad quest set-ups. However, it can also be helpful in making a game user friendly. ie. Your party come across a chest, you can all loot it at the same time and get your own loot; or you all kill a mob, you can all loot it.

Instancing: I see the bad side but I also see the need for this. Yes, it would be nice if everyone could go into every dungeon and everyone sees everyone else. On the flip side, it is also nice to take your party and just take your time to go through that dungeon as your very own.

Zoning: I don't see how you can get around this one. I don't know a MMO without zones.

Porting: . If everyone else is fast traveling, it does not mean you have to. There might be a time where you might be asked to port to a party. So what? It will not kill you to port. Also, if you don't want to, don't port.

Again, I'm not trying to step on anyone's toes. I just don't get all the hate on these things.

Personal Taste?

I get it is personal taste. I'm trying to understand why that don't like it.

Saying, "Personal taste?" is like saying, "because they don't?" It's not very enlightening.

If you're asking *why* people don't like things, I can't help you. Why do you like blue over red? Why does that other person like purple over orange? Why do I think you're just adding post counts?

Why do some people hate chocolate? Why are some penguins jerks?

I don't know to any. We could go into philosophy. Some people are comfortable with their train of thoughts.

It's the same reason no one wants a FTP ESO.

Some? Think you mean ALL!

If you have nothing good to say, say nothing at all.

Frak, I can tell you for my own taste that I see phasing the way you described it. Problem is, most of the time it is done wrong, so in general, I say I do not care for it. That having been said, I do like phasing when it comes to loot.

Instancing is good for dungeons, but it would be nice to have the option to have any dungeon not be instanced, if that were possible. So, you come to the door of the dungeon and it asks you if you want it for personal use of open for the world.

I don't know anyone who hates zones except people with crappy connections to the internet.

I personally do not like porting. It also is a necessary evil. Some people do not have a lot of time to play and need ports. Also, it does not hurt me if ports are in the game. Nobody can force me to use a port, so not going to bother me either way.

i don't like zoning because it makes the game linear.

That is simply not true. EQ was not linear and it was zoned.

This is an opinion thread and I am sharing my opinion. He asked "why" and I gave the answer as to why I thought it was.

zone lvl 1-10, zone lvl 10-20, zone lvl 20-30, zone lvl 30-40, zone lvl 40-50, ....... how is that not linear?