I think there is a time and place for all things.

RPG's work well with railroad story lines.
However, they have one thing that MMORPG's can never have.
Characters.

By which I mean, pre made characters, which have personality, and actually contribute to the story in a productive manner.

MMO's by contrast, cannot have these kinds of characters, as players are the ones who take that position by default, and they are the ones who define the personality of their character, if they even have one.

Any attempts to jar in player made characters into the story, makes them come across as lifeless and dull, without any defining characteristics.

And as such, a story without characters, is very dull indeed.


So in that respect, I'd rather they didn't try, and let me make the decisions.


~Yoh