In the defense of fanboyism

I don't get paid to blog, I blog and comment on blogs because I want to and when I want to do something I speak from myself not from a more clinical and objective approach, because I don't get paid to blog.

I touched on this before on how I wish people who were paid for reviews and critiques would actually make the professional transition to a more objective approach. But I am not one of those people, I blog. I don't have any credence to be a journalist in any way. Should there be some sort of writing standards in games? Absolutely.

But that is that discussion not this one. What prompts this is that I said a certain new mmo to me doesn't have any flaws, because in my book if devs deliver exactly what they said they would and drum roll please, works as intended, then it's not 'flawed'. So then it's total perfection in every way right? Probably not.

It's an mmo there's always room to grow, there's always a few things that can use tweaking and expanding on, always and always. Otherwise trust me I wouldn't be into these games as much as I am. To me that is the beauty of this genre is that it is generally always in a state of flux, of change. Things that are missing now we hope will be added on later and if so far the developers have not failed in delivering what they promised there's probably not much reason to think they'll stop there, unless they stop delivering in which case we won't be so content any longer. In an undertaking like an mmo often the promise of eventual change or addition is just as good as having it tomorrow.

A perfect gem can be the most beautiful thing to most people, but not to you because it comes in the wrong shade, maybe there's even a very tiny speck of impurity in the stone that if noticed would diminish it in someone's eyes, but if to you it's perfect then it is. To argue whether it's REALLY perfect or not is a waste of time, or a very scholarly pursuit, and to argue whether the cut couldn't have been done better by someone else is another. It's done. An mmo is even cooler then a gem though, because as I was saying before, it can evolve.

To finish here's my list of stuff about my game of choice, Aion, that I don't like at the moment;

1. Spammers and bots. They are a drag.
2. Not being able to swim underwater but taking damage instead as you walk perfectly straight into the water. Kill immersion much? (in development but not coming any day soon)
3. Personal housing, so far what's coming is legion (guild) based only, I could be wrong... (I kinda hope I am)

And that's about it, I can't comment on low level dungeons because I tend to skip those anyway but more of those sure would be nice, more quests we need chunks added in and more fun fluff in general which probably won't come for some time because mid levels and end game is NCsoft's priority at the moment I believe.

And for those who still think I'm being too soft on Aion, just you WAIT until Final Fantasy 14 comes out! Oh the horror! It's going to be a love fest in my corner for some time. ;)