"A musical instrument is much more direct. Want to play grumpy and loud? You play grumpy and loud. Want to play soft and singingly? You can do that. Every nuance is controlled by you, down to the finest grain"
That is answered by choosing classes and character builds, item-setup and gameplay strategies. There is far more gameplay variety than several choices of what to play on a single instrument. Video games allow more flexibility than choosing to swing the sword.
You pick skills, choose where you play, choose which items and artifacts you use, which quests to complete, what clans to join, which server/shard to migrate to, which players to fight, which players to ally/party, what to sell, what to buy, where to explore, what to seek. I advice playing a few MMORPGs before considering the genre an simplistic linear story.
That is answered by choosing classes and character builds, item-setup and gameplay strategies.
Speaking as a formerly avid and still somewhat interested gamer, and also as an amateur tuba player who misses his horn, I really can't agree with you here. Both forms of expression have value. But they are not really comparable with one another.
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"A musical instrument is much more direct. Want to play grumpy and loud? You play grumpy and loud. Want to play soft and singingly? You can do that. Every nuance is controlled by you, down to the finest grain" That is answered by choosing classes and character builds, item-setup and gameplay strategies. There is far more gameplay variety than several choices of what to play on a single instrument. Video games allow more flexibility than choosing to swing the sword. You pick skills, choose where you play, choose which items and artifacts you use, which quests to complete, what clans to join, which server/shard to migrate to, which players to fight, which players to ally/party, what to sell, what to buy, where to explore, what to seek. I advice playing a few MMORPGs before considering the genre an simplistic linear story.
Speaking as a formerly avid and still somewhat interested gamer, and also as an amateur tuba player who misses his horn, I really can't agree with you here. Both forms of expression have value. But they are not really comparable with one another.