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Re:EverQuest by michaelmrose on Friday July 04, 2025 @02:09PM (#44466677)
Your perception of time is profoundly different when you are a kid with no job.

Painful death makes you try hard to avoid it ensuring real stakes.

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Re:EverQuest by nkrisc on Friday July 04, 2025 @03:30PM (#44467219)
It makes it more realistic. At this age, it would mean I just quit the game - like my character died for real!
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