Is there going to be a major storyline in this game ever?

[Babyfark McGeez]

Originally Posted by ringring

To be honest I'm struggling to understand why you need a storyline.

Truth be told i don't really care that much for a story.
But i'm a sucker for virtual worlds. Living, breathing, immersive virtual worlds that make you feel like you are a part of it.
PS1 allready was fairly thin in those regards aside from the player stuff (conveying emotions via macros and animations for example).

PS2 on the other hand barely even has a virtual world (out of bounds bullshit), let alone a living and breathing one (I noticed they now have one moving prop though, a fan. Hooray!).

Imo creating a (somewhat) believable (breathing living, immersive - hehe) world is one of the most important things when making a MMO. Immersion is the key word here. That's why i liked WoW, even though i'm not a MMORPG player. Those guys created a fantastic virtual world.
SOE didn't create a shitty virtual world, they didn't create a virtual world period. They made some maps.