The Daily Grind: Nerf!
There are so many MMOs with their own gameplay and storylines, their own abilities and skills, their own raids and dungeons. But for all their differences, somehow the community that springs up around these games always seems the same. There's always the class that's overpowered, always the class that's underpowered (most often the class the writer plays), and someone or something definately needs nerfs. (Many MMO communities may be succinctly summed up with the following generalization: I'm rock, scissors is fine, nerf paper.) And if it's not something that needs nerfing, it's something that's been nerfed — no doubt something vital to your personal playstyle, changed due to an obvious bias against your class. With most MMO environments in a constant state of flux, there's always change and the discontent that comes along with it. But does change always have to mean nerfs?
Do you find that the community built around your world of choice is filled with such "nerf" conversations? And, if so, is it always justified?