Am I the only one who doesn't care about the story?

I am reading a lot in the forums about how people do not like this storyline or the continuity doesn't make sense because this contact shouldn't have knowledge of this or what not.

When I play, I just "go with it" and enjoy. Often, I am not even aware of the storyline, just the objectives. Am i riding solo here?

Please don't think I am asking others to feel like I do. I say enjoy the story, get frustrated at inconsistencies, whatever. All I am saying is that I am not there.

I care about the story, and I'm really enjoying the Praetorian invasion

Most people (so it seems) view the text box as an obstacle between the contact and smashing NPCs. I'd assume you're in the majority.

I like a good story but I don't sweat some of the details others do. Different levels for different things and different people.

I am more concerned about the gameplay than the story. The nature of MMOs (with all the repetition and such) makes any act of getting into the world and story rather difficult.

However I do appreciate a good story the first time I read it. That quickly becomes irrelevant in the face of playing it a bazillion times.

Some players are of the opinion that ignoring the story and doing what you enjoy is shallow and akin to using cliff's notes instead of reading the actual book. It is implied that players who do this are impatient, lazy, unintellectual or even 'doing it wrong'.

Look into your hearts people. You've thought it! Admit!

Well I've got news for you. Player like me who skip the text are

If I'm looking for a game with no story, Zuma Blitz is waaaaay better than any MMO.

I'm among those who don't pay much attention to the story / lore. I don't need (or want) that element to enjoy the game. Sure, I have a bio for my character and enjoy reading other players' bios, but that's as far as I need to go.

For the most part, it's good enough just knowing that I'm a super hero smashing these bad guys over here. Then, when I'm done, I can go smash those bad guys over there. Rinse and repeat.

When I want a story, I'll read a book.

Skipped or not, the story is there. And some players gain satisfaction and enjoyment from it. Others don't, which is also fine, or like to just focus on one element of the offered story over others.


I think the recent noise, is that lately the story is hanging together even more poorly than normal and seems to be getting short changed.

In short, I think the point is - if the game is going to have it than use it and stick to it consistently as some of the players like it to make sense.

I very rarely read the story, I'm one of those people who view the dialog as something that is in the way of me smashing stuff.

I've just started a Alt just to try and follow the story.

But on all my other alts I just smash

Roleplayer here, so as you might expect, the story is quite important to me. It's important not only for it's own sake, establishing context and background for my characters, but also as a starting point for RP'ers like me to riff on. We've added on quite a bit, most of which is at least reasonably canonical.

I can definitely understand not being as into the stories as I am, though. For a lot of players, I think just the basics suffice, and they're not even going to notice, to say nothing of object to, inconsistencies.

I suppose I don't understand, however, those who completely ignore the story, don't give their character any sort of background, aren't into immersion, and pretty much just kill pixels. Not that I don't get that kind of gaming at all (I also play shooters...), I just don't see why anyone would choose an MMO for that kind of gaming. MMOs don't do that sort of thing as well as other game types.

I'm sure you're in the majority. However, if you don't care, then what does it matter to you if those people who do care get a good story or not? You can click past a good story on the way to smashing things just as easily as you can click past a bad one, no?

"People don't care" is not an excuse to write a bad story. It's an excuse to write paper missions.

I'm somewhere between I think.

I care about the story but am often able to ignore or contort it as needed to fit characters.

When a prewritten story (either canon, new content or even the well written AE arc) truly fits a character though, I tend to slow down and pore over every clue, dialogue, etc. especially if I'm solo or on a tight duo.

But often, the story, missions, maps and enemy groups tend to serve as background for mission based run and gun RP between me and a few others as we develop our characters via situational banter.

So I do care about story when it fits but can usually easily hand wave it away when I want it to be about something else.

There are story lines??!?