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Originally Posted by Wilfan  According to the rumors, autobalancing failed in EVE China. Apparently 1-2 big out-of-game guild/corps/clans/whatever took over the game, didn't really fight among each other, then people got bored and left the game. Again, just rumors. |
If true, I'd be inclined to say that's a cultural issue and not so much one of game design. Obviously what works in an Asian MMO may not work in a western one and vice-versa, it's like comparing apples to oranges in my mind. If anything, that example proves that self balancing works in western MMOs but not in Asian ones. To me, that example would really only be relevant to western developers who want to try to expand into that market.
