做为英文的翻译练习，把 M 板友略过的部份也补上了。 Why GW2 might not be the MMO for you. 为什麽 GW2 可能不是适合你的网路游戏 MMO = massively multiplayer online (大型多人线上游戏) 以下简称多人网路游戏 Heaps of people have been complaining about the lack of endgame, the excessive grind(*), the not excessive enough grind, and everything else in between. 很多人抱怨这个游戏封顶之後没事可做、重覆的任务太多或太少，和其他介於之间 的问题。 (*注：grind 在游戏方面的注解是 the process of engaging in repetitive tasks 反覆进行同个任务的过程。) It's easy to discount these opinions when you're a fan of the game, but the reality is this mentality is part of the MMO culture and for some gamers it is a prerequisite of any MMO. 如果你喜欢这个游戏，你可以很容易地忽略这些意见。但事实是，这样的心态是多人 网路游戏文化的一部份，甚至对某些玩家来说，这是任何游戏被称为 "多人网路游戏" 的先决条件。 Traditionally, MMO's have used skinner box(*) psychology to keep players busy in their games. This is often manifested as a gear(**) treadmill, where you are always aspiring to reach a certain goal but that goal is continually shifted further and further out. This is end game as most players know it. 传统上，多人网路游戏利用 skinner box 的心理来保持玩家在游戏里的忙碌状态。 这种机制通常设计成 "装备跑步机" ：当你渴望达到某个目标的时候，这个目标同时 也持续往更远的地方移动。这是大部份玩家所知道的 "封顶 (end game)" 。 (*skinner box 指的是一个动物行为测试，当实验大白鼠对特定刺激做出正确的反应 时，就能得到食物或其他的奖励，但当它做出不正确的反应时，会得到惩罚。 延伸到游戏方面，指的是利用运作复杂的时间表来强化对重覆动作的奖励。) (**gear 除了齿轮之外也有装备的意思) The logic behind this is clear and financially motivated. MMO's are traditionally a subscription based model so the burden is on the publisher/developer to sustain a playerbase that will perpetually pay their monthly subscription. 隐藏在这种逻辑背後的是明显的财务动机。多人线上游戏传统上依靠的收入来自玩 家定期支付的费用，因此游戏发行者和开发者面对的问题是如何使一定数目的玩家愿 意持续支付每个月的游戏费用。 The side effects of this model are readily apparent: the developer is forced to neuter difficulty in an attempt to make the game more accessible to casuals (the widest consumer base), and must constantly reinforce the need to keep raiding/pvping through rewards. Without those rewards in place the skinner box model falls apart. 这个模式的副作用是显而易见的：游戏的开发者被迫降低难度以迎合消费族群中最广 大的非职业玩家，同时也必需持续地增加副本和PVP的奖励以加强玩家的动机。如果 没有这些奖励，skinner box 的模式也就不存在了。 I believe this is the crux of why some people take issue with GW2. Arenanet has released a game that challenges all of these concepts. GW2 is an intrinsically rewarding game, meaning the enjoyment is meant to come from playing the game itself. 我相信这是有些人认为 GW2 有问题的症结所在。Arenanet发行了一款挑战这些概念 的游戏，而 GW2 是一款 "以本质做为奖励" 的游戏，这表示游戏的乐趣来自 "玩游戏" 本身。 (以上这段板友翻译得比较顺畅) Think about games like Counter-Strike, Battlefield 3, DoTA, and StarCraft. As you invest more time playing each of those games you become a better player. That's pretty much it. They focus on your skill improvement as a means to enduring entertainment. They do not make a grind necessary nor do you gain permanent character improvements that set you apart from your competitors. They are intrinsically rewarding. 想想 CS, BF3, DoTA, 和 SC，你在这些游戏上花更多的时间让你变成技术更好的玩家， 也差不多就是这样了，它们的重点在於提升玩家的技术以提供更长久的娱乐，重覆的任 务或动作不是必须的，也不会给玩家的角色带来任何能够优於对手的永久改变，这些都 是以游戏本质做为奖励的游戏。 Contrast that with your average MMO and you find a system that isn't intrinsically rewarding. End game typically consists of new raid encounters with a new carrot dangling from that stick: shiny new gear. The gear will become a prerequisite for the next tier so you're going to need to get it all. The new challenges are exciting for the first week or so, particularly for guilds that get ranked kills but then turn into mindlessly farming the same content until the entire guild is geared up. 做为对比的是一般的多人线上游戏和其他游戏本质不是奖励的系统。封顶之後通常包 含了新的副本以及新的胡萝卜：闪亮的新装备；这些装备通常会变成进到下个挑战的 先决条件，所以玩家需要得到所有的新装。这些新的挑战在第一个星期左右很新奇， 尤其是那些拿到首杀的公会，但接下来这些挑战会转变成无脑的农装，一直到所有的 公会成员都拿到新的装备为止。 As soon as that's done, it's time to rinse and repeat. This style of play means the game is forcing motivation upon you. You are often playing not for the virtue of enjoyment itself but to remain relevant as the goal post continues to shift. Your previous time investment becomes a reason to not quit. 当换装的动作完成之後，接下来又会出现新的副本重覆同样的过程，这种游玩的形式 代表游戏强迫玩家维持对游戏的动机。玩家常常不是因为享受游戏本身而玩，而是为 了保持与持续远离的目标之间的距离，你已经花在这个游戏里的时间最後成为一个无 法退出的理由。 Make no mistake, end game in every other AAA MMO(*) has been incredibly grindy and boring once you score the first kill. As someone who has scored US top 20 kills throughout WoTLK and Cataclysm, I can attest to the fact that this sentiment is shared by nearly every raider I've played with. It also makes playing the game a chore - you can't stop or take a break because it sets you and your teammates behind on the treadmill. 毫无疑问地，每个由大型游戏公司所开发的网路游戏所设计的 "封顶" 已经是令人 难以置信地反覆过程，一旦取得首杀之後也变得枯燥无味。做为一个曾经在巫妖王之怒 和大灾变取得美国前 20 杀的玩家，我可以证明一个事实：这种感觉是几乎所有和我 一起过打副本的玩家所共有的，也让玩游戏变成一个苦差事：你不能停下来或休息一下， 因为这会让你的装备落後，拉开你和队友之间的距离。 (*AAA MMO 我查了网路上的注解，有一说指的是由大型游戏开发公司 (如 SOE, blizzard等) 耗费大量的成本 (高於两亿美金) 所制作的，这不代表游戏一定是 好的，但至少代表开发者在各方面都努力让他所发行的是好游戏。) There will be a certain class of player that craves this motivation. For them, they need the sense of accomplishment baked into skinner box psychology in order to motivate them. 有一群特定的玩家渴望这种动机，对他们来说，他们需要从 skinner box 得到的成就感 激励他们。 GW2 is different. If you crave this, you might find the game unfulfilling. So to those players I say you aren't wrong about your opinions, but GW2 may just not be the MMO for you. 但GW2 是不同的，如果你渴望这种模式，你会觉得游戏不过瘾。因此，对这些玩家我会 说，不是你的意见不对，只是 GW2 可能不是适合你的多人网路游戏。 TLDR(*): The rewards are playing the game. 给直接 end 的人：这个游戏的奖励是玩游戏本身。 (*TLDR = Too long. Didn't read) -- 非常想说什麽。 但是说出来的，通常都不是什麽。 --

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