1. n. A satirical
game where the only player input is race and class selection, and starting stat rolls. The
game consists of a windowed collection of all the finest aspects of a role-playing
game, and progress
bars to represent various aspects of your character, with no purpose other than to give the player the comfort of "watching their numbers go up" without so much as lifting a finger.
2. v. To reach a point in an RPG where achieving any goal is simply a matter of following an algorithmic process.
1. See www.progressquest.com
2. "If I cast these mad buffs, this broken DOT spell, and hit this
guy six times with my sword, he dies. Then I repair my EQ, rest, and he respawns. I get all these
fatty lootz, and my numbers just keep going up!"
"Way to go, man. Sounds sort of
like Progress Quest."