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."