I expect a core game with plenty of content on its own. Player stuff will just be bonus/cash shop driven that won't hurt the core game in anyway
That's what I hope. It better be.
I think player made content could work well as long as it's locked in to a strict framework set by the game. So a player can make a whole town but it has to be somewhere sensible, and it has to use game's art assets etc. Then if all mobs and NPC's are controlled by the game, and they "show up" at these player made places, it could all be fine. And player made items too, it could just work like crafting in other games. If you have a certain amount of points you can spend on different things, you might make a weapon and spend all the points on damage but then it will be slow. Spend half on damage, half on delay, it will be a good weapon but have no stats. Same goes with armor and whatever else. Make a high AC breastplate sure, but then it's going to be heavy. Or spread the points out, moderate AC, good weight, bit of stamina and dex or whatever.
It can all work fine if they are smart. It wont even look like player made content. Dungeons I'm not sure about, but again, they could work the same way if it's controlled properly. You can make the dungeon, you do the layout, and maybe place some objects like resources, stuff you can click, maybe some traps or whatever. But then hopefully the NPC's will arrive - automated by the game.
Or alternatively, make that work like the items too, you can even place the mobs but you only get a certain number that you can place. You can place the loot, but you only get a certain number of 'points' to spend on the items. So put all the points in to one epic standard item, or spread them out and have several really good items like Lower Guk. Maybe have it so the number of 'points' you spend on an item, dictates how hard the mob is the holds it. So you can't just make uber loot on orc pawns, it will have to be on a boss type mob that has to have various special abilities - harm touch, summons adds every 10% of its health etc. And if the game restricts you from placing mobs too close together or whatever, it could all work fine.
My only concern is that this is all such new territory. Some of us would have been happy with a modern version of EQ, but this is a whole new ballgame. Gotta wonder if they are up to it. Companies struggle to make little SimCity type games, this is a whole bigger scale than that.
