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Massively online communities : the genre paradox
on Jan 15, 2007 in games industry mmo mmorpg WoW The nature of things When online gaming was getting started, there was a certain novelty in spending vast swathes of time with the same people on the same game servers, night after night. It seemed inevitable that we’d eventually all team up. A...
Massively online communities : the genre paradox II
on Jan 22, 2007 in new media games industry geek culture gaming mmo mmorpg WoW As mentioned in my previous article, gamers expect a community from the game publisher. In a sense, this demonstrates the unique position of videogames in the landscape of entertainment. Consequentially, feedback and community become a cost of doing...
I remember now why I never do Beta's
on Feb 15, 2007 in MMORPG MMO beta Because I never get in. Here's my /boggle and /whine to Heartless this morning.In the last three years I've bought, played and applied for Beta's for the following:LotRO -- nothingDDO -- nothingPirates of the Burning Sea -- nothing yetDark...
Back in the Desert (starting "A Tale in the Desert III")
on Feb 26, 2007 in MMORPG ATitD MMO Game Design Since I've been rowing hard over here on my small corner of the Mothership, I haven't had the usual amount of game time I'd like. So, no great essays on what's new in WoW, how to design "r33l PvP!1" or how the world needs more rogues with "authentic...
When bugs go bad (VG Anecdote)
on Mar 4, 2007 in vanguard MMORPG MMO Via my gf, from her friends in IRC this morning. Don't know if this is true, but with all the collateral bad PR and anecdotes about VG I can believe it....Like you cross a zone line, which is seamless like WoW, but suddenly you lose half your curren...