MMOG Nation (Zonk)
October 10, 2008
22:47
The ‘big news’ out of BlizzCon today is apparently that there’s going to be a Wizard in Diablo 3. Always liked the Sorc in D2, but this new approach to the ‘DPS-heavy ranged attacker’ seems a lot more classy. I’m holding off on really deciding what I want to play until they’ve announced all the [...]
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18:58
This, right here, is why MMO players are so freaking cynical:
If Fun is generated by learning new skills, and you’ve been playing games for decades, it’s fair to consider the effect. You can look at these things in terms of a calcified critical perspective, and it makes for incredible rhetoric. The medium has changed substantially [...]
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18:25
I know a lot of talented people. You may have heard of the Evil League of Evil? Well, please see below some friends’ application for getting into the League. They’re … EVIL!
Bait and Switch’s Evil League of Evil Application from Evil Duo of Evil on Vimeo.
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October 9, 2008
19:21
It must be awesome to work in an entertainment studio run by a rich sports star. You don’t have to worry about the economy, the release of your game’s real name is still months away, and yet you still get to do interviews about the stuff you’re working on.
I imagine that sounded sarcastic, but I’m [...]
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October 7, 2008
17:12
I’m sure this is probably something you’ve seen before, but I always love pointing it out. The Final Fantasy XI site has a page set aside showing updating stillframes from inside the gameworld. They’ve also got a camera moving through much of the game’s ‘old world’, taking in the sites and occasionally pausing to enjoy [...]
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October 4, 2008
03:08
October 2, 2008
18:22
Wall Street Journal, on Indie Games:
The videogame business has traditionally been about big game developers, big budgets and blockbuster titles. Now it’s also about guys like Joe Rheaume.
Says Joe: ” Incidentally, my reaction to that article is not 100% happy. I gave them all the info on the business model… And the focus on ad-revenue [...]
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October 1, 2008
12:36
Episode 103 - October 1st, 2008
Warhammer Online, WipEout HD, Dirty Gaming Gossip, An Interview With Brutal Legend’s Tim Schafer, Your Emails and more!
(A Misfitin’ 45.3 megs, 1:19:12)Cory Banks, Michael Zenke and Julian Murdoch are in full effect this week while the rest of the gang take a well earned break. Julian has demanded that I [...]
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September 30, 2008
19:07
I’m very sorry that you’ve passed away.
As a player and a writer, I never had the chance to meet you in person. Primarily I know you from your writing and the games you worked on. I respect you a great deal, sir. I know many people that do, and will continue to remember you as [...]
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September 29, 2008
05:53
September 26, 2008
21:27
Brian Green has a great writeup about getting a gig in the game development industry, with a focus on MMO development.
One of the most important things to remember is that reputation isn’t based entirely on logic. It’s based on word of mouth, so you get some potential miscommunication as things go along. You can be [...]
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17:02
Kirk at Priestly Endeavors notes that some healers are getting yelled at for their apparent lack of activity. WAR is a frenetic experience in RvR and scenarios, and anyone not moving is pretty obvious.
It seems that only the caster can see the animation for the heal. The target only gets the little green number(s) in [...]
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16:17
I read up on Van Hemlock’s adventures in A Tale in the Desert over at his site, and had a wave of nostalgia sweep over me. I played ATITD waaaay back during the first telling, actually quite a lot. Even convinced my wife to join me, and for a period of about two months we [...]
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September 25, 2008
18:12
For haters who think that micropayments are something that just teens, tweens, and Korean people do, you would be wrong. Over on Massively today we have a megaton explosion of awesome CoX news. They’re moving the Architect to Issue 14 because of player feedback, dropping a ton of new stuff in Issue 13, and are [...]
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17:59
I’m not going to recommend Order of the Stick. If you aren’t reading it yet, you probably don’t want to be.
I just wanted to note that today’s strip was really funny. Like, really funny on a deep and profound level. I laughed multiple times at the punchline, because the full comprehension of the punchline requires [...]
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13:52
Wow, what happened to snarkily ranting Tobold? I really like this measured, thoughtful Tobold!
Syp is right in saying that the problem of gold selling is the demand of gold buyers. But his solution is wrong, because he short-sightedly attributes the demand to notions of “morality or honor”, which is just plain silly. Player’s demand for [...]
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September 24, 2008
03:28
I imagine you have probably already seen this, but Gamasutra reported on the Ensemble MMO-that-wasn’t, Halo. Simon asked me for a few words on the UI, and I offered him up some semi-cogent statements regarding the possible use of what were undoubtedly entirely placeholder assets.
“The character pane shows a health bar and ‘mana’ — or [...]
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September 22, 2008
20:18
I’ve been looking forward to playing Warhammer, to be sure - but whenever I thought about it, I anticipated playing a Goblin Shaman. And over on Thorgrim I’ve got one - he’s a lot of fun. But interestingly I’ve actually adopted a Warrior Priest and I think she might actually be my main.
My Gobbo Experience:
I [...]
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September 21, 2008
15:38
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Mr. Musgrove with the Washington Post pinged me for a few comments on the WAR launch, and to additionally familiarize himself with the genre. I [...]
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September 20, 2008
16:40
Brewfest! A full year later, the event that resparked my love of WoW is finally back on. I finally got the chance to get my reward. As I think I’ve probably said here before, I managed to get all the tickets required to buy my handstamp - and bought it - but I wasn’t even [...]
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01:11
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September 19, 2008
19:49
Working to get back on track now that I’m home (really really bad travel experience on the way back). To tide you over today, enjoy two of VirginWorlds’ first video presentations, walking and talking with the Brent and Darren over the course of this week in Austin.
AGDC Day One and Two Video
AGDC Day Three Video
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September 18, 2008
08:19
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05:56
There was a great roundtable today at AGDC addressing the grind in MMOs. That’ll make it up on Massively soon, early next week most likely. In the meantime it’s set me to thinking about solving player frustrations ala Cameron/Silentstephi’s race/class conversation. Combine that too with the other day’s discussion of the 1-60 game and this [...]
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September 17, 2008
01:23
I am here to tell you, regardless of what anyone says, that Bruce Sterling’s keynote today was freaking awesome. He talked about the ubiquity of computing and technology in only the weird, bored, quirky way that a sci-fi writer can - fantastic stuff. You can read a full transcription over at Raph’s blog.
Hello, thanks for [...]
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September 16, 2008
05:09
I’m right there with Cameron on his commentary about WoW’s 1-60 content. Blizzard has made their decision about what that stuff ‘means’ in the overall Warcraft experience, and now they’re going to build on the 60+ gameplay in future expansions. If the rumormill is to be believed, within a few years we’ll be talking about [...]
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September 14, 2008
19:33
If I were at home today instead of traveling to AGDC, I’d be able to get going on WAR because of my CE headstart. Instead I’m in the Denver airport making sad faces to myself.
Still, if you’re interested in joining myself and folks like Cuppy. Darren, and Shwayder, here are the servers you should be [...]
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September 13, 2008
22:43
With Norrath behind us the Shortiez guild has set out on the road to high adventure. We’ll be exploring a multitude of virtual environments, and I’ll do my best to offer my thoughts on ‘the places we’ll go’. Our first new port of call: the multiplayer strategy title Bang! Howdy.
… okay, yes, I know it’s [...]
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