I don’t want to be given a story
We've been playing a lot of EverQuest lately, and I keep coming back to the fact that I'm not being given or guided by any form of story. Everything I…
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July 29, 2013
MMO Blog posts
MMO Combat: Dull vs. Annoying
I would love to see MMO combat reinvented, or at least step back a few years while we wait for something to change. Just as a heads up, I'm a…
July 26, 2013
Epic and Awkward ArcheAge Trailer
Graev and I just watched the newest ArcheAge trailer. We put it up on the big screen, cranked the surround sound, leaned back in our chairs, and readied our minds…
July 25, 2013
Back in Vanguard. Pleased with SOE.
Some friends and I are back playing Vanguard: Saga of Heroes. The idea was pitched to me by a member of our gaming community. I've been looking for a reason…
July 23, 2013
MMORPG Little Races
Something about the little races in MMORPGs gives me this unshakeable youthful, innocent, and joyful feeling. I've played a tiny race since the days of the original EverQuest back in…
July 22, 2013
New and Interesting Crafting Professions
I was thinking about MMOs the other night while trying to fall asleep, which rarely is a good thing for me to do. What first popped into my head was…
July 18, 2013
Beta Fatigue
I've been playing a ton of beta tests these days, and I'm once again reminded of Beta Fatigue or Beta Burnout. There comes a time during a beta test when…
July 16, 2013
The Newbie Experience
Today I was thinking about the newbie experience in MMOs. There's something special about those early levels. It's like developers front load everything great all at once so that players…
July 15, 2013
What if dungeons in MMOs were randomly generated weekly or monthly?
Random Dungeons in MMOs
Random content is a common theme during a Keen and Graev game design gab session. We've been tossing around the idea of randomly generated one-time boss spawns for quite some…
July 12, 2013
How to Make Grouping More Fun
I talked the other day about making content for groups more engaging, but what about grouping in general? Graev and I feel MMOs have a lot of room to improve…
July 11, 2013
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