That Sense of Accomplishment
I've noticed a theme in the comments here and on other sites regarding the productive use of time when playing MMORPGs. Â There's a tendency for people to say something like,…
I've noticed a theme in the comments here and on other sites regarding the productive use of time when playing MMORPGs. Â There's a tendency for people to say something like,…
Brad McQuaid (Aradune) is kickstarting an MMO. Fellow EverQuest veterans will know exactly who Brad is and the type of games he makes, but the younger generation probably has no…
1. Kithicor Forest Every EQ veteran can tell you the horror we all felt hugging the very edge of this zone as we ran between Rivervale and West Commonlands. Few…
I've done thousands -- maybe tens of thousands -- of dungeon runs in themepark MMOs, and they all seem to suffer from some of the same issues. Repeating the same…
What the heck happened to the company responsible for the Warcraft RTS games? I was thinking about Warcraft Orcs and Humans, Warcraft 2, and Warcraft 3 today and the hair…
SOE's Heroic Character announcement got me thinking. In case you haven't heard, Heroic Characters are free level 85 characters. They come equipped with a standard set of gear, a flying…
When I got home from work yesterday, Graev shouted to me "Hey, did you see this ex-WoW Dev's article? He's saying the same thing you've been saying for years!" I…
A few weeks ago, when I was writing about themeparks with inaccessible end-games, Graev and I had a side conversation about consistency. We came to the conclusion that MMOS should…
Group finding tools that instantly pair people together and teleport them to a dungeon are one of the most dangerous innovations to ever come to MMOs. In themepark MMOs, they…
What is the ideal MMO group size? I've been giving raids a lot of thought lately, but the most enjoyment I get out of MMOs comes from a really good…