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Massively Multiplayer Online games – our first step into the Metaverse.
Keen made a post decrying the “dumbing down” of MMOs — people head for easy mode at every opportunity, and seeing that, more, even easier, games are made. A vicious spiral that ends in “Hello Kitty Adventure Island“. I thought I rather reasonably suggested that there were hard(er) MMOs out there — FFXI Online, EverQuest, … Read more
They dealt with the terror in their homes and in their hearts… but could they deal with the TERROR FROM BEYOND THE PORTAL? Gah… I have to remember not to post while listening to X Minus One… (Time and Time Again by H. Beam Piper ftw). I started getting these odd tells from officers when … Read more
Games never die. We bought an Xbox 360 over the weekend and I had a little WTF moment when I saw they wanted to sell me Pacman. Pacman! That game is twenty five years old! I’m sure they’ve got Asteroids and Defender in there somewhere if I look for them. Maybe Tetris! I could be … Read more
Those who write on Freeport walls, roll their… I’m in a little bit of a funk regarding EQ2 at the moment. Not the game — no, the game is great. It’s me. And it’s other people. These sorts of games are social games, and if the social isn’t working, the game isn’t working. The guild … Read more
Ranger Tipa reporting for duty! I’ve kinda been avoiding Dungeon Runners’ PvP server. Not because I suck at PvP — which I do, but not because of that. Because I just felt it wouldn’t be fair, me, a low level character, going up against high level people with the best gear. The latest patch notes, … Read more