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Massively Multiplayer Online games – our first step into the Metaverse.
It’s old news by now that Perpetual has decided to publish its Gods & Heroes independently, and rely on SOE just for promotion and (I believe) hosting. As such, G&H won’t be on Station Pass. Some games, like Pirates of the Burning Sea, are different enough that people who are not yet MMO gamers might … Read more
Gosh, who are those slick looking haffers, decked in Tier 1 mastercrafted gear? Them haffers are my new characters on Nagafen, EQ2’s most popular PvP server. I level locked them at level 10 while I get some AAs, but finishing quests has bumped Tipa (the fury in the foreground) to level 11, with Tsuki (the … Read more
Random quests in Neopets have some odd repercussions…. like not being able to use the Shop Wizard to search for items to, say, finish the quest… …. so I went to the auction house… cheap scarf there, and maybe I’ll win it, but I decided to browse through some player shops and found a scarf … Read more
Everyone complains about MMOs, but nobody does anything about them. The Guardian reports today about Multiverse, a platform for developing your own MMOs. Now, making a MMO is a massive job. Art assets, customizable UIs, game balance, quest design, encounter scripting and AI… these are all really, really hard things, and while Multiverse may make it … Read more
So, my Neopet, Spitefur the Xweetok, was running around doing all his morning chores, when while at the Shrine of Colzac, a fire faerie appeared and demanded Spitefur find her scarf. Come ON! She’s a FIRE FAERIE! What the heck does she need a scarf for? Sheesh. And even worse, the Shrine gave me nothing … Read more