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Archive for August, 2007

So what can we learn …. part 1

Posted in design, games, mmorpg on August 28, 2007 | 4 Comments »

Ok so Bioschock has been out a week or so and from all accounts (including me) it is an outstanding game, providing you are into fps games. Now as mmo players why do we care about fps ? … good question … Quite simply to see what makes a great game and what parts can [...]

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Real men wear tights and leather boots …

Posted in games, general, mmorpg on August 20, 2007 | 14 Comments »

Ok so I have been on this character creation kick and not feeling the conection to the environment I’m playing in …. so I decided to go to the source. I strapped on my spandex and colorful underware,  and went out and got myself City of Heros, City of Villians deluxe edition. I figured $29.00 [...]

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Welcome to the revolution … or not

Posted in design, games, general, mmorpg on August 14, 2007 | 25 Comments »

In the last 8 years or so, how many major revoltuionary steps can you think of has the mmorpg design gone through … 3d graphics and instancing springs to mind but really after that nothing else. Sure network architecture has improved allowing improvements in the back end and the availability of high speed internet to the [...]

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The 30 minute challenge

Posted in design, general, mmorpg on August 10, 2007 | 1 Comment »

So the challenge for today, since its Friday and are brains are heading for weekend mode, I thought I would see if I could not kick the ole grey matter in to creative gear and design a concept of a mmorpg in 30 minutes …. lunch break.
So if you feel the need to get jiggy [...]

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Hows it going … good question

Posted in games, mmorpg on August 9, 2007 | 8 Comments »

Ok well I’m about 5 days in on my foray into Eq 2 and so far I can see why people like it. Is it right for me, time will tell, however I have already been bitten by the alt-itus bug and currently playing 4 different character on AB. Is that good or bad … [...]

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Where is my metal bikini clad warrior with oversized tits option ….. oh and some general junk to boot

Posted in design, games, general, mmorpg, rant on August 7, 2007 | 12 Comments »

Well it appears that the cat is out of the bag when it comes to the Wow expansion. Now I’m not going to really discuss it here as others have done a much better job at it than me, and to be honest, I’m really not the enthusied about it anyway. Its the same ole [...]

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