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keenandgraev.com - 7/21/2009

Another piece of what MMORPGs have lost over time

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Part 2 in my reflective, and a bit nostalgic, look at “what MMORPGs have lost over time” series. The World When I think back at what we’ve lost, or have begun to lose, in the MMORPGs of today, I keep coming back to one thing: The World. We’re starting to lose ...

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wolfsheadonline.com - 7/21/2009

EverQuest2 Revisted Part 1: Analysis of the First 15 Minutes

— wolfsheadonline.com — One of the first things I learned as a game designer is that the first 15 minutes... of your video game is critical. It is during this brief window of opportunity that most players decide whether to invest their time in your game. The sobering reality is ... (more) EverQuest2 Revisted Part 1: Analysis of the First 15 Minutes

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blog.weflyspitfires.com - 7/21/2009

Blizzard vs MMORPGs

— blog.weflyspitfires.com — On several occasions whilst playing World of Warcraft I’ve made statements to guild members or group mates... like “I used to play Everquest” and they’ve responded with “what’s that?”. At first I was pretty shocked. I felt like an old man telling ... (more) Blizzard vs MMORPGs

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wolfsheadonline.com - 7/23/2009

EverQuest2: Stranger in a Strange Land

— wolfsheadonline.com — A few days ago I wrote an article describing what a new player might find in their... first 15 minutes in EverQuest2. As far as EQ2, I have no axe to grind and no dog in the hunt. I have invested nothing in EQ2 except the cost of the expansion, a number ... (more) EverQuest2: Stranger in a Strange Land

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Daily Blogroll 7/21 — Scrapyard edition
West Karana — ... apologia from Wizard 101’s Cyrus Drake about releasing the latest expansion, Grizzleheim, as a parallel development path instead of new high level content, and compares it to how Certain Other MMOs release new content. Before we leave WoW behind for awhile, Wilhelm wants us all to remember that being a Druid is AWESOME. This is why I play EVE Online. Someday… If you missed playing EverQuest when it was new, Keen brings you back to the time when men were men, halflings were halflings, and elves were just rumors ...

Levels 60-70 in EQ2, and the Tyranny of The WoW Quest Hub Model
Player Versus Developer — ... turnin, it's because you were just shy of the level at the end of the night, and decided to bite the bullet and buy a few collection items to finish the job. Symptoms of the same problem The Friendly Necromancer has a post up arguing that Wizard 101 erred in deciding to try and create multiple parallel leveling paths in a recent patch, rather than raising the level cap for existing max-level characters. Meanwhile, Keen has a post up lamenting the loss of world atmosphere since EQ1. Though I can't agree that the world ...

MMO Myths III Quests aren’t grindy
Epic Slant - MMO Design and Guild Leadership — ... you that I can design an MMO that only gives experience from the slaughter of monsters and I can make it level faster than WoW. It is this distinction we have to remember. Quests do not mean easier. They just give the perception because we get to go out with a purpose, achieve it, and come back for a big payoff. Either way, the reward is the same. One design is just easier for this generation of MMO players to swallow. That doesn’t mean it is better however. Keen goes into great detail about how this attitude has made both players and developers lazy. Green ...

Is Accessibility Really A Choice?
Player Versus Developer — ... I don't really feel like playing any more once I run out of quests'. We came to that realisation that, wow, this quest thing really works. We need to do this throughout the entire game!" The Linear World of Quests That quest system is exactly what is drawing so much criticism from oldschool players today, be they EQ1 vets or WoW players who thought the game was better back in 2004. Keen complains (amongst other things) about the linearity of the modern MMORPG. This linearity makes Stargrace write that, after a ...

Summer break
/random — ... Keen made some good observations about what he misses in current-gen MMO’s last month (yeah, I’m behind on my blog reading, sue me), and a lot of it rang true to me. He started by saying ...