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cuppycake.org - 4/8/2009
Goodbye Forced Grouping
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There's an article on Massively today , a subject that has been re-hashed and re-hashed. The topic deals with MMORPG's and how they're gradually moving away from forcing players to group and giving them more and more opportunities to solo. The article asks the question - "While this has ...

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We Bond in Groups
Clockwork Gamer — ... Though I’ve been meaning to write this particular post for months now, it wasn’t till a recent post over at Cuppytalk that I started to really think about the subject with more depth. After all, I know that grouping is important (at least I think I know), but it’s apparent that others feel differently on the subject. They challenge the idea that significant content for grouping is good design. They raise questions. For example, is the idea of having content designed exclusively for grouping activities truly an outdated or dead concept, ...

Episode 85 - Strange Days
Channel Massive — ... We’re Not Dead Yet! Stargate Worlds still alive and ticking…we think. Warhammer’s First Legit City Capture Darkfall claims “2000 characters involved in battle in the same area.” I claim bullshit. Kill…errrr, I mean save baby seals in WoW One for me and one for my nerd homey… The Secret World is not a secret anymore. Blog-O-Steria Suck it up. - (via Cuppycake) Musical Interludes: 01 - ...

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