MUD’s Heritage to MMOs, a Short Sample
Readers who pay attention to commentators writing about MMO design or industry questions at large may be familiar with Raph Koster’s statement:
“MMOs have removed more features from MUD gameplay than they have added, when you look at the games in aggregate.” [...]
This was bound to happen…
Bad things tend to happen when Steptoe and me try to get creative. [...]
I’m Alive, Damnit!
Matticus writes about dead WoW Blogs. I’m not dead. I was on vacation, remember?
And since Steptoe actually suddenly reappeared, I’m also back in the game and made level 54 [...]
Summertime ‘08 Means Altitis is Offline
Just a quick heads-up, I’ll be off on two weeks of vacation with my family, and not taking any ‘net connection with me.[...]
The Internet: Stupidity Enabler Extraordinaire
So the announcement and preview of Diablo III hasn’t just generated interest, it has also gotten over 53k so-called fans riled up enough to start their own online petition (blissfully unaware that these tend to be, in the grand scheme of things, the web equivalent of a fart in the middle of a trash heap).[...]
Right Now: Altitis Tops on Google for Altitis
This is actually the first time this has happened in over a year of existence: Altitis is currently google’s top search result for… altitis.[...]
Yes, it’s That Time Again. Theme Change Time.
So the Summer theme will have been quite short-lived, but I actually recently realized it was completely and horribly borked in IE7. And I started growing pretty tired of the header with horde and alliance logos around.[...]
Introducing the Wrath Spoiler Mark
Leafy took a clear stance on Wrath content and marked his blog Wrath spoiler free. This initiative of his got me thinking about how to position Altitis in that respect.[...]
Early Healadin Reports: Holy Shock Becomes Viable
To follow up on my previous post, via the EJ thread linking to it, someone wrote about his experiences group healing in the Wrath beta on the o-bards:[...]
Wrath of the Lich King: NOW We Can Talk
Unless you have been removed from the news cycle, you allready know these two important tidbits of information:
The Wrath Beta has started
The NDA has been lifted.
In other words, any proposed changes are now public, in the open, and up for legit discussion.[...]
State of Altitis, July 2008 Edition
I’m currently training & travelling quite a bit, which seriously hampers my playtime (and explains my utter lack of relevant posts lately).[...]
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