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The power of stories
A very short sidequest from BioWare’s Mass Effect 2 illustrates how little is needed to weave compelling and engaging stories. Continue reading →
Bartle doesn’t get MMOs says Tobold, who doesn’t get Bartle
In one of these interesting meta-spats in the blogosphere, Tobold took exception to Richard Bartle’s statement in an interview to Massively that “I’ve already played Warhammer. It was called World of Warcraft.”
Tobold proceeded to write a withering post about Bartle’s bitterness and irrelevance in modern MMOs which, Tobold believes, the old curmudgeon doesn’t grasp anymore. Continue reading →
Tobold on Story-Telling in MMORPGs
At the risk of being accused again of being a closet roleplayer (full disclosure: there’s no closet. I was a pen & paper roleplayer in my teens, I have fond memories both as a player and GM of these times, and that probably also explains why I spend most of my computer gaming in RPGs), here’s a heads-up on Tobold’s post about story-telling in MMORPGs, which I highly recommend. Continue reading →
Testing out WordPress 2.5 Release Candidate 1
So I’ve jumped onto the 2.5RC1 bandwagon with both feet to see what the future brings. Continue reading →
