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    The Solo vs Group experience

    I have approximately three thoughts on this subject: 1. No game can cater to all play styles. The trick is to not be everything to everybody, but to pick a niche and stick to the niche (yes, I'm talking to you, Vanguard). However, this is complicated by: a. Level cap. By having a level...
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    What are you playing now?

    Playing EQ2, sans expansion, and still having fun. I just can't seem to invest in the expansion at this point. They turned on Vanguard for me (for free) and I played it for a while, and although it was fun, I couldn't see playing it at this point in its cycle. I've been thinking of getting an...
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    New Billing Server

    So I was checking out the GS4 website (playing a little again) and I noticed that a couple days ago they migrated to a new billing server. Anybody else think this might be part of a ramp-up for Hero's Journey? I mean, unless somebody over in Simu-land cares to contradict me, they shouldn't be...
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    Where should 'loot' come from?

    I had never seen those screen shots before. Hmm, now I suddenly feel like the game's getting closer to release.
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    State of MMORPGs

    The cliff notes of what I ended up writing (incidentally, B+ because I didn't explain enough of the technical stuff to a non-gamer): Americans are firmly entrenched in the one-monthly-fee model. Microtransactions are not catching on yet, so all models using them are excludable. The question...
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    Where should 'loot' come from?

    That reminds me of an intentional hack'n'slash monty haul D&D game I played in years ago. We had around 8 dragon corpses preserved and waiting for us to finish a dungeon at one point. Yeah, it was just pure insanity, and I was glad to have played in it for the couple months it lasted. Let me...
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    April Fools!

    Haven't gotten fooled yet. The ones I've come across have been too obvious. Once something does fool me, I'll be sure to share.
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    State of MMORPGs

    I started to type up a reply to this post yesterday (5 hours at work, 0 clients, yay Sundays) but soon found it turning into a 2-page monster essay. After doing a quick sketch of an outline, I found I could turn it into part essay part business proposal. Why proposal? Because that's what'll...
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    Release Date Poll

    I voted Q1 2009. Two reasons: 1. The alpha testing and engine (read: core) testing are going on in-house and with the licensees. This means that once the content is built to where they want it, it's beta time. 2. While there will be some pressure towards a release in time for Christmas...
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    Smash Brothers Brawl!

    The ironic part is that this game was released at the beginning of my Spring Break. I'm not going to be playing it, but I have no doubt that there's quite a few people I won't be hearing from until next week.
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    Mmorpg Wish List - For those that just haven't made it yet.

    How about a low-magic fantasy setting? Most every fantasy MMO out there has gone high-magic (to explain things like teleports from NPCs, wide availability of magical mounts, etc) so a low-magic setting would be a new thing. However, it would take more manpower to run, since lewtz aren't so...
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    What are you playing now?

    Pokemon the MMO - the first MMO with character sales inherent into the design.
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    EverQuest Classic Servers

    That's what it was Navarre. It was the race. It was the crowding. That was the defining characteristic of EQ1, trying to get ahead without stepping on too many toes. Modern games use instancing and weak death mechanics, not to mention creating huge worlds to prove they can. These things...
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    EverQuest Classic Servers

    While this doesn't tempt me, with the sheer scalability of their servers nowadays, they could likely do a three-way split in order to appeal to certain segments: Original, Kunark, Velious for the true old schoolers. Add Luclin, LoY, LDoN for mid-range players. Add PoP, GoD, OoW for hardcore...
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    Hero's Hall EQ2/EQ/SWG Chat Channel

    I'm halfway through 77 and not done with Kunzar Jungle yet. Of course, this was all done before the increase from +50% to +75%. Working on levelling up my tradeskillers so I can get some food at reasonable prices before continuing.
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