Annie, Would I Lie to You?
The person ruining your favorite game loves it above all things. Also? Edition wars make every baby cry. Read More …
Tag: World of Warcraft
X1: The Panel of Dread
I wish I could say I dread moments like these. If you haven’t seen it, basically: We’re at a convention. Player asks a designer why an NPC’s position in a novel isn’t reflected in-game. Designer responds that he thought the character was dead. Player provides supplementary information. NPC is not dead. Designer says they’ll fix Read More …
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
I’m going to raise a bunch of issues here. Fair warning, I won’t be providing the solutions by the end of the article… or all at once. But there are a number of intertwined problems in basing next-generation MMOs on current-generation MMOs, and I need to dump those all on the table before I get Read More …
Conviction
So, my housemate, Orrin, played through the demo of Rich Dansky‘s Tom Clancy‘s Splinter Cell: Conviction. For the moment, her observations hold more water than mine, but just watching her, I could see the writing on the wall. For her, it was all stuff like “INFILTRATE THE MANSION,” but for me, it was “POST MORE Read More …
Race, Class and type in the evolution of D&D
Today’s familiar model of class in fantasy games works like this: Pick a race, determining base characteristics and/or available classes. Pick a class, determining the majority of your character’s abilities and advancement path. That’s the model Gary Gygax created for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons in the late 1970s. Although there have been variant models over Read More …
Guards! Guards!
Further thoughts on TSR’s code of ethics. This particular bit strikes me as vastly more important than it first appears: 3: AGENTS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT Agents of law enforcement (constables, policemen, judges, government officials, and respected institutions) should not be depicted in such a way as to create disrespect for current established authorities/social values. When Read More …