Comments on: Interview With Noted Blogger Involves Tractor References http://www.brokentoys.org/2009/08/12/interview-with-noted-blogger-involves-tractor-references/ Random Comments About Gaming And Tractors Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: geldonyetich http://www.brokentoys.org/2009/08/12/interview-with-noted-blogger-involves-tractor-references/comment-page-1/#comment-26924 geldonyetich Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:00:25 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/?p=3989#comment-26924 I'm the same way about City of Heroes; It's a game I burn out from and come back to from time to time because the combat mechanic is interesting and the story arcs are sometimes fun to follow. I burned out early from World of Warcraft though. I think it was sometime around Stranglethorn Vale, I encountered this overwhelming feeling of [i]the grind[/i] - the realization that killing ten more rats is a terrible, boring waste of my time, and fled. I tried to come back a few times, but I never left the newbie zone. I probably owe this effect to having burned out from EverQuest and many of its clones long before I played WoW. Maybe if I took it at a slower pace. How often I forget I'm spamming the comment threads of the blog of the fellow who wrote MMORPGs for Dummies. Having run down the whole post, I have to say that I don't see anything particularly unreasonable about that story -- yeah, like I'm in a position to judge -- what I'm saying is it's a very human story. My own blog writing up until now has been largely procrastination. I'm sort of disappointed about games these days, so it's hard for me to write about them. I tried writing a bit about life... but I'm a bit of an oddball, I'm sure anyone who read those entries fled screaming in short order. I’m the same way about City of Heroes; It’s a game I burn out from and come back to from time to time because the combat mechanic is interesting and the story arcs are sometimes fun to follow.

I burned out early from World of Warcraft though. I think it was sometime around Stranglethorn Vale, I encountered this overwhelming feeling of [i]the grind[/i] – the realization that killing ten more rats is a terrible, boring waste of my time, and fled. I tried to come back a few times, but I never left the newbie zone. I probably owe this effect to having burned out from EverQuest and many of its clones long before I played WoW. Maybe if I took it at a slower pace.

How often I forget I’m spamming the comment threads of the blog of the fellow who wrote MMORPGs for Dummies. Having run down the whole post, I have to say that I don’t see anything particularly unreasonable about that story — yeah, like I’m in a position to judge — what I’m saying is it’s a very human story.

My own blog writing up until now has been largely procrastination. I’m sort of disappointed about games these days, so it’s hard for me to write about them. I tried writing a bit about life… but I’m a bit of an oddball, I’m sure anyone who read those entries fled screaming in short order.

]]> By: Flimgoblin http://www.brokentoys.org/2009/08/12/interview-with-noted-blogger-involves-tractor-references/comment-page-1/#comment-26923 Flimgoblin Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:31:38 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/?p=3989#comment-26923 You've just missed the Edinburgh Interactive Conference for this year (has been lots of interesting discussion on the blockbuster big licence game model vs microtransactions/freemium this year) but there's always next year if you need an excuse. Plenty of interesting comedy to visit too. OK so it's not England but during Festival time we might as well be considered a borough of London. You’ve just missed the Edinburgh Interactive Conference for this year (has been lots of interesting discussion on the blockbuster big licence game model vs microtransactions/freemium this year) but there’s always next year if you need an excuse. Plenty of interesting comedy to visit too. OK so it’s not England but during Festival time we might as well be considered a borough of London.

]]> By: Rivs http://www.brokentoys.org/2009/08/12/interview-with-noted-blogger-involves-tractor-references/comment-page-1/#comment-26922 Rivs Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:48:34 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/?p=3989#comment-26922 Hai, Read your post, and wondered how I missed your blog for this long...added to my blog roll, and I'll be stopping by. Yeah I am grossly ignorant on tractors, we need more posts on those. Hai, Read your post, and wondered how I missed your blog for this long…added to my blog roll, and I’ll be stopping by.

Yeah I am grossly ignorant on tractors, we need more posts on those.

]]> By: Tremayne http://www.brokentoys.org/2009/08/12/interview-with-noted-blogger-involves-tractor-references/comment-page-1/#comment-26921 Tremayne Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:12:13 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/?p=3989#comment-26921 "I’ve never been to England, by the way. Would kind of like to visit some day!" You should do. We have proper beer, and judging from the official forums our WoW players are slightly less mentally challenged than those on the North American servers :D “I’ve never been to England, by the way. Would kind of like to visit some day!”

You should do. We have proper beer, and judging from the official forums our WoW players are slightly less mentally challenged than those on the North American servers :D

]]> By: Jeff http://www.brokentoys.org/2009/08/12/interview-with-noted-blogger-involves-tractor-references/comment-page-1/#comment-26920 Jeff Thu, 13 Aug 2009 04:26:33 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/?p=3989#comment-26920 "I’m sure vastly amuses everyone who assumed no one at Mythic ever knew where Midgard was." Considering I was a Hibby and we didn't even have itemized dungeons at launch yet saw all the purdy weapons Mids had, we were fairly sure most of Mythic played Mids. “I’m sure vastly amuses everyone who assumed no one at Mythic ever knew where Midgard was.”

Considering I was a Hibby and we didn’t even have itemized dungeons at launch yet saw all the purdy weapons Mids had, we were fairly sure most of Mythic played Mids.

]]> By: Flimgoblin http://www.brokentoys.org/2009/08/12/interview-with-noted-blogger-involves-tractor-references/comment-page-1/#comment-26919 Flimgoblin Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:33:49 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/?p=3989#comment-26919 Pff, so you're why bonedancers were so overpowered ;) *ducks* Some people actually played in Midgard over in europe... tended to have more of them than Hibs. Pff, so you’re why bonedancers were so overpowered ;) *ducks* Some people actually played in Midgard over in europe… tended to have more of them than Hibs.

]]> By: Dirk http://www.brokentoys.org/2009/08/12/interview-with-noted-blogger-involves-tractor-references/comment-page-1/#comment-26918 Dirk Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:50:02 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/?p=3989#comment-26918 good read. but its true, i havent read a lot of tractor related stuff on here. might want to look into that ;) -Dirk good read. but its true, i havent read a lot of tractor related stuff on here. might want to look into that ;)

-Dirk

]]> By: wowpanda http://www.brokentoys.org/2009/08/12/interview-with-noted-blogger-involves-tractor-references/comment-page-1/#comment-26917 wowpanda Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:48:46 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/?p=3989#comment-26917 That UO reference was pretty funny. But most I heard of UO was lag during its initial days, and never played except during beta (then there comes diablo) That UO reference was pretty funny. But most I heard of UO was lag during its initial days, and never played except during beta (then there comes diablo)

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