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Scott Jennings

Hey, I Can Answer That One! It Sucks!

Massively indulges in industry favorite pastime: nerd raging. So, NCsoft, how does it feel to absolutely lie through your teeth to players and staff about Tabula Rasa? You know, sometimes I wonder if some of the people who get access to posting things on the Intarwebs actually have, you know,

Better Dating Through Epics

Geek goddess (dude, she was on BBSs!) Felicia Day of “The Guild” explains how to attract women like Felicia Day in WoW. Your set pieces need to match because I like a guy with detail. You don’t want to look haphazard. I understand when you’re leveling you need

Everything Looks Better With A Chart

Adam Martin takes a detailed look at how to guesstimate MMO subscriber numbers. I am a bit leery about this whole “gotta know how many subs MMO has!” long running discussion. Part of it is because I’m fairly engaged with the general MMO fanbase, who use MMO sub numbers

Tabula Rasa To Close

And it’s official. Good luck to everyone at NC affected by this news.

Jack Bauer Wouldn't Have These Issues

Richard Bartle discusses a disturbing Wrath of the Lich King quest. I don’t mind having torture in an MMO — it’s the kind of thing a designer can use to give interesting choices that say things to the players. However, I do mind its being placed there casually as

Most Obvious Typecasting Ever

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT8maUTzE48

Not Really All That Lively

As seen on Raph Koster’s site, Google Lively is shutting its doors next month. It has been a tough decision, but we want to ensure that we prioritize our resources and focus more on our core search, ads and apps business.