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Scott Jennings

A little change’ll do you good.

f you\’e2\’80\’99ve read this blog, you\’e2\’80\’99ve no doubt come across the writings sometimes of HRose (who sometimes posts as Abalieno – one handle is just not enough for this man!). He writes, very vehemently, and very often about MMO design, despite English not being his

You don’t know Jack.

Why should you be mildly disturbed by the fracas surrounding one Jack Thompson, Esq.? Let\’e2\’80\’99s break down some of the more commonly held reasons. \’e2\’80\’9cBecause if he has his way I won\’e2\’80\’99t be able to play cool games\’e2\’80\’9d This

Stress Fractures

You\’e2\’80\’99ll have to excuse me, this is a blatantly political update, and one that has nothing to do with MMOs, silly links about cats, or Queen Antonia beauty pageant winners. I\’e2\’80\’99m sure something shiny will distract me by tomorrow, though. Like everyone else, I\

The economics of dancing

We\’e2\’80\’99re like a little hive mind here, in the happy mmogblogosphere. Somebody new shows up, we all stop by and compliment their taste in furniture, then all of a sudden we all go on a simultaneous tear. The reason behind this, of course, is that none of

Alternate Advancement Points

So say a mythical MMO existed (and sadly, today it\’e2\’80\’99s quite mythical) that has a very flat player ability advancement curve. By this I mean, assuming the milieu is modern-day wartime, the player starts as a trained soldier. They can shoot, they can run around, they

The most important thing you will read this year!

No, really. I didn’t write it, I almost wish I did. — A complete lack of regard for the life and welfare of those around you, a belief that your happiness eclipses any and all other considerations or consequences visited on people who aren’t you, a willingness to pay

HEARTS OF IRON, BRAINS OF MUSH I: 1936, WHERE NOTHING MUCH HAPPENS

The following is the transcript of an interMythic grudge match, where we decide “What would happen if World War 2 was fought by game developers with attention deficit disorder?”Your hosts for this evening are: Scott “Lum” Jennings, for the USSR. Scott’s strategy as the USSR is to invade