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Darniaq, whom I really should have added to my link list long ago, has a cry of pain up about developers not playing\’e2\’80\’a6 not only their own games, but any game. Richard Bartle, in his book stated much the same thing, only in his own experience. Having

Or rather, MY new book. It\’e2\’80\’99s sitting on my desk right now. I\’e2\’80\’99m pretty sure I\’e2\’80\’99m the first person in Fairfax to get it, because I stopped by Barnes and Noble on the way home and asked them if it had

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

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

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\

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

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