Comments on: The Plot Thickens http://www.bananashoulders.com/2008/02/13/the-plot-thickens/ Sat, 01 Oct 2011 11:13:37 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Tenryuu http://www.bananashoulders.com/2008/02/13/the-plot-thickens/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Tenryuu Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:56:29 +0000 http://www.bananashoulders.com/2008/02/13/the-plot-thickens/#comment-164 I love the advancement in story. I always wondered how a Naaru of such power would let himself get caught, yes I doubt he would have if he didn't want to. Hence my belief they had a reason to let their power go to the Blood Elves. Lady Liadrin has the potential to be one of my favorate characters along Tirion Fordring. I love the advancement in story. I always wondered how a Naaru of such power would let himself get caught, yes I doubt he would have if he didn’t want to. Hence my belief they had a reason to let their power go to the Blood Elves.

Lady Liadrin has the potential to be one of my favorate characters along Tirion Fordring.

]]> By: Siha http://www.bananashoulders.com/2008/02/13/the-plot-thickens/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Siha Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:03:08 +0000 http://www.bananashoulders.com/2008/02/13/the-plot-thickens/#comment-162 The whole 'dynamic world' is very familiar to me as a long-time pen-and-paper gamer. However, that doesn't have the limitations of an MMO, because one can always go back and play a game set two months in the gameworld's past; that doesn't work in an MMO. I think it's a really fine line between keeping the storyline moving enough to engross people, while giving everyone a chance to participate and avoiding giving the feeling of 'if you weren't here from the start, it's too late'. If anyone can walk that line, I agree that Blizzard can. The whole ‘dynamic world’ is very familiar to me as a long-time pen-and-paper gamer. However, that doesn’t have the limitations of an MMO, because one can always go back and play a game set two months in the gameworld’s past; that doesn’t work in an MMO. I think it’s a really fine line between keeping the storyline moving enough to engross people, while giving everyone a chance to participate and avoiding giving the feeling of ‘if you weren’t here from the start, it’s too late’. If anyone can walk that line, I agree that Blizzard can.

]]> By: Kestrel http://www.bananashoulders.com/2008/02/13/the-plot-thickens/comment-page-1/#comment-161 Kestrel Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:52:32 +0000 http://www.bananashoulders.com/2008/02/13/the-plot-thickens/#comment-161 Dynamic content: I think that's the Holy Grail of game design. It was one of the huge selling points (at least to me) of both <i>Asheron's Call II</i> and <i>Horizons</i>. Unfortunately, in one case the dynamic never really materialized; in the other, it was both buggy and very, very time-consuming (think of the worst collection quest you've ever experienced in WoW, and multiply that by, oh, 10,000). If anyone can get it right, I think Blizzard can, because they will be immune to the QQing about "I never got a chance to participate." While I'm one who believes all content should be available to everyone who pays the same fee to play, I also understand why this simply will not work in today's world. So I remain a very dedicated, but very casual player. Dynamic content: I think that’s the Holy Grail of game design. It was one of the huge selling points (at least to me) of both Asheron’s Call II and Horizons.

Unfortunately, in one case the dynamic never really materialized; in the other, it was both buggy and very, very time-consuming (think of the worst collection quest you’ve ever experienced in WoW, and multiply that by, oh, 10,000).

If anyone can get it right, I think Blizzard can, because they will be immune to the QQing about “I never got a chance to participate.”

While I’m one who believes all content should be available to everyone who pays the same fee to play, I also understand why this simply will not work in today’s world. So I remain a very dedicated, but very casual player.

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