There are a lot of different game mechanics, ranging from the downright simple to the ethereal and hard-to-explain. I've talked a lot about the more subjective stuff, such as lore and paradigms and this and that, but only a few times have I hit the nitty gritty. So this week, I'm taking things to a
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- Written by renxue
- April 16, 2009 11:09
In theory, we play games because we enjoy them. So if the value of the game is in the experience, why would anyone ever pay anyone else to play a game for them? The common theory of the market for game assets (described cogently by the Julianator here) is that paying for virtual property is equivale
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- Written by renxue
- April 16, 2009 11:09
So now you call some player a cucking funt, and FOD! You're evaporated. "But the code let me do it!" you wail. "Yes", replies the all-seeing admin, "and the same code let me FOD you." The best way to put the assertion (and this is all it is at this point; and again, ple
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- Written by renxue
- April 16, 2009 11:09
It seems that blaming violent acts by the minority is perfect grounds to persecute the content of PC games like World of Warcraft as, once again, we are presented with a remote case that is being treated strangely like a persistent problem. If you have a hurry using of wow gold, and buy c
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- Written by renxue
- April 16, 2009 11:09
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- Written by renxue
- April 16, 2009 11:09
A: I know how it's being handled, and that actually grates on me quite a bit, because you hire someone onto a job, and you expect professionalism. Even at a game company, there is always a level of professionalism that should be maintained. Issues like that area dealt with, but internally. It's unfo
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- Written by renxue
- April 16, 2009 11:09
There are no bind spots, but when you die you can get teleported to the nearest hospital, unless you can get a raise from somebody (there even is a "raise self" inspiration). Low level characters get no disadvantage from dying, except having to run back to where they were. Later each dead
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- Written by renxue
- April 16, 2009 11:09
Nevertheless, it really is about the combat, whether you prefer to beat up tarantulas or other players. Should you choose to play on a free-for-all player-versus-player server, be prepared for frustration. On those servers, you will be killed--often--by archers camping spawn points and "griefer
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- Written by renxue
- April 16, 2009 11:09
Power Leveling by grinding or power leveling by questing. That is the question and but what is the answer. Making wow gold is necessary. WoW players always exchange for wow gold while playing, but it might be dangerous when meet a cheater. Furthermore, the safest and quickest way of changing
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- Written by renxue
- April 16, 2009 11:09
How hard, or how easy, would it be for developers to monitor in-game trades and issue year-end 1099s to every player? Dare we think the unthinkable? But as worlds like SL show, different usage models (different gameplay) create different concurrency patterns. No doubt SL has many freeriders among th
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- Written by renxue
- April 16, 2009 11:09