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When to borrow, and when to ignore.
While yesterdays post was done more for humor than anything else, the reaction has brought up an important point I would like to talk about here today. The overall idea that ‘borrowing’ ideas from other MMOs can only be a good thing is a bit misleading, and often results in disaster. ...
State of The Game - Mark Jacobs
herald.warhammeronline.com — Folks, After over three years of work and one of the smoothest launches in MMORPG history, WAR... is moving quickly towards the end of its first month. This is a perfect time to take a look at where we were, where we are and where we are going. First, on ... (more) State of The Game - Mark Jacobs
Blizzard’s new focus for WoW, just as soon as Mythic finishes it.
syncaine.wordpress.com — Blizzard, being the inventive genius shop that they are, have some rather revolutionary ideas in the works.... Hold on to your hats, this could change EVERYTHING! I’ve gone ahead and edited a recent Bliz post , as they must have been in a hurry ... (more) Blizzard’s new focus for WoW, just as soon as Mythic ...
News: Blizzard: Warhammer players already returning to Warcraft
gamesindustry.biz — COO Paul Sams praises EA Mythic MMO as most likely to succeed - but not with WoW's... loyal subscribers (more) News: Blizzard: Warhammer players already returning to ...
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Lie back and link for England
Book of Grudges — ... Pack”, digitalspy say they don’t know what’s in it but I think I can guess. Don’t want to be cynical about money-making, but an expansion.. ALREADY? Tigole posts more about Blizzard’s upcoming plans for WoW PvP: Including the ability to queue from anywhere and earn xp via battlegrounds. That didn’t take long. There have been a lot of blog comments about this — Syp thinks competition is great for gamers, syncaine wonders if borrowing too many ideas can water down the core of a game. Congrats to The ...

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