May 2007
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- [Design] 4Cs (was Who to design for?) Mike Sellers
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- [Design] 4Cs (was Who to design for?) Dana V. Baldwin
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- [DESIGN} Who to design for? Sean Howard
- [DESIGN} Who to design for? Caliban Darklock
- [Design] [REPOST] Food in MMOs Steve "Bloo" Daniels
- [Design] [REPOST] Food in MMOs Caliban Darklock
- [Design] [REPOST] Food in MMOs cruise
- [Design] [REPOST] Food in MMOs Steve "Bloo" Daniels
- [Design] [REPOST] Food in MMOs Tess Snider
- [Design] [REPOST] Food in MMOs Lachek Butalek
- [Design] [REPOST] Food in MMOs Michael Chui
- [Design] [REPOST] Food in MMOs Ian Hess
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- [Design] [REPOST] Food in MMOs Tess Snider
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- [Design] [REPOST] Food in MMOs Michael Hartman
- [Design] [REPOST] Food in MMOs Kiztent
- [Design] [REPOST] Food in MMOs Jean, Yannick
- [Design] [REPOST] Food in MMOs Michael Hartman
Jean, Yannick wrote:
> Michael Hartman wrote :
>
>>(...) All you hear about now for MMOs is "what is the end game?"
>>This is because the "mid-game" is generally just a painful hurdle to get
>>through so you can get to the "real game." This never existed in MUDs.
>>It is a shame that MMOs have devolved such that levels 1->Cap are
>>worthless. The real game takes place at Cap Level. (...)
>
>
> Is that so ?
>
> My MMORPG crowds seem to differ from yours.
Then I guess you aren't keeping up with all the major MMOs out there.
Because on every one, the discussion of "the end game" is always of
titanic importance and is clearly a major focus of the developers.
In WoW, you'd think level 1->69 didn't even exist any more. Blizzard
sure doesn't give a crap about it. Their entire focus is on end game
raiding with a little end game PvP tossed in.
>>From my experience, most players could not care less about the end game
> and they would rather endlessly play the "mid-level" experience.
>
> Reaching the endgame in current MMORPGs, usually mean you cannot
> continue casually playing you charater.
I agree. That's my point and that is part of the problem. The mid-game
is far too often garbage, and is designed as merely a time sink to get
to the "real game" at the end. - [Design] [REPOST] Food in MMOs Vincent Archer
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- [Design] [REPOST] Food in MMOs Michael Chui
- [Design] [REPOST] Food in MMOs John Buehler
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- [Design] [REPOST] Food in MMOs Dana V. Baldwin
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