June 2007

• [META] Develop conference Adam Martin
• [DESIGN] Non level appropriate content (Was: Food in MMOs) Michael Hartman
• • [DESIGN] Non level appropriate content (Was: Food in MMOs) Morris Cox
  • • [DESIGN] Non level appropriate content (Was: Food in MMOs) Dana V. Baldwin
• [ANNOUNCE/DESIGN] "NPCs are the game" gameplay Mike Rozak
• [DESIGN] "The Next Big Thing" (Was: Who to design for?) Abalieno
• • [DESIGN] "The Next Big Thing" (Was: Who to design for?) Mike Sellers
  • • [DESIGN] "The Next Big Thing" (Was: Who to design for?) Abalieno
• [DESIGN] "The Next Big Thing" (Was: Who to design for?) Sean Howard
• [REPOST] Griefing Nicholas Koranda
• • [REPOST] Griefing Adam Martin
  • [REPOST] Griefing John Buehler
  • • [REPOST] Griefing Jeffrey Kesselman
    • • [REPOST] Griefing John Buehler
    • [REPOST] Griefing llocr@btinternet.com
    • • [REPOST] Griefing John Buehler
        llocr@btinternet.com writes:
        
        > I have found that self-policing games teld towards the long leash side
        > of things. Players who self-police their city tend to be very reluctant
        > to impose sanctions on griefing players because of the possible
        > reprocussions. No one wants to declare Player X an enemy of the town,
        > because they know that if they leave the town (and the protection of
        > the NPC guards), Player X will jump them out of revenge. As a result,
        > you would tend to see only strong PvP players taking the lead in
        > punishing griefing PvP players.
        
        That is a design problem in the game that has nothing to do with the
        existence of a player-run town. The design problem is the fact that games
        have traditionally attempted to entertain players by taking them on a power
        trip. A level 1 character drops dead in its tracks if a level 50/60/70
        character even so much as looks at it the wrong way.
        
        Try out the trial of Eve Online and find out how a well-conceived PvP game
        works. There are no solo PvP griefers preying on towns because the game
        doesn't support that play style. The game channels players into taking out
        their aggressions in acts of declared war between player corporations who
        control regions of space.
        
        JB
      • • [REPOST] Griefing Dana V. Baldwin
        • • [REPOST] Griefing John Buehler
  • [REPOST] Griefing Jeffrey Kesselman
  • • [REPOST] Griefing Ian Hess
    • • [REPOST] Griefing Jeffrey Kesselman
      • • [REPOST] Griefing Dana V. Baldwin
        • • [REPOST] Griefing Jeffrey Kesselman
          • • [REPOST] Griefing Michael Hartman
            • • [REPOST] Griefing jeffpk@gmail.com
  • [REPOST] Griefing cruise
• [DESIGN] [REPOST] MMO a temporary phenomenon? John Buehler
• • [DESIGN] [REPOST] MMO a temporary phenomenon? Tess Snider
  • • [DESIGN] [REPOST] MMO a temporary phenomenon? John Buehler
    • [DESIGN] [REPOST] MMO a temporary phenomenon? Dana V. Baldwin
• [DESIGN] [REPOST] Personal NPCs Mike Rozak
• • [DESIGN] [REPOST] Personal NPCs cruise
• [DESIGN] Psychology of skill in MMORPG's cruise
• • [DESIGN] Psychology of skill in MMORPG's Aurel Mihai
  • • [DESIGN] Psychology of skill in MMORPG's Michael Chui