August 2008
- [Design] Design challenge: Bed-time game Soyweiser
- [Design] Design challenge: Bed-time game Peter Harkins
- [Design] Design challenge: Bed-time game Daniel James
- [Design] Design challenge: Bed-time game Nick Koranda
- [Design] Design challenge: Bed-time game Christopher Lloyd
- [Design] Design challenge: Bed-time game Nabil Maynard
- [Design] "Why Pirate Games" Article Nick Koranda
- [Design] "Why Pirate Games" Article Tess Snider
- [Design] "Why Pirate Games" Article Sean Howard
- [Design] "Why Pirate Games" Article Caliban Darklock
- [Design] "Why Pirate Games" Article Michael Hartman
- [Design] Design challenge: Bed-time game Matt Chatterley
- [Design] Design challenge: Bed-time game Siege)
- [Design] Design challenge: Bed-time game Soyweiser
- [Design] Design challenge: Bed-time game Adam Martin
- Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD Michael Hartman
- Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD Sean Howard
- Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD Michael Hartman
- Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD Aurel
- Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD Caliban Darklock
- Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD Jeffrey Kesselman
- Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD Mike Sellers
- Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD Michael Hartman
- Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD Sean Howard
- Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD McDonald, Stephen
- Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD Michael Hartman
- Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD John Szeder
- Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD Jeffrey Kesselman
- Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD Jon Mayo
- Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD Raph Koster
On Tuesday, August 19, 2008 2:24 PM Jon Mayo wrote:
> The annoying bit about the term "MMO" is that every online game is
> considered an "MMO" by someone theses days, even if you can only play with
> 8 other people at a time. What is so "Massive" about that?
"Massive" originally meant -- shock! -- MUD-sized. :) Not 1000, but on
the order of 100 or more. Remember, the point of comparison was 8 people
in Quake, at the time.
The first game to get labeled massive was Meridian 59, with a max of
~250. - Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD Kerry Fraser-Robinson
- Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD John Szeder
- Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD cruise
- Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD Lachek Butalek
- Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD Michael Hartman
- Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD Peter Keeler
- Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD Jon Mayo
- Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD Michael Hartman
- Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD Kerry Fraser-Robinson
- Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD cruise
- Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD Adam Martin
- Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD Morris Cox
- Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD Jon Mayo
- Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD Michael Hartman
- Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD Jeffrey Kesselman
- Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD Raph Koster
- Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD Raph Koster
- [Design] Design challenge: Bed-time game John Buehler
- Bad Terminology: MMO, MMORPG vs. MUD Jeffrey Kesselman