Archive for the ‘ Game Writing ’ Category
As a big fan of tactical RPGs, I often browse GOG for old games that have stood the test of time. I have re-played Icewind Dale a few times through the years but I wanted something a bit different, yet D&D. So I reviewed the comments and found that at with the Christmas promotion, you [ READ MORE ]
Despite what “academic” game designers say, rock-paper-scissors is a valid approach to balancing classes. When done right, it is highly intuitive (though I never felt that paper beating rock makes sense conceptually). Case in point: we have assassin units in Riftforge. Based on WoW and many other RPGs, people who play assassins expect that: They [ READ MORE ]
Have you “played” any of those fantasy RPG books back in the day? I know I did my fair share of them. Thanks to Bat in the Attic, I discovered a new way to enjoy Fighting Fantasy books – on Kindle! Kindle will roll the dice, manage your character sheet, etc. It is combining the [ READ MORE ]
I am a bit sick of all the high/epic fantasy descriptions. It’s OK when it comes to dungeons or areas but when it comes to units or skill descriptions, it gets ridiculous. I don’t need an epic description for a fireball, I have been playing AD&D since 1992. So we took a bit of a [ READ MORE ]
I just stumbled across this post form Ghostcrawler, who’s got the unthankful job to explain to the WoW healers why Blizzard hates healers. Now, before you get into his 2-page post and the 600+ comments below it, let’s make one thing very clear: Everybody hates Healers! Even healer hate healers, judging by the comments. The [ READ MORE ]
It’s funny thing. I was watching History Channel – the show was about the Middle Ages. Or more precisely, Edwardian rule – circa 1363. At the same time, I was “playing” Habbo, or rather, visiting one of the more popular teen hangouts. Back to Edwardian times and the Sumptuary Laws of 1363. I won’t bore [ READ MORE ]
That’s right: reality beats imagination. At least, that’s happened at the dentist last Friday, while I was browsing an old issue of National Geographic magazine. I have been struggling to come up with a very expensive trade good that could be found in marshes in the western part of Warzone Icecrest. I came up with [ READ MORE ]
I came across this video thanks to BrokenToys. It has close to four million views on Youtube already. It strongly resonates with my personal experience of World of Warcraft – there is simply WAY too much lore. I understand there are close to 80 quest writers in Blizzards who are producing an avalanche words on [ READ MORE ]
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