Uni rubbish, finishing up a master's degree. Somehow managed to get a project where I coded a bluetooth multiplayer space invaders clone for my phone. Lots of fun Gaming wise I only really play Trackmania these days. Curently stuck in some shoddy coding job for peanuts and a curly wurly in pay...

.org/.net both the same really, no dot com

I know this is an über necro post, but really most MMORPGs are like that to suck you in so that you keep on paying your monthly subscription until you've seen the everything.

Another point to consider is the games try to make gamers take pride in their level. Thus have incredibly long grinds (except, perhaps WOW.) Personally, I find this 'pride', 'hardcoreness', or anything to do with grinding to be a load of rubbish. If a game forces you to grind for a few days before you can play with your friends; is it really a game?

Finally, most MMORPGs give no rewards for player skill. For example, a guy at level 50 simply cannot beat a guy at level 60. With a turn based game 'skill' is replaced by strategy. This should be important, especially for the end game/pvp.

So, what you should look at is curving any leveling so that theres a point which is easy to reach for everyone without griding for the end game. After which people can  grind out to a maximum, but the rewards are of little use. If you've played Diablo 2, you'll understand. Simply in D2 anyone can get to level 80, whereupon they can use practically every item and have all their main skills maxxed out. Yet, you can grind to 99, but you're really not much better as you already had all your main abilities maxxed out and have the same equipment.

Updates = good.
Twitter = bad.

*Could go search elsewhere, including aforementioned twitter link, but since this is a forum in which a piece of tumbleweed could get its daily kicks* Hows the game coming along?

HOLY FLASHING TOAST OF DOOM YE OLDE BLAH IS ONLINE!?!?!?!

I thought this place died sometime back, I guess it was just someones webhost being mighty crappy

Hi everyone!

Oh, and bratwurst

       

Anybody ever used these dodgy schemes? When a niave nooblet I used alladvantage.co.uk, it had alittle bar at the bottom of the screen that make about 1p every year... company went bust before I even made a pound!

These things are abit dodgy -- and never work unless your addicted -- never heard anyone actually make any money.

Bet you've all seen the free ipod and laptop schemes... even worse... has ANYONE actually got one yet?

Try this one, I've only made 80 cents so far, but worth a laugh... at least this time it sits in the background. Although, it crashes firefox -- unless thats just my brothers shitty pc...

http://www.sitekreator.com/GAQ/index.html

You missed the 'is it CG or for real this time?' Sony video hype for the ps3.

I think there are yes, but those games do seem somewhat different to the classic Shining Force (like oh so many others :s).

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Yes there is, however they be shit. (omfg peanut-butter which sand?)

And Wavy-Lays!

bratwurst=sp4m

Listen to the wise one

You know Star Wars was propaganda commissioned by the rebels?

Again.

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sp@m?

Double standards rock.

Woman - I want to be treated as an equal.

Yet you cannot hit a woman. But, you can a man...

omgomgomg

1337?

Finally it's back!

For you... I'll grant you that.

Ps3 supposibly > XBOX 1.5

But, alot of the demos were actually CG... damn cheats.