Comments on: Odds and ends http://www.gnomedepot.net/2009/06/28/odds-and-ends/ Game industry news, reviews and opinions Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:48:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Loredena http://www.gnomedepot.net/2009/06/28/odds-and-ends/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Loredena Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:52:58 +0000 http://www.gnomedepot.net/2009/06/28/odds-and-ends/#comment-158 It's not clear to me how vocal Blizzard has been about the whys and wherefores since I don't read their boards, but it is certainly true that they are making changes to encourage more people to participate in raids as a way to keep them playing after max level. (And similarly to what I heard this weekend, there was plenty of whinging from their bleeding edge about the 'dumming down of the game') I certainly hope that SOE is watching them to see what works -- why reinvent the wheel? It’s not clear to me how vocal Blizzard has been about the whys and wherefores since I don’t read their boards, but it is certainly true that they are making changes to encourage more people to participate in raids as a way to keep them playing after max level. (And similarly to what I heard this weekend, there was plenty of whinging from their bleeding edge about the ‘dumming down of the game’) I certainly hope that SOE is watching them to see what works — why reinvent the wheel?

]]> By: Green Armadillo http://www.gnomedepot.net/2009/06/28/odds-and-ends/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Green Armadillo Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:14:31 +0000 http://www.gnomedepot.net/2009/06/28/odds-and-ends/#comment-157 Blizzard has also been relatively upfront about it not being cost-effective to produce entire raid zones that most of the players will not see. I'm sure that SOE is watching WoW's various attempts at "hard mode" raids to see what works and what turns out to be stupid. Blizzard has also been relatively upfront about it not being cost-effective to produce entire raid zones that most of the players will not see. I’m sure that SOE is watching WoW’s various attempts at “hard mode” raids to see what works and what turns out to be stupid.

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