Friday, 15 May 2009

O-o-C :: Browsing

I came across this :

http://syncaine.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/lum-and-i-share-a-moment/

today, and found in it an interesting PoV on the yarrs-v-carebears/hiSec-v-0.0 issue.

Some of you may be interested, too
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  1. Latro15 May 2009 at 12:29

    Thanks. Good linkage. FWIW, I rather like the way CCP has balanced its appeal to all the various player-types. It is a very smart business decision, but one that, as the author notes, requires constant attention to balance. Personally, I'd like a good reason to enter low-sec space other than griefing. That incentive is missing and even the griefers are seemingly getting bored griefing each other and random newbs. Stay tuned as the saga continues.

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  2. Kirith Kodachi15 May 2009 at 12:50

    I find it hilarious that you are linking to a post from 2007 that itself is talking about a post from 2004.

    A good idea never dies, eh? :)

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  3. EVE Agent15 May 2009 at 14:39

    Not only does it not die, it needs to be revisited from time to time, as the game and culture change.

    Hardcore gamers are just not a profitable genre - game after game has proven this. This is due, in large part, to normal humans being unable to be hardcore consistently and perpetually. Maintaining a busy raiding schedule for five years is something that few, if any, people can do. Games without a casaul element are doomed to fail because no one can keep up with that sort of grind forever.

    It's taken a while, and the industry has capitulated about it alot, but I think the jury has finally decided...casaul is more protiable than hardcore.

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  4. Jenni Concarnadine16 May 2009 at 19:07

    Kirith: In fact, one of my personal creebs is people who recycle old arguments. Which was why the link, because I thought it was a *good* argument that deserved not to be recycled.
    Anyway, YMMV is a good rubric

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