Comments on: The 6 Wheeled Car http://ihaspc.com/?p=208 You has too? Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:33:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Philosophical Friday: Final Fantasy II « Tish Tosh Tesh http://ihaspc.com/?p=208&cpage=1#comment-185 Philosophical Friday: Final Fantasy II « Tish Tosh Tesh Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:41:58 +0000 http://ihaspc.com/?p=208#comment-185 [...] around between several blogs lately regarding levels and progression in games, specifically MMORPGs. I’ve commented on most of them, but I wanted to write a bit over here as [...] [...] around between several blogs lately regarding levels and progression in games, specifically MMORPGs. I’ve commented on most of them, but I wanted to write a bit over here as [...]

]]> By: Chris F http://ihaspc.com/?p=208&cpage=1#comment-79 Chris F Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:30:29 +0000 http://ihaspc.com/?p=208#comment-79 @Tesh: Think I'll go try Puzzle Pirates. Amazed I haven't yet, although it is very often referenced. I am definitely leaning your way - I enjoy WAR a lot for the first two Tiers until the leveling stops from fun and manageable - short spurts between levels, the dangling carrot always close enough - to too long, lack of content, and grindy. That was kind of the thought process behind this article was I would rather have manageable time between levels instead of an increasing time - where the rewards are a lot more work for a lot less. As for a skill based MMO instead of levels, I am in the same sphere as you in this post, as I would like to see content never truely left behind, instead, a lower disparity between power levels would make skill as important across the entire gameworld - instead of being pigeon-holed into "level appropriate content". Now, a FULLY skill based MMO without levels would be quite the interesting endeavour - many would just argue to go play any online FPS (where only skill matters) however, I do think with a proper thought-process model it could be applied to MMO land too. @Tesh: Think I’ll go try Puzzle Pirates. Amazed I haven’t yet, although it is very often referenced. I am definitely leaning your way – I enjoy WAR a lot for the first two Tiers until the leveling stops from fun and manageable – short spurts between levels, the dangling carrot always close enough – to too long, lack of content, and grindy. That was kind of the thought process behind this article was I would rather have manageable time between levels instead of an increasing time – where the rewards are a lot more work for a lot less.

As for a skill based MMO instead of levels, I am in the same sphere as you in this post, as I would like to see content never truely left behind, instead, a lower disparity between power levels would make skill as important across the entire gameworld – instead of being pigeon-holed into “level appropriate content”. Now, a FULLY skill based MMO without levels would be quite the interesting endeavour – many would just argue to go play any online FPS (where only skill matters) however, I do think with a proper thought-process model it could be applied to MMO land too.

]]> By: Tesh http://ihaspc.com/?p=208&cpage=1#comment-78 Tesh Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:31:28 +0000 http://ihaspc.com/?p=208#comment-78 I don't care about how weird or ugly a car looks, so long as it's cheap, reliable and easy to maintain. I don't care how pretty a game is if the play is mindless, expensive, and overly grindy. Puzzle Pirates doesn't have time-investment levels, it has skill "levels" based entirely on player skill. I find it to be a much more satisfying metric of competence. The core level/loot mentality just isn't all that fun these days. I don’t care about how weird or ugly a car looks, so long as it’s cheap, reliable and easy to maintain.

I don’t care how pretty a game is if the play is mindless, expensive, and overly grindy.

Puzzle Pirates doesn’t have time-investment levels, it has skill “levels” based entirely on player skill. I find it to be a much more satisfying metric of competence. The core level/loot mentality just isn’t all that fun these days.

]]> By: Velocityboy http://ihaspc.com/?p=208&cpage=1#comment-76 Velocityboy Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:15:52 +0000 http://ihaspc.com/?p=208#comment-76 I wouldn't mind a 6 wheel car as long as it came in black with leather seat warmers. I wouldn’t mind a 6 wheel car as long as it came in black with leather seat warmers.

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