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Monthly Archives: August 2009
In loving Memory of Uncle Ted
I just wanted to give you guys a quick heads up about something that has occurred in my life. My father’s brother has not been doing so well these last two years. I was informed just last week that he … Continue reading
Do existing IPs bring more MMO success?
The MMO genre, like most genres, is not immune to trends. One of the current ones that we’ve been working through is taking an existing intellectual property and designing an MMO around it. We saw it with Star Wars Galaxies, … Continue reading
Posted in MMO Design
Tagged 38 Studios, Copernicus, Ferrels MMO, LotRO, MMO Design, Warhammer
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Making sense of Twitter
Epic Slant has had a twitter feed for a while now and I’ve done my best to keep it to nothing more than updates. I’ve made it a policy not to send my followers any tweets other than when a … Continue reading
Epic Pet Wars Review
I recently wrote an article about how the mobile phone will change the way we view MMO design. At the time I had barely scratched the surface of the multitude of mini-MMOs on my iphone. Some have been fleeting but … Continue reading
Sodality wants you!
Sodality has been making exceptional progress in Lord of the Rings Online lately and we’re nearing that point where we shift from leveling to gear progression. The vast majority of our members have clustered in the mid to high 40s … Continue reading
Bring back the Ban
I have been known to specifically use the term integrity when I discuss guild leadership and Sodality specifically. It has been a key pillar in everything I’ve done since I was first given an officer flag. When I say that … Continue reading
Do female game writers gain immediate credibility?
A few weeks ago I asked Devilicus to look into a topic for me. I was curious as to what her opinion was on female game writers. Do they have more credibility just on the virtue of being female or … Continue reading
Should blogging be a solo or group quest?
It is Wednesday again which means I am not responsible for turning out anything of quality! Usually today is reserved for guest writers or whatever insanity I want to talk about. Today I want to pose a question to other … Continue reading
MMOs have too many factions
I’m sure that any of you visiting based on the title of this article will think I’m about to point out the poor design decisions behind having too many factions in an MMO. You might also suspect that I could … Continue reading
