Comments on: We Are the Barbarians At the Gates http://www.killtenrats.com/2007/03/18/we-are-the-barbarians-at-the-gates/ a group of adventurers on an epic quest Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:28:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Garumoo http://www.killtenrats.com/2007/03/18/we-are-the-barbarians-at-the-gates/comment-page-1/#comment-26295 Garumoo Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:45:55 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=978#comment-26295 I really hope the future does include more games with world impact .. although I bet there will be a few stumbles on that path. One oft mentioned problem with non-instanced player housing is that the landscape will quickly get cluttered with buildings that are nearly always empty.. the player is only online a few hours a day (if that), and when they are they are often elsewhere. I think one possible answer to that problem is to instead <a href="http://moo-tang-clan.blogspot.com/2008/02/changing-world-by-community-ownership.html" rel="nofollow">have NPCs own the buildings</a> and such, but their growth, prosperity, and interest in providing services being strongly dependent on players contributing to their continued safety, supply of resources, and such forth. I really hope the future does include more games with world impact .. although I bet there will be a few stumbles on that path.

One oft mentioned problem with non-instanced player housing is that the landscape will quickly get cluttered with buildings that are nearly always empty.. the player is only online a few hours a day (if that), and when they are they are often elsewhere.

I think one possible answer to that problem is to instead have NPCs own the buildings and such, but their growth, prosperity, and interest in providing services being strongly dependent on players contributing to their continued safety, supply of resources, and such forth.

]]> By: Defense of the Ancients Allstars at Kill Ten Rats http://www.killtenrats.com/2007/03/18/we-are-the-barbarians-at-the-gates/comment-page-1/#comment-26286 Defense of the Ancients Allstars at Kill Ten Rats Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:02:48 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=978#comment-26286 [...] fondness for Warcraft 3 tower defense maps having long been established, I direct your attention to my latest obsession, DotA. It is more or [...] [...] fondness for Warcraft 3 tower defense maps having long been established, I direct your attention to my latest obsession, DotA. It is more or [...]

]]> By: Tom Hudson http://www.killtenrats.com/2007/03/18/we-are-the-barbarians-at-the-gates/comment-page-1/#comment-22525 Tom Hudson Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:06:57 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=978#comment-22525 There was a big chunk of what you're looking for in Anarchy Online. There was a big chunk of what you’re looking for in Anarchy Online.

]]> By: Tell Me How Very Wrong I Am at Kill Ten Rats http://www.killtenrats.com/2007/03/18/we-are-the-barbarians-at-the-gates/comment-page-1/#comment-22470 Tell Me How Very Wrong I Am at Kill Ten Rats Sat, 26 May 2007 10:23:51 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=978#comment-22470 [...] because exploring a wrong answer can shed light on the right answer. Sometimes the answer to “why isn’t anyone doing this” is “they are.” Ideas can be really dumb, tried and already failed, or pure [...] [...] because exploring a wrong answer can shed light on the right answer. Sometimes the answer to “why isn’t anyone doing this” is “they are.” Ideas can be really dumb, tried and already failed, or pure [...]

]]> By: Kill Ten Rats » Blog Archive » Guardians at the Gates 1 http://www.killtenrats.com/2007/03/18/we-are-the-barbarians-at-the-gates/comment-page-1/#comment-17043 Kill Ten Rats » Blog Archive » Guardians at the Gates 1 Mon, 09 Apr 2007 22:49:35 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=978#comment-17043 [...] When I posted about barbarians at the gates last month, I did not expect the most famous one in English literature to appear in response. As it turns out, the upcoming Age of Conan has exactly what I was looking for, including PvE and PvP city-building and -defense that integrates crafting and has various sizes for big and small guilds. Ask, and the internet delivers. [...] [...] When I posted about barbarians at the gates last month, I did not expect the most famous one in English literature to appear in response. As it turns out, the upcoming Age of Conan has exactly what I was looking for, including PvE and PvP city-building and -defense that integrates crafting and has various sizes for big and small guilds. Ask, and the internet delivers. [...]

]]> By: Kill Ten Rats » Blog Archive » Sorry Frodo http://www.killtenrats.com/2007/03/18/we-are-the-barbarians-at-the-gates/comment-page-1/#comment-16798 Kill Ten Rats » Blog Archive » Sorry Frodo Fri, 23 Mar 2007 19:06:49 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=978#comment-16798 [...] For my part, it is a bad sign when I have free access to LOTRO but am instead playing Eternal Lands and flash-based tower defense. I played for a week or two and tried out all the early content, filed quite a few bug reports, and lost the urge to log in again. [...] [...] For my part, it is a bad sign when I have free access to LOTRO but am instead playing Eternal Lands and flash-based tower defense. I played for a week or two and tried out all the early content, filed quite a few bug reports, and lost the urge to log in again. [...]

]]> By: wearfannypacks http://www.killtenrats.com/2007/03/18/we-are-the-barbarians-at-the-gates/comment-page-1/#comment-16770 wearfannypacks Tue, 20 Mar 2007 15:37:01 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=978#comment-16770 I hope Shwayder is right and the the next gen will have more dynamic content. I fully support this idea. We need to take pressure situations out of dungeons and pvp only, and make them happen on more common grounds. It'd be nice if it was completely random too. I would get bored and jaded if I knew that every friday evening, mobs attacked my home city. Just my 2 cents. I hope Shwayder is right and the the next gen will have more dynamic content. I fully support this idea. We need to take pressure situations out of dungeons and pvp only, and make them happen on more common grounds. It’d be nice if it was completely random too. I would get bored and jaded if I knew that every friday evening, mobs attacked my home city. Just my 2 cents.

]]> By: Kill Ten Rats » Blog Archive » While I’m Asking for Game Features http://www.killtenrats.com/2007/03/18/we-are-the-barbarians-at-the-gates/comment-page-1/#comment-16762 Kill Ten Rats » Blog Archive » While I’m Asking for Game Features Tue, 20 Mar 2007 01:22:36 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=978#comment-16762 [...] [Eternal Lands] Yesterday, people were lining up to tell me that a feature I always wanted in a game already exists in various forms and is slated to be implemented fully this year. Later that day, a comment at one of the sites on our blogroll (I forgot which, sorry, I read so many of your every day) pointed me to a game that has another feature that I have always wanted. [...] [...] [Eternal Lands] Yesterday, people were lining up to tell me that a feature I always wanted in a game already exists in various forms and is slated to be implemented fully this year. Later that day, a comment at one of the sites on our blogroll (I forgot which, sorry, I read so many of your every day) pointed me to a game that has another feature that I have always wanted. [...]

]]> By: wolfgangdoom http://www.killtenrats.com/2007/03/18/we-are-the-barbarians-at-the-gates/comment-page-1/#comment-16758 wolfgangdoom Mon, 19 Mar 2007 17:38:17 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=978#comment-16758 One of the coolest WOW moments IMO is when you are fighting along side Sgt Bly defending the temple in Zul Farrak. I remember thinking to myself the first time I ran that scenario "wow, this is great!", only to be disappointed at the fact that I wouldn't encounter anymore situations like that one. Age of Conan sounds like they are going to be using some cool ideas, but I learned my lesson with Vanguard when it comes to believing all of the BullS*$ that marketing departments churn out. I am hoping for the best as AOC has been on my radar for months now but I wouldn't be surprised if we are all playing WOW or EVE thru 2007. One of the coolest WOW moments IMO is when you are fighting along side Sgt Bly defending the temple in Zul Farrak. I remember thinking to myself the first time I ran that scenario “wow, this is great!”, only to be disappointed at the fact that I wouldn’t encounter anymore situations like that one.

Age of Conan sounds like they are going to be using some cool ideas, but I learned my lesson with Vanguard when it comes to believing all of the BullS*$ that marketing departments churn out. I am hoping for the best as AOC has been on my radar for months now but I wouldn’t be surprised if we are all playing WOW or EVE thru 2007.

]]> By: Tribuadore http://www.killtenrats.com/2007/03/18/we-are-the-barbarians-at-the-gates/comment-page-1/#comment-16756 Tribuadore Mon, 19 Mar 2007 03:03:35 +0000 http://www.killtenrats.com/?p=978#comment-16756 <a href="http://www.wurmonline.com" rel="nofollow">Wurm Online</a> - Everything is player created: swords, armour, shovels, pickaxes, roads, houses.......everything! The land is deformable i.e. you dig the land drops, you drop dirt the land rises. I found this game years ago, since then I've tried WoW and Eve but they just seem very sallow in comparison. Wurm Online – Everything is player created: swords, armour, shovels, pickaxes, roads, houses…….everything! The land is deformable i.e. you dig the land drops, you drop dirt the land rises. I found this game years ago, since then I’ve tried WoW and Eve but they just seem very sallow in comparison.

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