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Alex responds to yesterday’s Cryptonomicon post. He’s got a chart!
From The Archives:
MMO Population Problems
Computers keep getting more powerful. So why do the population caps for massively multiplayer games stay about the same?
Do It Again, Stupid
One of the highest-rated games of all time has some of the least interesting gameplay.
Mass Effect Retrospective
A novel-sized analysis of the Mass Effect series that explains where it all went wrong. Spoiler: It was long before the ending.
Project Frontier
A programming project where I set out to make a gigantic and complex world from simple data.
Bowlercoaster
Two minutes of fun at the expense of a badly-run theme park.
Hey Shamus! Just a heads up; Massawyrm at AICN has been beta testing 4th Edition D&D, and has posted a review here. Just thought you might be interested!
HOMG that 4E review is awesome!
I agree. I read that this morning and almost creamed my pants reading its awesometasticalness.
I’m not sure I believe that review—it was just seemed so one-sided and exuberant. As if they squared the circle and removed all the tradeoffs in game design, e.g.:
“There are benefits to playing WITH type, but never penalties for against. And that makes a WORLD of difference.”