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Roll for Damage
Originally uploaded by ShamusYoung.
Just testing the “blog this” feature on Flickr.
While we’re here: Why “Flickr”? What’s wrong with “Flicker”? Need to buy a vowel? Carpel tunnel kicked in when naming the site? Any suggestions on how we should pronounce this without adding the non-existant E?
Maybe deliberatly misspelled stuff is trendy. Maybe I should start calling myself Shams.
I’d be so hip.
The Best of 2013
My picks for what was important, awesome, or worth talking about in 2013.
Shamus Plays WOW
Ever wondered what's in all those quest boxes you've never bothered to read? Get ready: They're more insane than you might expect.
Who Broke the In-Game Economy?
Why are RPG economies so bad? Why are shopkeepers so mercenary, why are the prices so crazy, and why do you always end up a gazillionaire by the end of the game? Can't we just have a sensible balanced economy?
The Gradient of Plot Holes
Most stories have plot holes. The failure isn't that they exist, it's when you notice them while immersed in the story.
In Defense of Crunch
Crunch-mode game development isn't good, but sometimes it happens for good reasons.
Companies make up words so that they can be trademarked.
i like the pic.
hams.