tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post6487153769181163850..comments2024-03-28T10:18:05.213+00:00Comments on Inventory Full: Nothing Lasts ForeverBhagpusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-40751014920120319002021-02-26T13:11:40.473+00:002021-02-26T13:11:40.473+00:00What I found most interesting about that Massively...What I found most interesting about that Massively post you linked to was that I'd no idea that Pirate 101 and Wizard 101 had been bought by Gamigo from Kingsisle. I did check out Wizard 101 back in the day with an eye toward letting my kids play MMOs, and it was basically a version of a CCG put to an MMO format. I will admit it was better designed and implemented than the LEGO quasi-MMO that was out there at the time (and shut down almost as fast as it appeared.) Wizard 101 also was heavily monetized, which turned me away from the idea of Wizard 101 and toward a more traditional MMO, such as LOTRO, for them to play. <br /><br />I'll also point out that games may fade, but they never stop being played. I still have my 2ed copy of Talisman that (pre-pandemic) I used to pull out once or twice a year, as well as the old Avalon Hill Civilization title. Both of which are long gone.<br /><br />As for games, I was happy to (re-) acquire Darklands from Microprose via Steam, because my original floppy version no longer works. Same with the original Medieval: Total War, which as an area control Total War game is a nice change of pace from the current models of Total War.Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-85089791755806442822021-02-25T22:25:49.300+00:002021-02-25T22:25:49.300+00:00I might try it before it closes but honestly, if I...I might try it before it closes but honestly, if I haven't by now it hardly seems worth it. Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-83242189406246015642021-02-25T22:24:51.584+00:002021-02-25T22:24:51.584+00:00It looks to me as if Gamigo had a stable of older ...It looks to me as if Gamigo had a stable of older games with falling revenues and they decided to deal with it by going out and acquiring some replacements that might have considerably more life in them. Along with those they got a few duffers and now they're geting rid of the old ones that caused the problem in the first place and the new ones that they got lumbered with along with the ones they actually wanted.<br /><br />Whether the four they're dropping make money probably isn't the issue. It's whether they're more trouble now than that money is worth.Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-86617891423549451262021-02-25T18:23:27.119+00:002021-02-25T18:23:27.119+00:00I played Defiance a few times on the PS3. Among t...I played Defiance a few times on the PS3. Among the three FPS MMOs I tried there, Defiance, Destiny and Dust, it was my favorite. I still didn't like it enough to play for more than a couple of evenings, but I could see why someone might really get into it. Yeebohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08028940396189544294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-7963803559746882682021-02-25T16:25:29.317+00:002021-02-25T16:25:29.317+00:00I was thinking about a post on the Gamingo closure...I was thinking about a post on the Gamingo closures, but I didn't play any of them and do not have much to add other than I suppose there is a point when the cost to run a multiplayer online game isn't higher than zero. But I have always maintained that it was likely more than we imagine due to licensing of code and libraries used within the game and the need to keep up to date on security. Also, in the case of Gamigo, the need to keep up to date on the integration with their own internal systems.Wilhelm Arcturushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033496821708933394noreply@blogger.com