tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post2130712926655916235..comments2024-03-28T10:18:05.213+00:00Comments on Inventory Full: Losing FocusBhagpusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-79826484512675093232019-10-25T15:10:32.867+01:002019-10-25T15:10:32.867+01:00Work's fine - I'm actually enjoying it aft...Work's fine - I'm actually enjoying it after having had such a long break. I am getting tired faster than I expected, though. That said, when I first moved, many years ago, from a sit-down role to my current one, where I'm on my feet all day, it took the best part of six months for my feet to acclimatize, so it's not necessarily anything to do with having been ill. Much better for me to be standing and walking rather than sitting though so I'm not complaining... much!<br /><br />There's clearly a hierarchy of media when it comes to popular awareness. For much of my life TV used to be right at the top, or neck and neck with popular music, but now I'm really not sure of the order. Music has definitley slipped - a lot. TV has fractured into niches but *huge* niches. I think Movies are bigger than either now whereas for most of my life they'd have been third in line. Gaming is vast and all-pervasive but individual games are still niche and gaming companies are all but anonymous, I feel. Books are way, way down the pecking order.<br /><br />I saw a bus go past today with a big advert on the side for Borderlands 3. I felt that was significant, somehow...Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-11599297909702588552019-10-24T19:39:42.231+01:002019-10-24T19:39:42.231+01:00How're you finding being back at work, even on...How're you finding being back at work, even on reduced hours? Hopefully not too unduly tiring.<br /><br />As to the rest, it's really interesting both the assumptions we make about what has and hasn't permeated into the realm of 'general knowledge' and then what *actually* does.<br /><br />I find being at work, and surrounded by a group of people about 99% non-gamers that it keeps assumptions about general knowledge in this sphere somewhat in check. But then Wilhelm's quote has made me have to take a step back and reconsider even within the realm of gamers.<br /><br />Because I at least, very much *had* assumed that essentially everyone in the gamersphere (at least those in the MMO space) was aware of what has transpired... But that very likely isn't true.<br /><br />So 50% then? 10%? I dunno!Naithinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830174305806727004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-69659110204016148252019-10-23T14:25:27.974+01:002019-10-23T14:25:27.974+01:00I actually like how CCP handles things, where they...I actually like how CCP handles things, where they post about updates and coming changes pretty frequently to the main site (except during eras of chaos) which has an RSS feed and then include a link to the appropriate forum post where the topic is being discussed.Wilhelm Arcturushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033496821708933394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-37594070091032428542019-10-23T09:07:45.643+01:002019-10-23T09:07:45.643+01:00@ Wilhelm - I agree that infos shouldn't be po...@ Wilhelm - I agree that infos shouldn't be posted exclusively in a game's forums, but they absolutely should be posted there.<br /><br />In my mind, the official forums still are the main platform to find out what's going on in depth. Sure, a quick notification via Twitter or whatever, why not? But the forums should tell me everything I need to know.<br /><br />Tbh, I was a bit miffed that I was pretty much forced to join ArcheAge Unchained's discord channel because info on the forums was either late or nonexistent most of the time.Mailvaltarhttp://mailvaltar.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-14693980696274156852019-10-22T20:20:50.303+01:002019-10-22T20:20:50.303+01:00My long time complaint about SOE was always that t...My long time complaint about SOE was always that they seemed to live and die by the forums. News would get posted there and nowhere else and the forum seemed to be the only feedback vehicle to which they paid attention. I mock the forum warriors, especially for EQII, but SOE trained them to use the forums as a pulpit where those who spoke early and often frequently carried the day.<br /><br />For its flaws, Daybreak has been much more sensible about its news dispersal.Wilhelm Arcturushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033496821708933394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-36697839476091260612019-10-22T19:30:04.449+01:002019-10-22T19:30:04.449+01:00Normally BlizzCon flies right under my radar. I...Normally BlizzCon flies right under my radar. I've always been in the camp that does know what Blizzard does for a living but isn't particularly interested. WoW is the only Blizzard game I've ever played and I haven't played that all that much compared to quite a few other MMORPGs. I'm not a fan of fan gatherings at all, really. I used to find SOE Live/Fan Faire quite annoying in that certain people I knew in-game wouldn't shut up about it for months either side even though very few people listening to them going on and on expressed any interest.<br /><br />This year, though, BlizzCon going to be a top news story for the genre whaever happens. It's going to be a lot more interesting for the casually interested bystander than usual (although last year's Diablo mobile fiasco was pretty entertaining...).<br /><br />I saw that comment at TAGN. It was quite bizarre. It's not like that was your only post-Blitzchung post on WoW and the gnome race was a charity event of the most heartwarming and innocuous kind. Why suddenly explode in outrage over that? Peopel are strange, as Jim Morrison said, and he should know - he certainly was!Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-62529342465778656282019-10-22T19:20:46.164+01:002019-10-22T19:20:46.164+01:00There used to be an aphorism about games forums th...There used to be an aphorism about games forums that went something like "1% of players post on them, 9% read them, 90% don't even know they exist". I always felt that sounded about right - possibly erring a bit on the generous side. I suspect that the changes in social media and particularly the willingness of companies to push notifications by email and other channels has probably upped the "know they exist" percentage a small amount but probably only in that there are now some people who still don't care who runs the games but wish whoever it is would stop spamming them.Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-72912334756647806412019-10-22T18:37:09.529+01:002019-10-22T18:37:09.529+01:00BlizzCon will be interesting. The live audience r...BlizzCon will be interesting. The live audience represents the core of their fan base. If there is widespread chants and signs denouncing Blizz, they might have to do something. If there are a dozen people outside protesting then the whole thing can probably be safely ignored.<br /><br />I did get my first complaint comment about daring to mention Blizzard on my blog. I don't know what people expect from that sort of thing, that I will apologize and swear never to mention Blizzard again? It is a truism of the internet that you only know who allegedly respects you when they show up to announce that they have lost that respect.Wilhelm Arcturushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033496821708933394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-37707087769954288952019-10-22T18:12:46.947+01:002019-10-22T18:12:46.947+01:00I think you're spot on.
For a long time I was...I think you're spot on.<br /><br />For a long time I was totally convinced that everybody who was interested in the same things as I was or playing the same games that I played was equally invested in and knowledgeable about those things than myself.<br />I mean, why wouldn't they be? That's what you do, right? Spend time learning and thinking about the stuff you enjoy.<br /><br />Yeah, not so much. Sadly the average human being in 2019's western hemisphere seems to have the attention span of a squirrel, and even a decade or two ago most folks weren't quite as enthusiastic or curious about stuff than I thought they were just because I was.Mailvaltarhttp://mailvaltar.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com