tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post3081065528980972337..comments2024-03-28T04:50:52.945+00:00Comments on Inventory Full: Learning To FlyBhagpusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-17573516745872098732012-01-25T18:24:29.857+00:002012-01-25T18:24:29.857+00:00I wouldn't mind islands if you could go back t...I wouldn't mind islands if you could go back to them. The Isle of Dawn in Vanguard is great and the old Isle of Refuge in EQ2 was nice enough in its homespun way, but making the trip to the mainland a one-way, one-time deal just makes the whole thing claustrophobic. It would be make the training much more significant if you could decide to leave, then realize you'd gotten in over your head and come back to get yourself sorted out.Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-20978437762725804962012-01-25T08:33:42.712+00:002012-01-25T08:33:42.712+00:00I'm not a big fan of tutorial zones either. In...I'm not a big fan of tutorial zones either. In fact, I've written about the phenomenon of "starter isles" (ever noticed how many of them are islands in one way or another?) before [1]. I especially dislike the ones where you are seemingly thrown into an all-important battle as the hero that turns the tides. Just like the 20 other people around you. By killing some rats or doing other hero-stuff like flipping a lever. Just like the 20 other people around you.<br /><br />These "we're under siege! Do something, now!" scenarios are annoying. When I start out in a new world, I'd rather take my time to look around, take a stroll, breathe the fresh air, then get back to quest giver number 1 who will tell me "alright, pup, I guess you better make yourself useful. You don't look like much, so I better get something easy for you so you don't die on your first day here." <br /><br />[1] http://randomwaypoint.fajs.de/2011/09/why-do-so-many-games-have-starter-isles/floschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05784402621836933199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-10841525084066385052012-01-23T18:17:29.503+00:002012-01-23T18:17:29.503+00:00Oh, that seagull line was nice too.Oh, that seagull line was nice too.Professerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11260406570968051832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-17122771191278311952012-01-23T17:50:09.061+00:002012-01-23T17:50:09.061+00:00"really thinks when they play an MMO?"
..."really thinks when they play an MMO?"<br /><br />The only time I'm not over-thinking everything in my existence is during sleep. I guess the subconscious takes over then. That might be just me though.<br /><br />But yeah tutorials are annoying.Professerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11260406570968051832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-16592911316151360682012-01-23T15:51:36.273+00:002012-01-23T15:51:36.273+00:00I like them (tutorials)! But you made me laugh - a...I like them (tutorials)! But you made me laugh - and it was out loud too - thanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com