tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post5082808910923008016..comments2024-03-28T10:18:05.213+00:00Comments on Inventory Full: Light All The FiresBhagpusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-91220535305089397072015-11-30T09:19:40.798+00:002015-11-30T09:19:40.798+00:00Blizzard really do seem to take their playerbase f...Blizzard really do seem to take their playerbase for granted when it comes to serving new content. I don't buy Keen's theory that they are intentionally managing WoW down to herd their fanbase onto new product but I do think they lack the sense of urgency smaller developers might feel.<br /><br />The mechanics used to get us all to log in every day deserves a post of its own. It gets on my nerves too although the bi-weekly schedule of LS drops was fine with me. It was the content of the drops I didn't much like. The almost universal daily log-in rewards are what I find irritating. In a game I'm playing every day anyway, currently GW2, they are pointless while in games I'm not playing that often they have an actively off-putting effect. I strongly dislike being bribed to play a game and each time I do log in, seeing those rewards makes it slightly less likely I will log in again any time soon.Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-72700654444394685322015-11-30T09:13:12.455+00:002015-11-30T09:13:12.455+00:00The one with the guy in the desert is Fallen Earth...The one with the guy in the desert is <a href="http://www.gamersfirst.com/fallenearth/" rel="nofollow">Fallen Earth</a>. They really should be doing some promotion on that to ride the Fallout 4 wave. As it is I had to go check to see if it's still running. Which it is. Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-28177836320909396882015-11-30T06:09:14.328+00:002015-11-30T06:09:14.328+00:00What game is that with the guy and the radio tower...What game is that with the guy and the radio tower?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-18032411260528970102015-11-29T16:43:24.125+00:002015-11-29T16:43:24.125+00:00I'm not sure content droughts on the scale of ...I'm not sure content droughts on the scale of WoW are ever a good thing, but I agree with your broad premise. There are simply too many quality games out there right now for it to be reasonable to expect the average gamer to fully devote themselves to a single title to the exclusion of all else.<br /><br />My feeling is that the desire to do so is a hold-over from when subscription payment models were the norm -- you need to keep people playing all the time so they keep paying -- but it makes little sense in a world where free to play and buy to play are the more dominant models.<br /><br />I know I'm very frustrated by the various ways WoW tries to "encourage" you to play the game all day, every day (usually in the form of many lengthy and unavoidable grinds), and one of the things that turned me off GW2 was the psychological pressure to keep logging in so as not to miss out on the Living Story, which ran exactly counter to the laidback attitude that had initially attracted me to the game.<br /><br />On the other hand, something I really appreciate about TSW is how its business model and design does not at all necessitate a monogamous MMO relationship. I can feel free to take a break for a few days, or even a few months, and not feel at all like I'm missing out or falling behind. And they manage it without year-long content droughts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com