Category Archives: Warcraft

31 Jan 2012

Replacing the Superficial Intelligence

Author: Gazimoff | Filed under: MMO Musings, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Warcraft | Permalink

I have an opinion on Non-Player Characters. It emerged in the days of the first escort quest I attempted, when the computer-controlled NPC I’d be chaperoning would sprint ahead to certain death at the hands of hungry skeletons. If they … Continue reading →

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Tags: companions, design, development, npc

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24 Jan 2012

LFD: No Simple Answers

Author: Gazimoff | Filed under: Star Wars: The Old Republic, Warcraft | Permalink

Looking around the blogsphere today reminds me of battle re-enactment. I can see the same people pulling on the same uniform and dusting off the same weapons to have the same good-natured scrap over something. The sheep-skin drums are beating, … Continue reading →

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Tags: design, levelling, lfd

17 COMMENTS

20 Jan 2012

SWTOR: The Retention Rate Question

Author: Gazimoff | Filed under: Star Wars: The Old Republic, Warcraft | Permalink

Earlier today I was listening to Talk of the Galaxy over on Galactic Public Radio, when they reminded me that the month of game time bundled with the full version of the game was about to expire and that subscriptions … Continue reading →

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Tags: churn, retention, subscription

7 COMMENTS

16 Jan 2012

The Best Raids: Past, Present Or Future?

Author: Gazimoff | Filed under: Warcraft | Permalink

Last week a subject cropped up in one of the article discussions: is Warcraft raiding getting steadily better all the time, or has it reached a peak and is in decline. Answering this by itself can go either way – … Continue reading →

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Tags: design, nostalgia, raiding

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31 Dec 2011

To The Future!

Author: Gazimoff | Filed under: MMO Musings, Site Stuff, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Warcraft | Permalink

What a year it’s been! There’s been a couple of major launches with both RIFT and Star Wars: The Old Republic attracting a lot of attention and enjoying success. There’s been a whole series of subscription MMOs switching to a … Continue reading →