It’s a bit quieter in the blogosphere today, but there’s still some interesting thinking going on. Ironyca’s recent article about solo play gets an interesting response, and there’s a new indie MMO site out there aiming to compete in the big leagues!
- Gtfootf is worried by WoW players who assume that everything that looks like WoW must basically be WoW – “The “WOW effect” is some thing akin to, “If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it must be a duck.” Meaning if it feels like WOW and contains some of the same in-game elements as WOW it must be played like WOW. Unfortunately for us Blizzard has trivialized parts of the de-facto MMO game standard (WOW) and what we now consider normal really isn’t that normal after all.”
- Syl at Raging Monkeys offers some additional thoughts on being able to be alone or anonymous in your MMO – “Being able to withdraw from social circles isn’t only important because of free will and quality interaction though; there is a beneficial and invigorating aspect in taking time off – which is why it is such a shame that it should be such a difficult thing to admit and ask for.”
- And there’s a new database site out there! Yes, http://knotor.com/ aims to compete with the mega-networks of Curse and ZAM, offering an independent database site (like WoWHead) for SWTOR. As an indie competing with the major networks ourselves, we’ve got a soft spot for this sort of thing – good luck to them!
What are your thoughts on the week’s hot MMO topics?
