Comments on: Thought of the Day: Leadership, boredom and MMOs

By: Longasc

Longasc — Fri, 14 May 2010 15:12:07 +0000

You already mentioned open grouping and dynamic events, GW2′s take and advancement of WAR’s public quests. SWTOR’s lead designer wrote a nice article about the advantages and disadvantages of sandbox games and theme parks.

He said a mix of both is good. Basically, he claimed they will offer the best of both worlds and offer STORY as another pillar of game design on top of that.

The idea is sound, the theory is nice – but will it work? Mixing a STORY and a SANDBOX is not easy. Some might even claim it does not work at all.

By: spinks

spinks — Fri, 14 May 2010 14:13:09 +0000

Sounds fun I could imagine it’s much easier to find a fight when you roam to wherever the action is and don’t have to stay around to defend any home turf (or do you have territory as well?)

I remember in WAR, the bigger, more organised PvP guilds always ‘volunteered’ for the scouting runs, leaving everyone else to guard the forts.

By: Firespirit

Firespirit — Fri, 14 May 2010 13:41:36 +0000

My guild is struggling with the bench too.

We are in dire need of a bench healer or two. On the other hand, we have WAY too many DPS on our bench. And we are struggling with the exact issue that you mentioned here – how do we reward people for being on the bench?

By: Cow Nose the 50 Pound Cat

Cow Nose the 50 Pound Cat — Fri, 14 May 2010 12:07:37 +0000

This is why I run a guild in DarkFall who is KOS to everyone in the game, that way we can have fun and action everywhere with the least amount of boredom.