Comments on: Random thoughts on PvP, co-operative play, and fun http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2011/05/18/random-thoughts-on-pvp-co-operative-play-and-fun/ MMOs and game design Fri, 17 May 2013 13:40:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: spinks http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2011/05/18/random-thoughts-on-pvp-co-operative-play-and-fun/#comment-14660 Wed, 18 May 2011 19:46:21 +0000 https://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=5449#comment-14660 Everything is more fun in a shrubbery!

]]> By: Zoso http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2011/05/18/random-thoughts-on-pvp-co-operative-play-and-fun/#comment-14642 Wed, 18 May 2011 09:24:37 +0000 https://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=5449#comment-14642 the simple pleasure of being able to snipe at someone from cover

Heh, the general PvP experience you describe definitely applies in World of Tanks, but particularly that bit. After playing a map a few times and getting a bit of a feel for it, there’s much joy to be had setting up in a shrubbery overlooking a likely route for the enemy and plinking ‘em as they go past…

]]> By: kiantremayne http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2011/05/18/random-thoughts-on-pvp-co-operative-play-and-fun/#comment-14639 Wed, 18 May 2011 06:28:26 +0000 https://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=5449#comment-14639 Spinks, watch out for stage 3 of your battleground experience – sheer frustration once you understand the objectives and how to win the match and see a large portion of your team ignoring them. Watching 3 of your team chase some elementalist’s pet rock behind a tree while one of their guys holds on to the fang and /dances… :)

]]> By: Nick Smith http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2011/05/18/random-thoughts-on-pvp-co-operative-play-and-fun/#comment-14637 Wed, 18 May 2011 06:10:55 +0000 https://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=5449#comment-14637 I agree re Rift BGs (At my very low level, anyway). I also find I’m playing better in Rift than I ever did in Warhammer (MY other BG experience). I feel like I have more time to think/react in Rift, rather than just twitch-keyhammering as I did a lot in Warhammer.

]]> By: Hirvox http://spinksville.wordpress.com/2011/05/18/random-thoughts-on-pvp-co-operative-play-and-fun/#comment-14635 Wed, 18 May 2011 05:58:05 +0000 https://spinksville.wordpress.com/?p=5449#comment-14635 The co-op mode has several sections where one of the players goes through some sort of a gauntlet and the other has to indirectly help him from behind a glass. Sometimes you push buttons or make actual portals, but you can also use the built-in UI features to highlight portal locations, item dispensers, buttons and so on. There’s also a built-in countdown tool for situations where timing is crucial.

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