Comments on: What I’m up to in Online Gaming http://rog.gameslate.com/2009/11/what-im-up-to-in-online-gaming/ The world, virtual or real, as Rog sees it. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:13:45 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Taekwandean http://rog.gameslate.com/2009/11/what-im-up-to-in-online-gaming/comment-page-1/#comment-293 Taekwandean Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:37:42 +0000 http://rog.gameslate.com/?p=1753#comment-293 "Overall, I’m usually an optimistic guy when it comes to the games industry, but lately I cannot help but feel there’s this dark corporate storm that’s been taking over development. I wonder how many game designs are being made based on charts of shareholder interest, or via reiterative design in attempts to capture Blizzard’s success." This seems pretty much right on to me. I think that the gaming industry is in a phase where they focus more on 'industry' than 'gaming'. The new games on the horizon aren't offering hardly anything that excites me. They all seem like the same function with slightly different arguments (if you'll forgive the math/logic analogy). I think it will be some time still before someone is willing to invest the time and money into making something really new again. “Overall, I’m usually an optimistic guy when it comes to the games industry, but lately I cannot help but feel there’s this dark corporate storm that’s been taking over development. I wonder how many game designs are being made based on charts of shareholder interest, or via reiterative design in attempts to capture Blizzard’s success.”

This seems pretty much right on to me. I think that the gaming industry is in a phase where they focus more on ‘industry’ than ‘gaming’. The new games on the horizon aren’t offering hardly anything that excites me. They all seem like the same function with slightly different arguments (if you’ll forgive the math/logic analogy). I think it will be some time still before someone is willing to invest the time and money into making something really new again.

]]> By: Longasc http://rog.gameslate.com/2009/11/what-im-up-to-in-online-gaming/comment-page-1/#comment-292 Longasc Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:35:43 +0000 http://rog.gameslate.com/?p=1753#comment-292 GW2 in 2011, Cataclysm and Diablo 3 also 2011 IIRC. You could try LOTRO after Mirkwood has been released, they changed combat a lot. GW2 in 2011, Cataclysm and Diablo 3 also 2011 IIRC. You could try LOTRO after Mirkwood has been released, they changed combat a lot.

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