tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1233897446046688337.post2091873404803851320..comments2024-01-18T14:59:03.628+00:00Comments on The Dàchéng Diaries: A Little Cold WaterDàchénghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02994982502333811797noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1233897446046688337.post-5704745788439684572010-06-10T14:00:09.302+01:002010-06-10T14:00:09.302+01:00I wrote:
What if they started small: let a player ...I wrote:<br /><i>What if they started small: let a player who buys the next real-money pet have the title "The Pet Collector". </i><br /><br />Well, of course that was out of date even before I wrote it. Blizzard already have several titles that each come with buying a pet. See <a href="http://warcraftpets.com/guides/pets/achievements.asp" rel="nofollow">http://warcraftpets.com/guides/pets/achievements.asp</a> for details.Dàchénghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02994982502333811797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1233897446046688337.post-61373813532831078072010-06-03T17:00:22.039+01:002010-06-03T17:00:22.039+01:00Of course, a fair dose of the blame for that is ri...Of course, a fair dose of the blame for that is rightfully laid at Blizzard's feet. ;)Teshhttp://tishtoshtesh.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1233897446046688337.post-51135569506382787802010-06-03T12:21:44.970+01:002010-06-03T12:21:44.970+01:00I know, Tesh! I really should learn to ignore it. ...I know, Tesh! I really should learn to ignore it. It's just that every time I see a Zhevra riding by, I don't think "oh, wow, what a cool mount! I wonder where she got it? I wonder could I get one in the Barrens?". Instead, I remember. She got it out-of-game. It's a game. I'm not a mage, with a mission to complete in Stormwind. I'm just sitting in front of a computer, pressing buttons. You're absolutely right; it is poking out of the role.Dàchénghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02994982502333811797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1233897446046688337.post-90068484638581593942010-06-02T16:05:11.894+01:002010-06-02T16:05:11.894+01:00There's still an odd angle to this argument. ...There's still an odd angle to this argument. I'm with you on the RP stuff, but the notion of in-game *stuff* being more important than the act of *playing* is a stumbling block. If anything, I'd argue that "role playing" is more about the playing than the having. At that point, fussing about what other people have and how they got it is itself poking out of the role.Teshhttp://tishtoshtesh.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1233897446046688337.post-25726373814672690552010-06-01T17:49:53.172+01:002010-06-01T17:49:53.172+01:00Don't care was made to care. Blizzard is a bus...<a href="http://bussongs.com/songs/dont_care.php" rel="nofollow">Don't care was made to care.</a> Blizzard is a business, and as they see that RMT is such a money-spinner among a large minority, and that almost everybody else is apathetic, they will increase the range of RMT options until there is a backlash.<br /><br />It is such a pity that players think so little about RP, and even sometimes disparage RPers. The strangest thing is that despite this, we all buy into it to some extent when we are killing mobs. "Whoot! We killed Marrowgar", we will boast, not "Whoot, we tapped keys to make a red bar on screen shrink to zero!"Dàchénghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02994982502333811797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1233897446046688337.post-16325957168262726272010-06-01T16:35:51.022+01:002010-06-01T16:35:51.022+01:00Good post. I always find it hard to explain to non...Good post. I always find it hard to explain to non-RPers why I think it's really important to game design of RPGs to be really careful of letting IC activity bleed into OOC or vice versa.<br /><br />Just it's a hard argument to make when most players don't seem to care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com