tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post7033536873344590738..comments2023-06-19T10:45:56.724-04:00Comments on Player Versus Developer: Gimmicks, Insolence, and ArroganceGreen Armadillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15564045048380177626noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post-34768687330687434082009-03-09T12:00:00.000-04:002009-03-09T12:00:00.000-04:00@Centuri: I knew that the robot existed, but was n...@Centuri: I knew that the robot existed, but was not aware of the price. I suppose it would be only fair to let the dev we're locking in the sound booth to listen to pre-wintergrasp trains skip a single train for each 250 gold we take off of one of his personal characters.Green Armadillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15564045048380177626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post-22209388461695815112009-03-09T10:17:00.000-04:002009-03-09T10:17:00.000-04:00They are adding in a toy train destroying robot in...They are adding in a toy train destroying robot in patch 3.1. It still costs just as much as the train and is on the same cooldown.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826986957606858027.post-84348349604721452312009-03-08T17:48:00.000-04:002009-03-08T17:48:00.000-04:00I just spent a few days with my niece and nephew p...I just spent a few days with my niece and nephew playing Mario Kart on the Wii. Now there is a game loaded with gimmicks.<BR/><BR/>I think it was Scott Jennings over at Broken Toys who said that good game design is making a fight appear challenging without actually being challenging. In that vein, all of MMOs are one huge gimmick. The difference between WoW and Mario Kart is simply how obvious the gimmick is. And given how popular MK has been, it could be said that by making the gimmicks more obvious, Blizzard is just responding to market demand. <BR/><BR/>BTW, the original meaning of the word "fun" meant "to cheat," "as in the phrase "funny money". Worth reflecting on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com