And yeah, I don’t know if you’ve ever listened to the commentary on Valve’s games, but it’s pretty interesting. They often talk about giving players breaks so they don’t become fatigued.

It’s actually a large part of what bugged me about WAR. Early on, you could quest, explore, do scenarios, or, yes, open RvR. Not so at level 40 where it was pretty much ORvR or nothing. You can get tired really quickly from constant fighting and there was no real opportunity to do anything else.

@Neiebuse — the lesson here is that players say they want one thing but really want something else. you can’t give people what they want because they don’t know. Take EQ — nobody would ever admit they wanted horrendous death penalties, long camps, slow xp, HELL LEVELS, a reputation based community — and almost every game SINCE EQ has made a big point about getting rid of those, calling them mistakes. But for the time, it worked.

Everyone says they love living on the edge, but actually, people like relaxation, a slow pace and down time now and again. Even if they say they want continuous frenetic action. I’m in Spellborn right now, and this is a game that demands action but actually, I’m sitting on a dock talking with a friend while he completes a solo instance and I’m having a heck of a time.

Personally, I like exploring. A lot. When I’m afraid of being ganked as soon as I step out of a city, I tend not to explore much and so I don’t enjoy the game.

I cannot let Velociraptor Awareness Day pass without mentioning Offroad Velociraptor Safari: http://blurst.com/raptor-safari/play

Why exactly can’t we talk about this game? This sounds so much like an OPEN beta.

The first rule of Free Realms beta is… YOU DON’T TAL…. er wait a minute. :)

Yes, we are definitely handling this one different than anything I’ve ever been a part of. I think that it’s pretty awesome (giving out keys in random ways like this during the closed). So many times in the past I’ve been stuck waiting and hoping for that email after I registered for a beta; with Free Realms, folks who really want in and were watching the info about the game just got a huge shot at a non-selective pass in! I like that!

I just did a post and mentioned I think I do not like Elves as well…weird.
I use to love them, but I think they just got too high falutin for their britches, and need to be put in their place.

Nowhere near me…hehe

Cheers