Amblin

As any self respecting nerf herder would, my first character would be Amblin. Smuggler, gambler, slicer, he lives for the adventure and the chance to make his fortune. In the murky depths, his bravado will shine brightly attacting as much envy as gruding admiration.

There's always a plan, a grift to make it through another day in a turbulent galaxy, hell there may even be some time for a lil' R&R too!

Aren't they supposed to be looking for great talent in Rhode island state?

Lord know's how they got that deal, I personally will be happy to apologise in the future but there's now way I can see this team producing much of anything.

When are they releasing their first game? ....mmm.

I honestly thing Rhode island has placed a bad bet and they wont get their 500 odd jobs for state residents.

No, not ever, dear god on earth, no!

If you do, I have to say I fear for your ability to interact with real people in society.

I'm playing this and I have to say right now it has the elements of a good mmo but lacks a lot of polish.

It's early days but if MH can keep producing the goods, i.e. server stability etc then it could be a runner.

My only real gripe is a personal one, I like sandboxes, I don't like the presumption this should equal = no information or guidance.

Hopefully it will come together in time.

i take it back, 37 seeds and 30kb/s 3 gig to go.... =p

lol 0 seeds, this could take some time =/

They want £43 for this game? I honestly think they need to drop that price point.

For me I tend to agree with the article, FFAPvP is a con.

However, it's all dependant on the circumstances and enviroment which need to be put into context.

In MMO's I would like to see some thoughtful PvP design. If you want to be a murderer, fine go ahead, but expect to be hunted, exiled and see your actions have consequences.

I think that a cops and robbers ruleset would be a good idea, as would a grander PvE vs PvE meta-game.

PvE areas are protected (but not 100% safe) and PvP are FFA. Now add the layer of PvE can expand into PvP areas and make them safe by taking objectives or carrying out quests etc to clear out mobs etc.

This way the PvPer's can fall into 2 groups, 1. Cops/protectors, 2. griefers, killers robbers etc. Generally this is how PvP'ers tend to fall into anyway.

I'd also add the element that as a griefer, even logged off, your character can be tracked down and incarcerated/exiled. This then leads to cat and mouse games.

Just some random thoughts on adding some structure to the chaos of FFAPvP in MMO's.

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Enjoy folks!

I believe that you simply need to 'harden the fuck up mate!' =)

Seriously, I'd fall into your definition of a cynical gamer. I too tend to like persistance and find the achievement / RvR cycle boring.

The first time you make something your a designer, the second time you're an engineer. The thrid time your a technician, it gets boring real fast. Same goes for playing.

All I would say is when burnout is about to grab you, either take a break or change you perspective. I once played a fool in stormwind's palace for a month just because I was bored out of my tree. In WAR however, thanks to the design I find rp'ing there harder.

I'd say go monster hunting, or fishing or make a travelling band and act out shakespear in atldorf. I once considered how long it take to walk backwards from one end of a map to another.

Or there's always the re-roll.

Good luck!