What do I think? Where to start. Fold a paper in half, number 1 to 100 down each side and call it list A. Perhaps start with the devs’ “harden the fuck up” attitude (Who’s your daddy now?). Add to that Greed 2 play ($60 dollar monocles), CCP refusing to do anything about suicide…
Tag Archive: CCP
We’re sorry – no really
For those of you who may not be aware of it, CCP, who develop and publish Eve online has laid off 20 percent of it’s work force. Sort of ironic that this is the same amount of players they recently lost. What has me upset about this is more why anyone at CCP had to…
Back on the block
The hole in the ceiling… If you where one of the people who decided to take the leaked internal email from CCP at face value the hole in the ceiling above your head is more than likely the result of your jumping to conclusions. The internal newsletter titled “Fearless” and specifically the leaked item “Greed…
Leisure Suit Grishnak
Time was, and not that long ago either, you could suggest to an investor that you take your mmo “free to play” – and in return you would receive a look normally reserved for a three headed donkey. Now, of course, it’s all the rage with developers hoping lightning will strike yet a third time…
Tender Mercy
The creative directors for Trion Worlds (Rift), CCP (Eve Online) and the artists’ formerly known as Mythic all need to sit down and have a long heart to heart talk. Why? Simple. When Paul Barnett was a guest on the No Prisoners, No Mercy Show he spoke at length about the game mechanic…
We’re not in Azeroth any more – Thank God
We’re not in Azeroth any more… And thank God for that. Back in 2007 Dr. Richard Bartle (Hi Doctor!) stirred up a hornets’ nest simply by saying that if he could get rid of World of Warcraft (WoW) he would. At the time I raised a stink about it, but later proffered an apology…