New blog post: Why MMOs get story wrong - http://psychochild.org/?p=1487 #gamedev
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Some wood to toss onto the fire: I’ve been enthralled with WoW’s recent story developments. I never played WoW, but played the RTS games growing up. Seeing the characters I had developed an attachment to continue to grow was powerful to me. 1/?
When I think about the game I’ve dedicated the most time to over the years, (Guild Wars) and comparing it to WoW’s recent story, it makes me wonder if GW2 missed a powerful opportunity by jumping 250 years and developing whole new characters. 2/?
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Like, I’ve never really played WoW, but o remember seeing Jaina’s father die in WC3. I remember playing Sylvanas’ story. It’s tapping a deep memory for me to watch the recent Warbringers shorts. I’ve even taken to watching WoW lore vids just to catch up.
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And, again, I don’t even play WoW. 4/4.
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