Lost In Translation

Welcome to my blog! Let's see, what shall I discuss this week? Hmmm....::thinks::.....how about SWTOR! LOL! j/k I think we're all about SWTOR'd out, I know I am. Oh I could write pages of stuff on this game. Truly a wonderful game that just oozes stuff to write about. I haven't had a game like this to write about in ages, but even I can get burned out - I mean there is only so much a hater/troll/person with a diablolical agenda, like me, can produce. Besides, if I spew to much vitriolic hate, all at once, it could vaporize half the planet. We don't want that buy wow gold happening. So today I think I am going to discuss something close to my heart - MMO's and why I blog about them. I write about MMO's because they are a hobby of mine. I do not just play them. I look at them from the design perspective as well. I don't just go - cool - new game - let's play! I find it fascinating that we have the ability to create what is essentially a virtual world within our world. Think about this for a second. We live in the Universe. A Universe not of our making. We've lived that way world of warcraft gold for millions of years. Then not too long ago, humans technology advanced at an astounding rate. From making fires on the open plains of the Serengeti to having an orbital space station. That is so awesome. It wasn't long ago before the first electronic computer was built. Of course it wasn't long before someone had the ideal of using computers to play games. But the coolest thing of all was when a group of people decided to create a virtual world with a computer. How cool is that?! A small Universe inside a Universe. But diablo 3 gold I digress, that is not what I wish to discuss today. I can write pages and pages on the history of computer games and right now...I am just not in the mood. No today we're discussing the fascination by some people that other people should not voice their opinions about these games or MMO's. It seems some people think that we should not be critical of games. We should just be brainwashed zombies and accept whatever the game designers put on the market. Not only should we just accept it, but we should put it on a golden pedastal, and worship it rift platinum as a perfect iteration of gaming "perfection". News flash - no game is a 10 - ever. Well, at least not yet. I for one will continue to be critical of these games. I said the main reason I blog about these games is because they are my hobby, that is partly correct. The other reason is to get these game companies to produce better games. When I go into a game I expect some degree of polish. I expect certain basic features. I expect that a new game is actually as good or better than those that came before it. I dunno, call me crazy, but I am that way with diablo 3 items just about everthing I buy. I do not go buy a new car and not expect windshield wipers to be gone, or it is missing a glove box. When I go pick out a new TV I expect it to be as good or better as the one that I currently have. If not - why buy a new TV? Same for these games. Why buy a new MMO if it is not as good or better than the one I am currently playing? Sorry, I am not going to do that. I do not care if the game is based on a particular IP I happen to like - if the game is mediocre - it is mediocre and not worth my money or my time. Know what I am going to do when a guild wars 2 gold new MMO comes out? I am going to say just that. The game is not as good or better than the one I am playing - so I am not going to play it. I am going to point out why. I am going to be critical of it. I am going to continue to be critical of it and all the other games that came before it and continue to be critcial of these games until someone gets it right. If I don't, and others like me don't do this, guess what - we get sold the same game over and over again and you know what else - they don't get better, they get worse. I've said it before and I'll say it again. Look at the games that have released since WoW. See anything unusaul about them? I have. They are becoming more and more linear. They have become totally gear driven. End games consist of PVP BG's and Raids and even the new games have made those areas of the game worse. They release with missing basic features - even Rift released without a guild bank and other features. It is getting pathetic and way to many people just turn a blind eye to the fact that these games are not getting better - when they should be! Just as cars, phones, TV's and other things get better - this genre is getting worse. That is not acceptable to me.