Comments on: MMORPG Tycoon http://www.raphkoster.com/2008/06/10/mmorpg-tycoon/ Raph Koster's personal website: MMOs, gaming, writing, art, music, books Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:02:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Procedural Content Generation: More Newshttp://www.raphkoster.com/2008/06/10/mmorpg-tycoon/comment-page-1/#comment-140904 Procedural Content Generation: More News Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:44:14 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/?p=1771#comment-140904 [...] Coverage of MMORPG Tycoon. [...]

[...] Coverage of MMORPG Tycoon. [...]

]]> By: B4z4Ru5http://www.raphkoster.com/2008/06/10/mmorpg-tycoon/comment-page-1/#comment-138342 B4z4Ru5 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:04:50 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/?p=1771#comment-138342 Love the game. Got quite a few players up to level 3, but had to quit to sleep. This game needs a save function! Again, great game, Thanks, Love the game. Got quite a few players up to level 3, but had to quit to sleep.

This game needs a save function!

Again, great game, Thanks,

]]> By: Morgan Ramsayhttp://www.raphkoster.com/2008/06/10/mmorpg-tycoon/comment-page-1/#comment-138249 Morgan Ramsay Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:51:50 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/?p=1771#comment-138249 Heh, MMORPG Tycoon crashed. I'm sure there's something clever to be said. Heh, MMORPG Tycoon crashed. I’m sure there’s something clever to be said.

]]> By: Guy Russonhttp://www.raphkoster.com/2008/06/10/mmorpg-tycoon/comment-page-1/#comment-138248 Guy Russon Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:36:36 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/?p=1771#comment-138248 It took me about 2 hours to create a MMORPG with a constantly growing subscriber base and average satisfaction of around 4. Didn't manage to control "Forum Buzz" though. Perhaps I should have just made my forums subscriber only and handed out forum bans to all the nay sayers? What interested me most though (and what I was hoping for comment on here?) was some of the basic assumptions made with regard to the MMORPG design elements and what keeps subscribers happy? It took me about 2 hours to create a MMORPG with a constantly growing subscriber base and average satisfaction of around 4.
Didn’t manage to control “Forum Buzz” though. Perhaps I should have just made my forums subscriber only and handed out forum bans to all the nay sayers?

What interested me most though (and what I was hoping for comment on here?) was some of the basic assumptions made with regard to the MMORPG design elements and what keeps subscribers happy?

]]> By: Michael Whttp://www.raphkoster.com/2008/06/10/mmorpg-tycoon/comment-page-1/#comment-138245 Michael W Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:43:24 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/?p=1771#comment-138245 <blockquote>watch me suck at it.</blockquote> Well I don't know about that Raph, you were pretty good about it pre-launch to SWG. Before you fed poor Thunderheart to the dogs. I guess that’s your way of getting revenge for all those essays arguing against single character servers

watch me suck at it.

Well I don’t know about that Raph, you were pretty good about it pre-launch to SWG.

Before you fed poor Thunderheart to the dogs. I guess that’s your way of getting revenge for all those essays arguing against single character servers

]]> By: Ian Bogosthttp://www.raphkoster.com/2008/06/10/mmorpg-tycoon/comment-page-1/#comment-138186 Ian Bogost Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:54:46 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/?p=1771#comment-138186 Forget the game, the simulated vector engine is rockin'! Forget the game, the simulated vector engine is rockin’!

]]> By: Aldurehttp://www.raphkoster.com/2008/06/10/mmorpg-tycoon/comment-page-1/#comment-138179 Aldure Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:23:55 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/?p=1771#comment-138179 You dont have to play it, actually only need to know little about it, just keep the forum peeps happy if I read that right, lol You dont have to play it, actually only need to know little about it, just keep the forum peeps happy if I read that right, lol

]]> By: cliffhttp://www.raphkoster.com/2008/06/10/mmorpg-tycoon/comment-page-1/#comment-138154 cliff Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:22:40 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/?p=1771#comment-138154 Yeah, started taking a look at this last night. Right now, I haven't really got the hang of playing it, but it certainly looks like it could be a lot of fun. Yeah, started taking a look at this last night. Right now, I haven’t really got the hang of playing it, but it certainly looks like it could be a lot of fun.

]]> By: Eolirinhttp://www.raphkoster.com/2008/06/10/mmorpg-tycoon/comment-page-1/#comment-138153 Eolirin Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:19:59 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/?p=1771#comment-138153 The download link doesn't seem to be working here... did you manage to tank the poor guy's webserver by posting this Raph? The download link doesn’t seem to be working here… did you manage to tank the poor guy’s webserver by posting this Raph?

]]> By: Pentharianhttp://www.raphkoster.com/2008/06/10/mmorpg-tycoon/comment-page-1/#comment-138150 Pentharian Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:39:16 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/?p=1771#comment-138150 For you, that is quite the metagame. Maybe you ought to try your hand at "<a href="http://laughingsquid.com/world-of-world-of-warcraft-gamers-play-a-character-playing-wow/" rel="nofollow">World of World of Warcraft</a>" Via the Onion, of course. For you, that is quite the metagame. Maybe you ought to try your hand at “World of World of Warcraft” Via the Onion, of course.

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