Comments on: LGWIV: Am I miserable? :) http://www.raphkoster.com/2008/12/03/lgwiv-am-i-miserable/ 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: Timhttp://www.raphkoster.com/2008/12/03/lgwiv-am-i-miserable/comment-page-1/#comment-143061 Tim Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:47:38 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2008/12/03/lgwiv-am-i-miserable/#comment-143061 Ah this is the game my daughter's been playing the last week. She's been really hooked on it. Ah this is the game my daughter’s been playing the last week. She’s been really hooked on it.

]]> By: Michael Chuihttp://www.raphkoster.com/2008/12/03/lgwiv-am-i-miserable/comment-page-1/#comment-143058 Michael Chui Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:34:05 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2008/12/03/lgwiv-am-i-miserable/#comment-143058 My knee-jerk reaction to Matt Kelland's eventual conclusion is: "WoW is a compromise. It's a huge compromise. And it's really good at it." And when I say compromise, I mean between actual hi-res quality gaming and the mainstream. I guess it's what the Andrew Lloyd Webber of gaming is, as he talks about it. I've been stubbornly disagreeing with Eolirin about making WoW-type games because it seems so ridiculous. I mean, if you're going to do it, either choose art (and accept that you're not going to become ridiculously popular or swim in gold) or choose entertainment, not both. I don't know if I like that kind of "Only the Sith deal in absolutes" statement, but there it is. :) I was recently made aware of the 1000 True Fans idea. While Kevin Kelly seems to have backed off on the idea, I think it's got merit. I think that's the compromise you <i>should</i> go for. My knee-jerk reaction to Matt Kelland’s eventual conclusion is: “WoW is a compromise. It’s a huge compromise. And it’s really good at it.” And when I say compromise, I mean between actual hi-res quality gaming and the mainstream. I guess it’s what the Andrew Lloyd Webber of gaming is, as he talks about it.

I’ve been stubbornly disagreeing with Eolirin about making WoW-type games because it seems so ridiculous. I mean, if you’re going to do it, either choose art (and accept that you’re not going to become ridiculously popular or swim in gold) or choose entertainment, not both. I don’t know if I like that kind of “Only the Sith deal in absolutes” statement, but there it is. :)

I was recently made aware of the 1000 True Fans idea. While Kevin Kelly seems to have backed off on the idea, I think it’s got merit. I think that’s the compromise you should go for.

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