Posts Tagged “mmo”

I saw this on TV awhile ago, and always meant to post about it but never got around to it. Today, however, was such a beautiful day that I thought I’d sit down in front of my computer in our dark basement office and blog.

 
I’ve seen a few more pieces of video and screenshots come out about this game, and from a graphics standpoint I’m pretty impressed. From how this guy is describing it, though, I’d have to say the developers are idiots. Fans of this blog will remember that I play a game called Eve: Online. I’ve played other MMO’s as well, and have been playing video games for quite some time. It should be no surprise then that my “BS Detector” was going off like crazy through that video. Let me see if I can remember all his big selling points to the game:

For years we’ve heard rumors about a third installment in the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic series.  After a while, these rumors evolved into rumors of a KOTOR MMO.  Now it appears that there is starting to be some basis for these rumors.  I present the following as evidence.

On July 3, 2008, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Star Wars: Sagas, and Star Wars: Legends were all registered by LucasFilm Licensing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.  Nothing too special in an of itself.  These could relate to just about anything out there: books, comics, etc.  But when combined with information that Portfolio.com is reporting, things get very intriguing.

N. Evan Van Zelfden in Los Angeles warns, watch out World of Warcraft. In an interview at E3 this week, Electronic Arts chief executive John Riccitiello said that EA is working on the next version of Star Wars game Knights of the Old Republic, and it will most certainly have a massively multiplayer online component to it.

In any video game, you have to have a suspension of disbelief; that is, you’re willing to let certain parts of it go to the wayside, because you realize you are playing a fictional game.  Here’s a good example for people who are new to the phrase:

Example 1 – You are fighting off a zombie horde.  In real life, zombies don’t exist . . . and even if they did you’d most certainly die.  But since it’s a game, you let it go.  That’s suspension of disbelief.

However, it can only go so far.  Shows, movies, and games that take it too far end up becoming painful to endure (see Battlefield Earth for what I mean . . . actually, don’t).  Keep reading and I’ll give you some of the best examples, in my opinion.

So, the Olympics are over.  Part of me is sad, and part is happy.  I’ve never been a highly competitive person, nor a really great athlete, but I like watching the best in the world give it their all and show us what they can do.  I like seeing people from different backgrounds and ideologies come together and compete as equals and sportsmen.  I like seeing humans come together for at least a short time and celebrate all we can do with our bodies and what makes us all common.

I dislike ceremonies.

Now, as I write this, the closing ceremonies have just finished.  This post won’t publish till Wednesday, so maybe things will change by then.  As it stands now, I can’t find any pics of the closing ceremony online.  Of course, considering how hard it is to pull up pics of other opening and closing ceremonies online, I might never be able to. [Editor's note: found them!]

[Editor's Note: TardisCaptain, has been attending conventions since the late eighties from Seattle to Los Angels to Oklahoma and all points in-between. This includes General SF conventions, gaming cons, charity cons, LAN expos and of course Star Trek cons. He has volunteered at various local conventions including Conduit, LTUE and Mountain-Con. He was the ConChair of Mountain-Con I, II and III and is still a trustee for Mountain-Con.]

Attending a convention is a rare treat. There is usually a large buzz of fans wanting to meet their favorite author or actor. Other fans are excited because they have the opportunity to share their fandom. Merchants have brought rare and unusual items to the dealers’ room. Games have been prepared by Game Masters, LARP Judges and LAN coordinators. Costumers have spent thousands of dollars and thousands of man-hours preparing costumes. Artists have submitted images of their imagination to the art-show or film festival. All of these fans have brought something to contribute to the excitement of a convention. All for one glorious geek-fest-filled three days.

Since I’m still unemployed, it means I can’t keep playing my MMO’s (thanks to no longer being able to afford their monthly upkeep) and I’ve had to go back to single player games.  Many brand spanking new titles I can’t afford either, and they are now getting to the point that my machine can’t run them without some serious problems, so I’m living it up with all the best games I never played from the last 10 years.

Right now, I’m on Warcraft 3.  This is odd for me, since I’ve never really been one to enjoy Real Time Strategy games, and the Warcraft series haven’t been as entertaining as Starcraft was for me.  However, I’ve really got to say; this game is a lot of fun.