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The Emasculation of MMOs: Part 2 – Fun is for Children, Adventure is for Adults

Wolfshead July 5, 2010 MMORPGs 42 Comments
Something has changed about the MMO experience in the past six years. Chances are you probably haven't even noticed it but you can probably feel it just the same. MMO …
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The Emasculation of MMOs: Part 1 – How Convenience Replaced Risk

Wolfshead June 14, 2010 MMORPGs 51 Comments
Twelve starving men sat down at a table. Before them was placed a sumptuous banquet. Then one of the men protested: "I don't like salt...". So in order not to …
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Apple’s Steve Jobs Should Do An Episode of Undercover Boss

Wolfshead June 3, 2010 Other Writings 6 Comments
I used to be a big fan of Steve Jobs and Apple. But lately he's been acting like a bully and a tyrant. Apple's unashamed embrace of greed and …
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Why the MMO Industry Needs a Real Cataclysm

Wolfshead May 21, 2010 MMORPGs 78 Comments
Why the MMO Industry Needs a Real Cataclysm
Admittedly, I've fallen out of love with MMOs. After 11 years of being passionately involved in this pursuit and having the patience of a saint, the same old predictable …
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The Most Important Video You’ll Watch This Year

Wolfshead April 2, 2010 MMORPGs 13 Comments
Once upon a time as a teenager, I recall being exposed to a book called Future Shock by futurist Alvin Toffler. Along with many wild and outlandish predictions about the …
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How will Turbine Capitalize on the Upcoming Hobbit Movies?

Wolfshead March 13, 2010 MMORPGs 7 Comments
It goes without saying that Peter Jackson's Academy Award winning Lord of the Rings movies were a boon to the fantasy genre of fiction and film. Not only did …
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Build It and They Will Come

Wolfshead March 8, 2010 MMORPGs 10 Comments
Last week Raph Koster posted a controversial article entitled Are Virtual Worlds Over? It was a reply to a more readable article by Cnet's Dan Terdiman. In order to even …
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Did Blizzard Borrow “Cataclysm” Concept from Conan Author?

Wolfshead March 2, 2010 MMORPGs 24 Comments
Did Blizzard Borrow “Cataclysm” Concept from Conan Author?
This weekend I finally decided to start reading Robert E. Howard's sword & sorcery classic Conan the Barbarian. At one point the author felt the need to write a history …
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Confessions of a PVP Draft Dodger

Wolfshead February 22, 2010 MMORPGs 22 Comments
Dear King Varian of Stormwind, please explain to me why I should leave the comfort of my beloved farmstead here in the rustic pastures of Elwynn Forest to fight in …
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Blizzard and SOE Agree: Improving the Newbie Experience Equals Success and Growth

Wolfshead February 15, 2010 MMORPGs 12 Comments
Last year I penned a few in-depth and apparently controversial articles that evaluated some of the EverQuest 2 starting areas from the perspective of a newbie. It has long been …
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WoW’s Growing Immersion Deficit

Wolfshead February 4, 2010 MMORPGs 44 Comments
The success of a virtual world is dependent on the ability of the developers to convincingly immerse the player in their world. Without a daily emphasis and reverence for mechanics, …
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Blizzard’s Scrooge: Tom Chilton Dismisses Player Housing for WoW

Wolfshead December 15, 2009 MMORPGs 23 Comments
Lately my faith in the MMO media and sadly the media in general has been waning due to the problem of advocacy journalism. Otherwise known in gamerspeak as fanboyism.Very rarely …
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Wikipedia in Trouble as Volunteers Leave

Wolfshead November 23, 2009 MMORPGs 14 Comments
There's an interesting piece about Wikipedia from the Wall Street Journal Online. It seems that Wikipedia volunteers are leaving faster then new volunteers are joining. It seems that this unaccountable …
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Blizzard’s Addiction to Previewing the Future

Wolfshead November 20, 2009 MMORPGs 17 Comments
What if J.R.R. Tolkien had named his classic fantasy trilogy How Frodo Destroyed the One Ring at Mount Doom? Thankfully he had the good sense and propriety not to do …
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How Virtual Worlds Mimic the Politics of the Real World

Wolfshead November 17, 2009 MMORPGs 7 Comments
Virtual worlds are ultimately about creating and administering a system of governance. Every day millions of players enter virtual worlds and are subject to rules and policies laid down by …
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MMO Design Blog of the Month: That’s a Terrible Idea

Wolfshead October 29, 2009 MMORPGs 4 Comments
In an age when just about everyone has a blog, it's rare to find a well-written new MMO design blog that causes you to pause, think, discover and learn. …
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Windows 7 Fix For Losing Connection to the Internet

Wolfshead October 27, 2009 Technology 104 Comments
Windows 7 Fix For Losing Connection to the Internet
Like many PC users, last week I purchased and installed Windows 7. This operating system from Microsoft was supposed to have fixed many of the stability problems encountered with Vista. Within …
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Why Aren’t There More Blizzards in the Video Game Industry?

Wolfshead October 14, 2009 MMORPGs 26 Comments
I used to work for a big video game studio that specialized in making licensed hand-held games which were primarily directed towards kids and teens. We'd have regular company meetings …
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Why Scaling Challenge Should Be the Future of MMO Content

Wolfshead October 8, 2009 MMORPGs 17 Comments
Last week in the wee hours of a starlit Azeroth morning the Dark Iron Dwarves attacked the Brewfest celebrations outside of Ironforge. Since there were only a few half-awake adventurers …
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Waiting for the Next MMO Revolution

Wolfshead October 6, 2009 MMORPGs 29 Comments
Back in the 1980's I was a big fan of the music group The Police. As a big fan of the band I devoured everything I could get my hands …
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MMO Design Blog of the Month: MMO Tidbits

Wolfshead September 28, 2009 MMORPGs 5 Comments
Every once in a while you find a diamond in the rough in the world of MMO design blogs. There are many great sites out there and I try to …
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The Rehabilitation of Blizzard’s Alex “Furor” Afrasiabi

Wolfshead September 25, 2009 MMORPGs 8 Comments
The Rehabilitation of Blizzard’s Alex “Furor” Afrasiabi
It's been an interesting journey for WoW's Lead World Designer Alex Afrasiabi. Almost 10 years ago he started out as the infamous guild leader of the Fires of Heaven an …
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How Lord of the Rings Should Have Ended

Wolfshead September 9, 2009 MMORPGs 7 Comments
A few years ago I found this video gem on YouTube entitled How Lord of the Rings Should Have Ended. I realize this is old news but perhaps there are …
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