"In the last couple of months playing EQ2 I never grouped with anyone... most likely because there are relatively few groups that aren't guild affiliated. Same goes with WoW... I spent 95% of my time soloing. After awhile the repetitive gameplay gets boring and I quit... lets face it... MMO's are nothing but glorified chatrooms with simplistic gameplay. Guess I don't have leet chat skills :/"
I know this is more of the same: former mmo players who burned out and now love to bitch about how bad or boring the games are, but it's also just really funny. As much as I'm constantly disturbed by people who hate on this genre for no decent reason, that comment gave me a chuckle.
In other, sad news: Dungeon Runners is closing. NC Soft is doing what they do best and shutting down another game. I don't know how successful this game ever was, but I do have some fond memories of it being a good hack-n-slash free to play game. The art style took its cues from WoW and the gameplay was a take on Diablo, plus it had a really over the top sense of humor, which was refreshing. As with any game, I'll be sad to see it go.
Finally, I'd like to direct anyone and everyone's attention over to Game Breakr the new podcast by Gary Gannon. He launched it this week at the Austin GDC and had a live feed going at UStream with guests ranging from developers to Virgin Worlds folks. A good time was had by all who watched. (Especially those of us who scored some free swag. I was lucky enough to win a Plantronics headset!!) So be sure to check him out, I think he's starting to do weekly podcast shows next week.
-Max
Good Old Fashioned Nightmare by Matt & Kim
Amazing song - enjoy!
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