I really don’t have a great post for today, but rather go without a post I am cobbling something together. Last few days I haven’t really followed much of the goings on in either the blogosphere or gaming press. Basically all of this is due to the fact that I have continued to get sicker. Finally get into a doctor and sequence of events goes a little something like this.
My allergies were mean, and took over my zone thanks to the cottonwood invasion. Then they managed to accidentally open a sinus infection rift. Over time according to the doctor this started a zone wide pneumonia invasion. Rather than letting it overtake my zone, she summoned a guild known as Levaquin to help fight it back. So end result is… I am still feeling horrible but hopefully on the mend.
Rift Commercials
As I sit at home, not really feeling like playing, not really feeling like doing much I have been watching a lot of the Syfy channel. As a result I have seen a good number of the new rift commercials. Honestly it is a damned clever idea.
Commercial #1
Commercial #2
Time to End Quests?
Wolfshead Online posted an interesting piece entitled “Why It’s Time to Get Rid of Quests in MMORPGs”. While I don’t 100% agree with the premise that quests need to be removed, since I have played a game before that might as well have not had quests… Everquest. However it is a well thought out and rather lengthy case for their removal.
I think in the grand scheme of things, I am longing for a game that is a little more sandbox and a little less golden path. I like having quests, for when I want to quest… but ultimately I think there needs to be a type of gameplay supported that favors free exploration. I think a game that had a questing system similar to that of Oblivion would be the perfect blend.
In that game you are never beaten over the head with the need to run quests, but they are there and extremely compelling if you choose to seek them out. I think there has to be a way to bridge the gap between Everquest, where the quests themselves were near impossible to find and confusing to complete, and the world we live in now where no game dare launch without a shimmering path of breadcrumbs for the players to follow.
Those are good commercials.
As to the idea of Quests its not so much as I tire of the bread crumbs I simply tire of the monotonous wall of text that comes with quests now. Its one thing I like about single player RPG’s the fact that you listen to what is happening in the world and you get to choose to take action.
Dragon Age and Dragon Age II are great examples of this. It is just one more reason that I look forward to SW:TOR, Sure there are quests but the motivation to do them and enjoy turning them in is far greater because it continues a grand story.
Those commercials are brilliant and absolutely hysterical. I hope they keep being produced.