mendax.org

The many elements that make up the entertainment for the masses.

Much commentary has been made on the addictive components of MMOGs, particularly regarding the item looting system most MMOGs incorporate. In short, the grind-based reward system, compounded with random drops, is what emulates the carrot-on-a-stick for the proverbial geek racehorse. It’s the time tied to the grind, however, that compounds the disaster of addiction, because [...]

Popularity: 1% [?]

With no MMOG holding our attention at the moment, we’re left to dream of a time when we won’t be yelled at when we next dork it out, and that time approaches now that we’re again enthused what what Warhammer: Age of Reckoning (WAR) will bring to the MMOG table. What makes our impending go [...]

Popularity: 2% [?]

When we commented that Blizzard didn’t need to make larger design changes to maintain the player-base in World of Warcraft (WoW) for the short-term, we all but tuned out the latest design points that have hit the web from Warhammer: Age of Reckoning (WAR). That’s because last we checked, WAR’s development was progressing slowly, or [...]

Popularity: 3% [?]

Tobold recently mused about the sustainability of World of Warcraft (WoW), inasmuch as its continued growth or, at minimum, maintenance, of its player base. Like others before him, Tobold is quick to note that Blizzard’s oversight in regards to their WoW expansions it the lack of new material. In fact, we’ve said time and time [...]

Popularity: 3% [?]

So Rock Band brought the music party game genre to a new level when it added drums and a microphone to complement the guitar scene. What it did best, however, was make subtle improvements on the existing crop of guitar controllers, but leave the general mechanics in place. Apparently, Guitar Hero IV will jump on [...]

Popularity: 3% [?]