Kill Ten Rats posted this on their site so I am just going to give you a snippet of it then have you go read it. It’s a good read: MMO community managers have an ugly job. Public relations is never the cakewalk that it seems from the outside, but dealing with the teeming internet… Read More: So You Read Message Boards For a Living? »
Due to the fact that my last official work day was May 15th and the next one isn’t until June 1st, I decided to take advantage of the “free” time and I am out-of-state for a bit. I’ll be back soon but I doubt I’ll be checking the forums or my email or things much… Read More: Ashen On Vacation »
The following was written by HaemishM on his new site Game Angst: This is the end of something and the beginning of something quite like it. I started writing for the “rant site” Waterthread.org back in September of 2002, after a first abortive attempt to write something for Player2Player.net that is probably better lost to… Read More: Game Angst »
While at E3 2006, I had the opportunity to sit down with Tracy Spaight of Rapid Reality thanks to MMORPG.com. After being fashionably late with my write-up, Dana posted it as quickly as possible. Here’s a short excerpt: Having a strong Shadowbane background, I brought up the question of what will happen if a large… Read More: Africa: E3 2006 Preview »
What a few weeks it has been! Since my initial trip on a job interview in late April, everything has become a blur; so much that I have a ton of catching up to do on my very own forums! A few days after getting back to Austin from there, it seems like I was… Read More: Beware the Stray Bullet! »
This weekend we are having the virtual Fan Gathering for Shadowbane in the online world know as Second Life. If you missed the first announcement, I’d recommend reading it before reading this any further. Things have come a long way since that original announcement, mostly thanks to Sachant; she’s been hard at work making sure… Read More: Shadowbane Virtual Gathering [Update] »
Hey all, I’ll probably be quiet on here for a few days. Doing a few last minute things before my flight takes me back to California where I’ll be (for E3). I’ll check in every so often but mostly out of touch (I imagine). Behave (somewhat, at least!) and don’t burn the place down!
Instead of featuring my crazy ideas on here, MMORPG.com put up an editorial by me entitled To Rule An Empire. Here’s a snippet: In today’s online gaming market, player affiliations have become immensely popular. This is particularly true in the massively multiplayer online (MMO) gaming portion. I can remember back to the days when one… Read More: To Rule An Empire »
As the philosopher (and scientist) Alfred Korzybski would say; “God may forgive your sins, but your nervous system won’t.” Before you read too far, no, this is not really related to game mechanics or systems or anything of that sort. In fact, the only relation this little “blagh” post has to games is that it… Read More: God May Forgive Your Sins »
Some time ago, the Shadowbane Community Team was working on the prospect of having a fan gathering around the same time as the Austin Game Conference. Due to the fact that Wolfpack Studios will be closing on May 15th, 2006, this will no longer occur. With less than a month until that date becomes a… Read More: Shadowbane Virtual Fan Gathering »