General: Some Intriguing 2015 Questions

Some Intriguing 2015 Questions

What a difference 12 months can make. Although the MMOG category did see some notable occurrences in 2014, I don’t know many people who felt it lived up to the potential it seemed to have at this time a year ago. I wouldn’t call it a disaster by any means, but neither did it knock my socks off. Entering 2015, I’m quietly optimistic. That said, I have questions about the what lies ahead, involving Landmark, The Elder Scrolls Online, EverQuest Next and more.

General: Why Are NPCs So Robotic?

Why Are NPCs So Robotic?

When I play an MMO, I love the feeling of walking through a virtual world. Sure, it’s fun to kill great beasts and to find epic adventure, but in the end I mostly look forward to meeting new virtual people that fill those virtual worlds. The problem is that crafting a living, virtual world is hard.