Comments on: For the love of all that is holy… missing MMORPGs and creating story http://www.japitts.net/2009/07/for-the-love-of-all-that-is-holy-missing-mmorpgs-and-creating-story/ Urban Fantasy Author Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:25:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: John http://www.japitts.net/2009/07/for-the-love-of-all-that-is-holy-missing-mmorpgs-and-creating-story/comment-page-1/#comment-20 John Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:45:12 +0000 http://www.japitts.net/?p=178#comment-20 True enough, but the thing about mowing the lawn, for example, is that it is a relatively mindless endeavor, mainly physical. It allows the brain time to wander. When I'm playing MMOs or when I'm reading someone elses novel, my brain is totally engrossed there and does NOT allow me space for my own world. True enough, but the thing about mowing the lawn, for example, is that it is a relatively mindless endeavor, mainly physical. It allows the brain time to wander. When I’m playing MMOs or when I’m reading someone elses novel, my brain is totally engrossed there and does NOT allow me space for my own world.

]]> By: Lon http://www.japitts.net/2009/07/for-the-love-of-all-that-is-holy-missing-mmorpgs-and-creating-story/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Lon Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:06:40 +0000 http://www.japitts.net/?p=178#comment-19 I haven't done any real RPGing since high school. Had a great bunch I played with through 10th grade, then moved back to U.S. and didn't play near as much. Mostly for lack of others who were into it. But I hear you about that craving. I sunk my own craving into single player RPG gaming: Redguard, Story-based FPSs, Morrowind, Fallout, Deus Ex, etc. Flirted with WoW for a year or so, made cow eyes at City of Heroes but never took up the mantle. I regularly find myself staring at the materials in RPG/comics stores, kind of nostalgic for the good old days of PnP games with good friends and too much caffeine. I think if anyone around here ever advertised for a Deadlands or Call of Cthulhu game, I'd give in to the urge and try it out again, just cause I feel like those games are the ones I missed out on from my heyday. But like you, I've tended to turn my drive to be a part of story into the writing side of things. With more internal satisfaction than external validation, sure. But at least with some occasional sort of validation. I haven’t done any real RPGing since high school. Had a great bunch I played with through 10th grade, then moved back to U.S. and didn’t play near as much. Mostly for lack of others who were into it.

But I hear you about that craving. I sunk my own craving into single player RPG gaming: Redguard, Story-based FPSs, Morrowind, Fallout, Deus Ex, etc. Flirted with WoW for a year or so, made cow eyes at City of Heroes but never took up the mantle.

I regularly find myself staring at the materials in RPG/comics stores, kind of nostalgic for the good old days of PnP games with good friends and too much caffeine. I think if anyone around here ever advertised for a Deadlands or Call of Cthulhu game, I’d give in to the urge and try it out again, just cause I feel like those games are the ones I missed out on from my heyday.

But like you, I’ve tended to turn my drive to be a part of story into the writing side of things. With more internal satisfaction than external validation, sure. But at least with some occasional sort of validation.

]]> By: Scott James Magner http://www.japitts.net/2009/07/for-the-love-of-all-that-is-holy-missing-mmorpgs-and-creating-story/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Scott James Magner Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:33:55 +0000 http://www.japitts.net/?p=178#comment-18 WOW Free since I started this series myself, although I did relapse into City of Heroes early last year. I'm more of a paragon City tourist these days, although the reflexes are still there for all of my characters. When I was playing in 08, I used the time to reinforce story ideas for my space opera series characters. Any time is writing time, if you keep the ultimate goal in mind. The plotting and character work I do while mowing the lawn is just as valuable as the time spent pecking away at these keys. WOW Free since I started this series myself, although I did relapse into City of Heroes early last year. I’m more of a paragon City tourist these days, although the reflexes are still there for all of my characters.

When I was playing in 08, I used the time to reinforce story ideas for my space opera series characters. Any time is writing time, if you keep the ultimate goal in mind. The plotting and character work I do while mowing the lawn is just as valuable as the time spent pecking away at these keys.

]]>