MMO Blog

There’s one thing I’ve noticed over the last few weeks. MMOs like to borrow from other MMOs. Perhaps there’s no more incestuous corner of the gaming industry than our own and it has long-lasting effects that perhaps developers don’t consider when perpetrating this particular “crime”. It’s something that’s apparent whenever you consider World of Warcraft and its relation to any other MMORPG released in the last 8 years, but it goes far deeper than that. I thought to begin a new month, we’d take a look at an old problem and how it infects our gaming even today.

Last week’s slow journey through the world of Guild Wars 2 meant that we were now a little bit closer to getting onto the main story. The Ringmaster is long gone, the help given to us by a Mesmer so we could sneak into Two-Blade Pete’s layer is just a distant memory and, if you followed my advice last week, you’ll have explored as much as you possibly can and will have probably made it to about level 20-25. You’ll probably have pretty decent armour/weaponry and, if you don’t, be sure to head into a town and repair/purchase the best stuff going. You’re going to need it: especially if you’re of an underwhelming level.This week we’re moving into a swamp filled with the undead. Worse than that though, you’ll have a couple of very difficult decisions to make.