Posts Tagged ‘lore’

Inspiration and Incentives in MMORPGs

Let’s face it, the day-to-day grind of any MMORPG is pretty dull. It doesn’t matter if you’re doing quests or crafting, the hint’s in the name, it’s a grind. What interests us in MMOs, however, is the bigger picture. Rewards, status, social occasions, large scale events, they are all inspiration and incentives for us. We [...]

Gods In MMORPGs

Spinks posted an interesting article about guessing the next Old God in World of Warcraft (apparently they’re all named after gods in the H.P. Lovecraft Cthulhu mythos - had no idea). This got me thinking about how deities are used in MMORPGs and what I’d like to see done with them.
My first exposure to gods [...]

The Draenei

The Draenei are my favourite race in World of Warcraft and, not surprisingly, my Warrior is one and I’ve also just rolled a couple of Draenei alts - a Priest and a Paladin. I was toying with the idea of making Blood Elves (they are probably my second favourite race) but I decided to keep [...]