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Accidental Death in MMOs
I was a big fan of The Lord of the Rings Online and played for about a year and a half from ’97 to 99′ or so. As in many MMOs, there’s a certain amount of regard for players who can survive many levels without dying. On the other hand many players consider those players “care bears”, a derogatory term for someone who avoids danger to stay alive. One thing that has always bugged in me LOTRO is “real-life-happens accidental death”.
Left 4 Dead 2: Second Impressions
Now that Left 4 Dead 2 is actually out it occurred to me I should write my second impressions on Left 4 Dead 2.
Left 4 Dead 2: First Impressions
Left 4 Dead was and still is a great game. We’ll have to see how it’s sequel lives up in the long run. I will say this. It’s not worth more than around $20.00. And the price of $44/$49 on Steam is ridiculous.
Hey, Ubisoft, I bought PC Prince of Persia, the one without DRM.
You lost the magic of Sands of Time and you had no idea how to get it back. You deserved what you got.