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Public Quests

2008-08-29 16:18:19 by Tobold in Tobold's MMORPG Blog
 
...quests. Even the people who reported negatively on WAR usually had something nice to say about public quests. Pretty much everyone who tried public quests found them fun, and so did I. But I didn't want to write about them too early, because I think the analysis of public quests requires some deeper thought: How do they work? Why are they...
 
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Making quests less anti-social

2008-06-27 12:08:00 by Tobold in Tobold's MMORPG Blog
 
...quests, changed player behavior a lot. It appears as if the main fun of a MMORPG comes from the rewards given out for an activity, not from the activity itself. The catch is that there *is* a difference in fun of various activities, and if the best rewards are given out for activities that are less fun, players are steered in the wrong...
 
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Tobold's MMORPG Blog: Making quests less anti-social

2008-06-27 06:31:27 by Editor in VirginWorlds MMO News
 
...quests, changed player behavior a lot. It appears as if the main fun of a MMORPG comes from the rewards given out for an activity, not from the activity itself. The catch is that there *is* a difference in fun of various activities, and if the best rewards are given out for activities that are less fun, players are steered in the wrong...
 
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Grinding vs. Quests

2008-02-23 22:38:12 by Keen in Keen and Graev's Gaming Blog
 
...quests were either inferior experience, inferior loot, a waste of time, or nonexistent. Since WoWs success with questing many larger mmorpgs have adopted the system: Vanguard, LotRO, and PotBS for example. In each of these games the main focus of leveling has been centered squarely on questing. The system seems to focus on these key points ...
 
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BioWare: How We Can Improve The Side Quests For Mass Effect 2

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2008-03-11 19:46:01 by Stephen Totilo in MTV Multiplayer
...quests could be better? If so, then the guys who run BioWare agree that there is room for improvement They told me so at GDC I care, because Ive been to a lot of those side-quest planets in Mass Effect. In fact, I believe Ive been to all of them . So I have my own feelings about what worked and what didnt. I wanted to get the official...
 
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Public Quests will radically enhance mmorpg gameplay

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2008-06-05 18:22:02 by Keen in Keen and Graev's Gaming Blog
...Quests and wanted to write a few of my thoughts on the topic Public Quests have been one of the most appealing attractions in Warhammer Online for me because Im a player who always needs something to do. I dont enjoy idling in town waiting for a group or bg queue. I want to be out in the world killing something or doing something to progress...
 
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Keen and Graev's Gaming Blog: Public Quests will radically enhance mmorpg gameplay

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2008-06-05 14:30:32 by Editor in VirginWorlds MMO News
...Quests and wanted to write a few of my thoughts on the topic Public Quests have been one of the most appealing attractions in Warhammer Online for me because Im a player who always needs something to do. I dont enjoy idling in town waiting for a group or bg queue. I want to be out in the world killing something or doing something to progress...
 
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How Mass Effect 2 Will Improve Side Quests

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2008-03-14 16:09:58 by Chris in Gaming Today
...quests. Whether it was the boring driving segments that I would almost equate to grinding in an RPG or the cookie cutter quests once you got to where you were going, Mass Effects side quests were far from perfect Luckily, BioWare knows things werent really ideal and sees a lot of room for improvement with Mass Effect 2. BioWare general...
 
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Daily quests, daily grind.

2008-03-27 14:17:32 by syncaine in Hardcore Casual
 
...quests that contribute to the big server event of opening up the island. All this talk of dailies got me thinking, why do so many people consider them such a great idea A daily quest, when you really break it down, is just like any other quest in the game, with the major difference that you can repeat it over and over for xp/gold/rep. Break...
 
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WoW: Guide to Shattered Sun Offensive Outland Quests

2008-04-07 03:14:12 by Editor in VirginWorlds MMO News
 
...Quests you may complete daily for the Shattered Sun Offensive front while in Outland. From doing multiphase readings in Nagrand to killing Blood Elf Guards for their Attack Plans, this Guide covers all the Quests you will encounter and a good path to follow to complete them in the least time possible The Shattered Sun Offensive's call for...
 
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