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Plan for Masoud Maysami

Name:	Masoud Maysami
Date Posted:	Feb 18, 2005
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WoW

I was about to come back to "Game"-coding in my little freetime again and then *bang* , i got a copy of WorldOfWarcraft and those little freetime is gone ...
Hope i can make it back to coding again, but looks like this game is very huge.
I was always a passionate gamer and coder, but now i am more a gamer then a coder.
It is fascinating how a company like Blizzard is able to produce so many brilliant games again and again. And the secret of their success is NOT the latest AAA Graphic engine.
Somehow they have a good "feeling" for how to make an addictiv gameplay.
To the graphic engine : i think it was always a good strategy not to have the latest technical fancy stuffs in the game so you can get a large audience for the game. If you have a good and fun gameplay no one will ever complain about any missing graphical eye-candies which are not really necessary for a game.

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Jeremy Alessi (Feb 18, 2005 at 10:03 GMT)

I'm hearing so much about that game I might have to pick it up. I'm still playing Half-Life 2 actually! I must say that I'm very impressed with it all the way around ... my favorite part I think is the character interaction (or is it the physics;) ... I love their facial expressions and it really pulled me into the game. Anyway, I know WoW does look good as well but I think it'll always come down to the gameplay as you described ... if it's got a good feel then people will play it.

Charlie Malbaurn (Feb 18, 2005 at 11:02 GMT)

I love HL2 and played a little wow in beta. I love both of them but my computer is freezing up if i play anything 3d lately.

So I'll pick up wow after I can get my system redone.

Craig Ball (Feb 18, 2005 at 13:38 GMT)

I decided not to pick it up mainly because of the online subscription thing, but after hearing a shed load of people say how much it can eat your freetime - Im kinda glad I didnt, cause I dont seem to be able to play a game for 5 minutes either!

Great point about the graphics vs gameplay - make the game playable, not viewable.

Jason Larabie (Feb 18, 2005 at 17:38 GMT)

Do not pick up this game if you value your life! It eats it away and takes up many many moons. I'm still wondering where I left December...

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