Plan for Axel "The Cush" Cushing
by Axel Cushing · 02/17/2005 (10:58 am) · 2 comments
For those who have not heard...World of WarCraft is like CRACK! I thought City of Heroes was fun, and it was for a while, but WoW is utterly addictive. Addictive enough it's kinda impacted on my writing and design work.
The work for my RPG has come to a standstill, though I'd like to think that there may be some lessons to be learned from WoW. I'm not looking to make an MMORPG, mind you, but imitation being the sincerest form of flattery, there may be some ideas which I might be able to apply to my own game. Assuming, of course, I can actually get it together.
A friend of mine, meanwhile, has asked me to do some rough sketches for a horror-themed online RPG. The key difference on this project as opposed to others is that he's not planning on making it massive, at least not at first. He's planning to prototype it in a small network environment first, then go from there. However, in addition to all of the code work (he's just graduated with a B.S. in Computer Science), he's also trying to design the RPG system AND trying to get modellers and artists. While I'm not going to be on the same level as the artists at Blizzard, I'm more than happy to come up with at least a few sketches.
The work for my RPG has come to a standstill, though I'd like to think that there may be some lessons to be learned from WoW. I'm not looking to make an MMORPG, mind you, but imitation being the sincerest form of flattery, there may be some ideas which I might be able to apply to my own game. Assuming, of course, I can actually get it together.
A friend of mine, meanwhile, has asked me to do some rough sketches for a horror-themed online RPG. The key difference on this project as opposed to others is that he's not planning on making it massive, at least not at first. He's planning to prototype it in a small network environment first, then go from there. However, in addition to all of the code work (he's just graduated with a B.S. in Computer Science), he's also trying to design the RPG system AND trying to get modellers and artists. While I'm not going to be on the same level as the artists at Blizzard, I'm more than happy to come up with at least a few sketches.
About the author
Axel Cushing currently writes for the game site The Armchair Empire, when he's not working on game designs, novels, or screenplays.
#2
02/17/2005 (4:50 pm)
I've been asked on multiple occassions where I find the time for game development. I'm always puzzled by this question. But I think I know the answer now -- I've been MMORPG sober for 4 years now (one day at a time). My road to recovery was not an easy one -- I had to get rid of my console (Dreamcast) in order to break free (oh Phantasy Star Online, how I loved thee!). But ever since then, I feel like I have so much more energy, and life is more full. There are days that the temptation still strikes me, but I know if I'm strong and take it one step at a time I can live a full, happy, MMORPG free life. Please, if you or someone you know is abusing MMORPG's, get help today. Your future in game development depends on it! 
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