Comments on: Capitalism and Warcraft http://faustusnotes.wordpress.com/2008/07/19/capitalism-and-warcraft/ Infernal adventuring... Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:20:28 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: faustusnotes http://faustusnotes.wordpress.com/2008/07/19/capitalism-and-warcraft/#comment-3 faustusnotes Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:47:21 +0000 http://faustusnotes.wordpress.com/?p=13#comment-3 I think I saw a review for a game like that once - an online game where one person played it as an RTS, and the other players took the part of the footsoldiers in a type of first person shooter. So they went where their human general sent them, and died for his glory. I thought it was a very clever idea... I think I saw a review for a game like that once – an online game where one person played it as an RTS, and the other players took the part of the footsoldiers in a type of first person shooter. So they went where their human general sent them, and died for his glory. I thought it was a very clever idea…

]]> By: Eden http://faustusnotes.wordpress.com/2008/07/19/capitalism-and-warcraft/#comment-2 Eden Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:36:05 +0000 http://faustusnotes.wordpress.com/?p=13#comment-2 When I first heard about the mining, harvesting etc, I wondered how that could be fun to do in a game. It's supposed to be escapism, not... mimicry (except trading and buying/selling stuff. Perhaps because I'm so used to that aspect in other games already). This has probably already been done somewhere, but would be interesting to introduce a feudal system of vassals and lords, where your peasants earn money for you while you cavort off to fight whatever happens to be in the vicinity... When I first heard about the mining, harvesting etc, I wondered how that could be fun to do in a game. It’s supposed to be escapism, not… mimicry (except trading and buying/selling stuff. Perhaps because I’m so used to that aspect in other games already).

This has probably already been done somewhere, but would be interesting to introduce a feudal system of vassals and lords, where your peasants earn money for you while you cavort off to fight whatever happens to be in the vicinity…

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