Some guys talk about MMORPGs and Instances

I’ve got nothing personal against any of these guys (other than the long hours of self imposed suffering I did in their respective games), but the only one who actually makes sense here is Scott Jennings, who I have total man crush on.

(stolen from games.slashdot.com)

• Brad McQuad take on Instances. - Brad being your EQ creator/hater. You remember, the game that completely and totally hated all it’s customers.
• Raph Koster’s input (who is a total game design god, just ask anyone that will parrot what Raph says) - Raph being the guy for responsible for the downfall of UO and SWG.
• Scott Jennings - LUM! And now employed by Mythic.

Quick breakdown for those too lazy to read:
Brad says instances are bad and response of gaming umberhulks who are used to single player games and that Instances have no place in MMORPGs. Brad goes on suggest that finite resources and hard work should allow some people to acquire some things and everyone else to suffer. Boy, I can’t wait to play his new game.

Raph rambles on in big words with marketing speak to back up his theories and basically comes down to the point, “games are box and instances are smaller boxes and I’m a retard.” I too thought it odd he called himself a retard.

Scott then proceeds to explain that instances have their place if done correctly. Duh.

Overall, a C+/B on the interesting gaming reading chart, if only because of the industry experts involved.