Comments on: One murder makes a villain, millions a hero.

By: Melmoth

Melmoth — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:11:31 +0000

Trade [3]: WTB Immersion, have mats. Willing to trade for Frustration. PST.

By: Capn John

Capn John — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:47:31 +0000

Warsong Lumber Camp in Ashenvale. The workers are slaving away while supervisors oversee the work…as wolves & spiders wander quite happily among them.

Then you turn up and even if you’re an Orc, exactly like the other Orcs, the wolves do not hesitate to attack you. You can be a level 80 and able to incinerate the wolves just by sneezing on them, and yet they’ll ignore the lower level, less powerful guards and attack you.

I’ve got your immersion right here, buddy. Snap! Hear that? That was your immersion. Yeah, that’s right; it’s broken.

By: Melmoth

Melmoth — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:30:36 +0000

@Riknas: I always loved the wolves in WoW: they would run over and kill a rabbit, then run back and stand beside the deer they were ignoring beforehand. They’re just petulant bastards, although that’s probably more genuine character development than you’ll ever get with Arthas.

Perhaps as part of the Cataclysm, Blizzard should have any remaining rabbits gang up as though they were in a post-apocalyptic game such as Fallen Earth, dress them in spiky leather and goggles and have them hunt the remaining wolves for sport.

@Stabs: “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing man that he didn’t exist. That and the belief that phat loots are worth killing for.”
– Usual Suspects, Director’s Cut

By: Stabs

Stabs — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:03:52 +0000

God meant us to murder mobs.

If he hadn’t he would never have given them shinies to drop for us.

By: Riknas

Riknas — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:29:46 +0000

I do wonder if this is an actual serious post. That said, there are plenty of the times in games (WAR, for example) where you really are the villain.

Many more a case where the game pretty much tells you, “Yea. Those things? They friggin kill EVERYTHING. Can you fix that?”

I am a bit thrown off by so many animals leaving each other alone. Eco-systems don’t really get too much thought do they? Sure. WoW might have a wolf kill the occasional rabbit, but the only game I’ve seen touch upon it anymore than that is Aion, where in some zones creatures seemingly all at odds will tear at each other where their spawn zones seem to mix a bit. Hmm.