So, once again the weekend is here, top class athletics, rowing and cycling on the TV, weather still good enough to get out and about for a bit of a run, and most importantly of all, less than a week now to the kick-off of the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. It is going to be a fabulous tournament, with one of the Worlds greatest teams on home turf at a time when they are not performing at their very best, England struggling, Australia and South Africa resurgent and Argentina pushing for global recognition. It all looks sets to be a real epic battle. Closer to home, and yet still global, my online gaming relaxation sessions are getting very exciting as I approach level 100 in War Metal, and there have been two significant developments that look to be very interesting for the future of the game.
The developers of the game have added a new combat system, Factions where groups of players band together to battle each others groups, awards being made for combat performance and battle statistics and the group having to work collaboratively in order to achieve success. As a low level player it will be a while before I am much use in faction play but it looks pretty good fun for the future. The second development is that a perceived need for changes to the Player vs Player game system raised by players is being explored by the developers. It is good to be involved with a gaming community where the people designing and developing the game play and the game engines are involved with the wider community, particularly where they involve the wider community in the decision making process.
I'm not sure that it is necessarily the best way to get the best game, being more of a fan of benign dictatorship when it comes to the decision making process in these situations, democracy being to prone to corruption, generally for the Lulz, but we will just have to see how things develop. It's a great way to unwind after a hard week though, good exercise, good sport to watch and good fun with friends.....
The developers of the game have added a new combat system, Factions where groups of players band together to battle each others groups, awards being made for combat performance and battle statistics and the group having to work collaboratively in order to achieve success. As a low level player it will be a while before I am much use in faction play but it looks pretty good fun for the future. The second development is that a perceived need for changes to the Player vs Player game system raised by players is being explored by the developers. It is good to be involved with a gaming community where the people designing and developing the game play and the game engines are involved with the wider community, particularly where they involve the wider community in the decision making process.
I'm not sure that it is necessarily the best way to get the best game, being more of a fan of benign dictatorship when it comes to the decision making process in these situations, democracy being to prone to corruption, generally for the Lulz, but we will just have to see how things develop. It's a great way to unwind after a hard week though, good exercise, good sport to watch and good fun with friends.....
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