verisimilitude
Vague Patch Notes: No, MMO lore does not excuse design decisions
There are a lot of problems with how people tend to use lore when it comes to MMOs. I've talked about one side of...
Storyboard: On the art of verisimilitude in MMO roleplaying
Those of you who remember this column from Massively-that-was are invited to take a shot, as was the running joke. Because it turned out...
Edengrad adds in more reactive NPC mechanics
Even in a post-apocalyptic setting like Edengrad, it's important for NPCs to fill out the world and make it feel more alive. However, that...
Elite: Dangerous generates its galaxy with NASA data
Elite: Dangerous is a work of science fiction; that's not under discussion. So as in all science fiction, the developers just created a galaxy by selecting...
