tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976508527614113562.post6036208873027474648..comments2020-01-24T06:03:08.430-08:00Comments on Church of Pangoria: Warcraft 2Pangoria Fallstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01148359926488188195noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976508527614113562.post-49578201081276394572011-08-22T09:35:27.061-07:002011-08-22T09:35:27.061-07:00Or mod servers where achievements are turned off. ...Or mod servers where achievements are turned off. That's an idea as well.Strawfellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01575682856487531183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976508527614113562.post-62131284611218049582011-08-22T08:49:55.408-07:002011-08-22T08:49:55.408-07:00Another game I remember with a great online commun...Another game I remember with a great online community was Unreal Tournament. The game had skins, models, game modes, and maps all driven by the community. And with the lack of achievements, most maps were designed for fun rather than achievement grinding.<br /><br />Perhaps a solution for certain games is to only allow certain mods, and to only allow mod use if all players have the mod.Pangoria Fallstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01148359926488188195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976508527614113562.post-32864307643805281312011-08-22T08:17:34.013-07:002011-08-22T08:17:34.013-07:00Me and my roommate had a similar experience with W...Me and my roommate had a similar experience with Warcraft 3. We'd play together on LAN, then we tried a single online map. Wiped out in about 10 minutes, tops. It was brutal.<br /><br />Modding in any game that is competitive can lead to some seriously silly things going on. This in particular caught my eye:<br /><br />"So the more sandbox the game experience, the more likely that allowing for mods will improve the game. On the other hand, the more the game focuses on requiring balance, and fairness for all (classes, champions, lifestyle choices, etc), the the more likely that the game should not include mods"<br /><br />Pit players up against anything in where their victories gain persistant rewards, and mods are cheating, plain and simple. Put players in a sandbox, and who cares what they use to build that sandcastle? That's most likely why Blizzard keeps a hard reign in on the addon community for WoW. <br /><br />Even so, I have fond memories of the builder included with Morrowind and the mods that came from that. With the appropriate game, it can bring together a great community of people who care about the game.Strawfellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01575682856487531183noreply@blogger.com