Some time last year I read an article—a first person account, I believe—of a griefer in a pre-WoW mmo, possibly UO or EQ2. The griefer described his discovery that a low-level character could drag a train of mobs across the world and through the main town, killing everybody in its path. The griefer, however, playing a low-level character, could not be killed by the higher-level players. Apparently his tactics resulted in major changes to the game-playing mechanics and rules. My normally proficient Google-fu has failed me on this one. Does anybody know what article I am talking about?
posted on Feb 22, 2008 - 8 answers

Game Design: In an MMO, how do you build an economy that will 'balance' itself? Obviously, having solid inputs and outputs are one thing, and balancing those inputs with the demand for the item, but what other things need to be taken into account? [more inside]
posted on Feb 9, 2008 - 23 answers

I'm looking for an Eve-Online corporation to join, and I'm wondering if any Mefites might have suggestions of corporations that would be a good fit. [more inside]
posted on Dec 31, 2007 - 7 answers

The sadness of Second Life, if you know any examples. Bad things that have happened in there, stats about why people leave, anecdotes about what's wrong with it, etc. [more inside]
posted on May 31, 2007 - 18 answers

Can anyone recommend a World of Warcraft guild that meets my specifications? [more inside]
posted on Feb 26, 2007 - 10 answers

Is there a multi-track audio format suitable for chorus practice? That and [more inside]
posted on Dec 5, 2006 - 11 answers

Help me find collaborative hex-mapping software. [more inside]
posted on Sep 29, 2006 - 1 answers

After several years of a healthy diet, exercise and a loving relationship, I got hooked to an MMO and let all three go down the crapper over the course of about a year and a half. On Monday I finally quit and now I'm trying to recover (as silly as that might sound). One aspect of this is trying to get back into a healthy routine. [more inside]
posted on May 24, 2006 - 23 answers

I'm trying to figure out what the appeal of Second Life is. [more inside]
posted on Mar 2, 2006 - 10 answers