MMOG Tutorials: Not Enough Flavors

LoreHound.com writes: "The first steps into a new virtual world can be a daunting endeavor. Players are bombarded with so much visual and aural stimuli that it’s rather easy to become discouraged. There are pop-up windows, voice overs, foreign UI menus, giant questions marks, health meters and more. That is just the stuff on the screen, not in the world. In the world, we have our virtual representation, our avatar, and whatever her surroundings may be – a dinky town, life pod or wasteland. To the initiated, we can absorb and digest these oddities rather quickly. The newcomers, well there’s a good chance they won’t make it too far.

To date, MMOG tutorials and starting zones generally fall in to one of four flavors:"

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World of Warcraft Cataclysm Classic Devs Discuss Guild Changes

Game Rant chats with WoW Cataclysm Classic developers about the changes to the guild leveling and perks system originally introduced in Cataclysm.

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WoW Cataclysm Classic Devs Say Raid Finder Is Unlikely

In an interview with Game Rant, World of Warcraft Cataclysm Classic devs discuss the possibility of matchmade raids returning in Cataclysm Classic.

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World of Warcraft Cataclysm Classic to arrive in first half of 2024

The hits keep on coming at BlizzCon 2023 after the announcement of World of Warcraft Cataclysm Classic.

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Gamingsince1981591d ago

The xpac that is still known by the majority of wow players as, the downfall of wow, it did nothing but lose subs from then on but releasing it as classic is good idea ?? Ok

Shane Kim591d ago

Hehe they are just re-releasing the game a second time.

Snookies12589d ago

That's what I've been wondering since they announced Burning Crusade coming to WoW Classic... I was like, so what are they just going to keep releasing expansions for a second time? What the heck is the point in that? It's like something a parody would make fun of. Except, they're actually serious about it.