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Joshua Oreskovich's Blog

No credentials really to speak of other than personal experience immersed in mostly table top games and wide selection of played video games majoring in RPGs and MMOGs. I have a great deal of interest in how and why video games work (or don't work). And I welcome criticism as well as heated debate or deeply philosophical discussion.

I found my way here via "Extra Credits".

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Suck Rewards
Posted by Joshua Oreskovich on Mon, 17 Dec 2012 01:54:00 EST in Design
Games continue to lose purpose, and so few it seems, seem to recognize this.
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Comment In: Zynga laying off 520 staff, shuttering multiple offices [News - 06/03/2013 - 02:54]

Many generations before us have ...

Many generations before us have given their all and lost a lot for us to have the freedoms we have and the well-being we enjoy. r n r n 1000 r n r nThere is a sort of pyramid of people problems, and at the top beyond the money shufflers ...

Comment In: Wargaming kicks 'pay-to-win' monetization to the curb [News - 06/03/2013 - 04:47]

An XVM or similar based ...

An XVM or similar based MM could cure this, but would cause longer waiting times. Until that its the good old trick: restart game after 3-4 really bad loss. r n r nThis does not work, I am fairly certain they reset the probabilities on a daily or few days ...

Comment In: Gamebox accuses Wargaming of 'slander' over Project Tank [News - 05/28/2013 - 12:45]

http://forum.worldoftanks.com/index.php /topic/234260-some-interesting-info-on-mm/page st 0 top ...

http://forum.worldoftanks.com/index.php /topic/234260-some-interesting-info-on-mm/page st 0 top

Comment In: Postmortem: Overhaul Games' Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition [Feature - 04/15/2013 - 04:00]

I am surprised they stayed ...

I am surprised they stayed so true to the original artwork without trying to make it look more like WoW ... accidental missing original art or not.. I like the appearance.

Comment In: EA backs off from Facebook in a big way [News - 04/15/2013 - 08:55]

@Harlan Sumgui r n r ...

@Harlan Sumgui r n r nWoT and Planetside 2 seem to be doing quite well, I can affirm WoT seems to sustain and grow .. at least in siz of player base whether this offsets inflation I have no clue .. but it also is milking a virtually competitionless market. ...

Comment In: Irrational Play and Design [Blog - 04/10/2013 - 12:56]

No time to comment atm, ...

No time to comment atm, but the subject matter is fascinating, and I would love to read more as soon as time permits.

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