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Weekend Confirmed 67 - Ocarina 3DS, Dungeon Siege III, indie games
by Garnett Lee, Jul 01, 2011 12:15pm PDTSummer has arrived and Weekend Confirmed is ready to take it on with "Indie" Jeff Mattas joining Jeff and Garnett along with special guest Billy Berghammer. They start the show in Whatcha Been Playin? with a quick second look Shadows of the Damned, a first take on Dungeon Siege III, and Billy's playthrough of Ocarina of Time on the 3DS. Jeff brings a smorgasbord of indie games including Frozen Synapse, Jamestown, and Atom Zombie Smasher. The group moves on to discuss whether "community" in games can evolve beyond badges and stat keeping. And in the news the talk turns to the landmark Supreme Court ruling and World of Warcraft going free-to-play--or has it--before wrapping things up with Finishing Moves.
Weekend Confirmed Ep. 67: 07/01/2011
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- Whatcha' Been Playin Part 1: Start: 00:00:00 End: 00:28:40
- Whatcha' Been Playin Part 2: Start: 00:29:14 End: 01:00:38
- Indie Whatcha Been Playin: Start: 01:01:39 End: 01:37:47
- Featured music "This Is How It Goes" by 28May: Start: 01:37:47 End: 01:41:29
- The Front Page news: Start: 01:41:29 End: 02:16:22
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Comments
I think part of the problem is that matchmaking is by default somewhat impersonal. To some degree it's a randomization of who you're going to play with. Live was designed to make it as easy as possible to connect with a friends list and it has pretty much done that with parties and party chat and such. If they ever wanna accomplish that with bigger groups I think PC gaming might have solutions.
Sure you gotta pick out a server for yourself, but once you find a good one it's sort of the equivalent to a bar that you would frequent, or better yet a forum. The main similarity is that dedicated servers tend to be moderated. Almost every Call of Duty or Battlefield server I've visited on PC has had its own rules against swearing and general dickery that ban violators. I haven't met a single screaming 12-year-old in either game. Even when I do get what sounds like a kid in Team Fortress 2, he'll just about always actually be having a civil discussion about what's going on in the game because he knows he'll get kicked otherwise!
Maybe Microsoft (and other publishers) could put up regional servers and actually hire moderators the way you'd hire moderators for a forum or people who manage bowling alleys or something. A whole other social aspect arises when people rent or set up their own dedicated servers: forums (like 1up, or GAF), companies, and other groups set up servers all the time specifically for members who like to play a particular game together. I'm pretty sure MIcrosoft could find a way to monetize that system - maybe allow users to rent out servers from them or from trusted partners like GameServers.com.
Secondly, I think it would be nice if consoles employed something similar to Steam Groups. There you have dozens or even hundreds of people identifying a common interest or association planning gaming events and making announcements.
I know it probably won't happen what with Microsoft's current stance regarding PC gaming, but just sayin'.
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