Today's comic outing can be found here. A reader sent us a link to an eBay auction for a decommissioned Titan Missile Base a couple weeks ago, and we're still completely obsessed with the possibilities. We felt confident that once you learned of it - and truly considered its fabulous subterranean potential - these fantasies would become a universal affliction.
Today's post is by Raph Koster. Raph Koster is... well, he's Raph Koster. He's also Raph Koster. He's had his hand in so many MMOs and been the engine of so much player controversy it would be hard to summarize him in a couple italicized paragraphs. It's fair to say that he has considered the systems unique to persistent, multi-user environments as much as any person alive - probably more. He has his own company now, making something called Metaplace, which is both the mechanism behind his new game and a platform for people to make their own multiplayer experiences.
I used to go to a toy shop in the mall and play with the Rokenboks there, when I had the time to go to toy shops in the mall for hours and not buy any things. I'm excited to see what shakes out with the NetDevil's LEGO MMO, but I had so much fun playing with those weird little toys that I've always wondered how a cooperative game based on civil construction might work. I'm lucky to know someone who could actually answer this question.
