AlexTaldren.comhttp://www.alextaldren.com/blog/en-US2012-02-10T10:16:09ZSquarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)An MMO That Aims For Equality Before Liberty Achieves Neitherhttp://www.alextaldren.com/blog/2012/1/11/an-mmo-that-aims-for-equality-before-liberty-achieves-neithe.htmlAlex Taldren2012-01-11T17:14:53ZBioware Game Design MMORPG SWTOR Sandbox MMO The Old Republic Themepark MMOStarting 2012 With The Old Republichttp://www.alextaldren.com/blog/2012/1/5/starting-2012-with-the-old-republic.htmlAlex Taldren2012-01-05T17:16:00ZBioware MMO MMORPG PC Gaming Star Wars The Old RepublicNewly Released BF3 Server Admin Settings Reveals Options That Make BF2 Vets Happyhttp://www.alextaldren.com/blog/2011/10/23/newly-released-bf3-server-admin-settings-reveals-options-tha.htmlAlex Taldren2011-10-23T06:06:23ZBF 3 Server Admin Settings BF3 Battlefield 3 FPS PC GamingNuclear Dawn Gameplay Video Previewhttp://www.alextaldren.com/blog/2011/10/11/nuclear-dawn-gameplay-video-preview.htmlAlex Taldren2011-10-11T16:56:50ZFPS FPS Gameplay Video HL2 Mod Indie Gaming Interwave Studios Nuclear Dawn PC Gaming VideoWhy Battlefield 3's Lack of an In-Game Server Browser Doesn't Bother Mehttp://www.alextaldren.com/blog/2011/8/19/why-battlefield-3s-lack-of-an-in-game-server-browser-doesnt.htmlAlex Taldren2011-08-19T19:34:38ZBattlefield 3 Battlelog Browser Gaming EA's Battlelog FPS Game Design Server BrowsersLatest ArcheAge Videos Show Off Construction and Siegeshttp://www.alextaldren.com/blog/2011/8/16/latest-archeage-videos-show-off-construction-and-sieges.htmlAlex Taldren2011-08-16T19:27:50ZArcheAge ArcheAge Gameplay Videos MMORPG PC Gaming VideoAPB and Trying My Luck at Voice Actinghttp://www.alextaldren.com/blog/2011/8/2/apb-and-trying-my-luck-at-voice-acting.htmlAlex Taldren2011-08-02T16:30:08ZAPB Battlestar Galactica Game Diaspora Gaming Culture Voice ActingiPhone App: BravixBall New Fancy-Pants Features!http://www.alextaldren.com/blog/2011/5/9/iphone-app-bravixball-new-fancy-pants-features.htmlGnavicks2011-05-10T00:31:38ZBravixBall Mobile GamingXsyon: A First Look at the Sandbox MMORPG of 2011http://www.alextaldren.com/blog/2011/2/12/xsyon-a-first-look-at-the-sandbox-mmorpg-of-2011.htmlAlex Taldren2011-02-12T21:33:00ZEarthrise Game Design Indie Gaming MMORPG Masthead Studios Notorius Games PC Gaming Sandbox MMO Video XsyonMankind's "Selfishness" Reflected in MMORPGs?http://www.alextaldren.com/blog/2011/2/9/mankinds-selfishness-reflected-in-mmorpgs.htmlAlex Taldren2011-02-09T21:39:13ZCapitalism Eve Online Free Market Game Design Gaming Culture MMORPG MMORPG Design World of WarcraftThere is a great article up at Wolfshead Online called MMOs Were Originally Designed to Be Shared Social Experiences that really touches on the finer points of solo-friendly MMOs vs. group-centric MMOs, the role of the player and community, and the origins of the genre. It's a fantastic read if you're into game design philosophy.

This post is less about all those details and more of a response to a specific sentiment expressed by a fellow reader of Wolfshead. Specifically, the notion that mankind's "selfishness" is the driving force behind solo-friendly MMORPGs and the generally poor state of the player communities that surround them.

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