proprietary software

EverQuest Next

2013-10-12

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(on Wikipedia)
was www.everquestnext.com

Was an upcoming MMORPG, a reboot of the earlier EverQuest 1 and 2 franchise.

Abandoned
Landmark is the Minecraft of EverQuest Next.

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Neverwinter

2013-09-29

dead, entertainment, games, liked, multiplayer games, online software, payware, projects, proprietary software, reviews, software, sword and sorcery entertainment, sword and sorcery games, Windows 8 software, Windows games, Windows software, wine

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.arcgames.com/en/games/neverwinter

While a really great game, it somehow didn’t do it for me.

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I still have more offline notes I have to clean up and upload..

Entertainment > Games >

(on Wikipedia)
https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/

A MMO whose defining qualities are its maturity, user base and low system-requirements.

Recently focusing entirely on endgame, to the detriment of all earlier content. Instead of improving the game in measurable ways, its developers use desperate psychology to string along its user base. DO NOT PLAY unless you’re already playing. Then DO NOT STOP.

Once anything comes along that’s decent, haul ass and bring everyone with you. Consider, for example, Guild Wars 2 – (2012 game).

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Entertainment > Games (Xbox 360) >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.introversion.co.uk/introversion/

A RTS game with lots of polygons.

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Dungeon Defenders

2013-03-25

abandoned, dead, disliked, entertainment, games, glances, offline games, payware, proprietary software, single-player games, software, steam games, Windows 8 software, Windows games

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(on Wikipedia)
https://steamcommunity.com/app/65800
https://web.archive.org/web/20230113192643/https://dungeondefenders.com/

Unbelievably slow-paced awkward game. Great idea, and I remember liking it when I first tried it.. but on my next pass it just dragged on so badly I couldn’t even get through the first map.

2016-08-24 — Abandoned
- Can no longer be played online. Sigh.
- As of 2023-01-27 the website is dead.

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Space Pirates and Zombies – (2011 game)

2013-03-22

4x games, disliked, entertainment, games, glances, linux games, Linux software, macOS games, macOS software, offline games, payware, proprietary software, single-player games, software, Windows 10 software, Windows games

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(on Wikipedia)
http://www.spacepiratesandzombies.com/

A too-complex RTS game.

aka S.P.A.Z.

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Entertainment > Games >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.pathofexile.com/

A free-to-play 2.5D action semi-rpg game. Get gear, assign your abilities, explore and kill. Procedurally-generated areas and special “maps” give end-game replayability.

While straightforward to get into, it becomes atonishingly complex and unashamedly hard. They are also committed to keeping the game “hardcore” and not stooping to the level of appeasing the filthy casuals who ruin other games. This includes not avoiding pay to win.

Its developers care about their game more than any other developer for any other game I’ve played or have even heard of. Other than the little things, the game gets major updates every three months. Major as in expansion-quality new stuff.

Their community participation is strong.