Writer, Agilist, Elder Geek
Disney is a company that is learning how to Go Farther with what they do.
This may sound strange, as people often associate Disney with rather conservative endeavors – a bunch of throwaway films, the alternating animated hits, etc. However, Disney has, if you step back, gone farther and has looked for many ways to make more of what it has.
Why do some MMO's work and some don't? I've been kicking this around based on my last post about properties that'd work. I think I've come up with a philosophy on that.
In a good MMO, a successful one, the world itself is a character or has character.
GO FARTHER: Help beyond
I'm currently playing the game Demon's Souls, and by playing, I mean spending a mix of time carrying out deep tactical plans and getting my backside handed to me. THIS is a hard game, one that frankly is pushing even my tolerance.
It also has a fascinating double-sided help system that I want to bring up as a good example of Going Father.