tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165619918838992835.post598384827978256534..comments2019-12-12T05:10:56.008-05:00Comments on The Torn Signpost: "What's a MOBA?"Ossianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04730023509055381022noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165619918838992835.post-73237601471195620552013-07-25T09:11:57.676-04:002013-07-25T09:11:57.676-04:00I like playing casual Magic with friends (although...I like playing casual Magic with friends (although I haven't done it in maybe 10 years). <br />I'm not sure if I would compare these 2 styles of games directly.<br />In Magic, you have a whole variety of things you can do. In League of Legends you just seem to have to click the right pixels and choose from one of 2 or 3 special abilities.<br /><br />(I also have the reflexes of a sedated slug, so I prefer turn-based games)Ossianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04730023509055381022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2165619918838992835.post-46054714146253140232013-07-25T09:06:23.720-04:002013-07-25T09:06:23.720-04:00League of Legends... I've only played a few mi...League of Legends... I've only played a few minutes of it, but it has been in the news lately. And it was mentioned in the most recent Wired magazine.<br /><br />It's a two-team based competitive game. I compare it to Magic: the Gathering. Competition brings out the bad in a lot of people. It got so bad in League of Legends that they had to put in repercussions for player behavior, including a tribunal system where the player community enforces player conduct.<br /><br />Thing is, it works. They've been able to retain players.direwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10071525681700140072noreply@blogger.com