Comments on: A Decade of Achaea http://forge.ironrealms.com/2007/09/09/a-decade-of-achaea/ A blog on virtual worlds, games, and digital content, from Matt Mihaly Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:08:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Matt http://forge.ironrealms.com/2007/09/09/a-decade-of-achaea/#comment-85277 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:47:03 +0000 http://forge.ironrealms.com/2007/09/09/a-decade-of-achaea/#comment-85277 My attention is turned elsewhere, yeah. Jeremy Saunders runs Iron Realms now, not me. I passed the torch after a decade of running the company, and now spend most of my time on Sparkplay Media. My attention is turned elsewhere, yeah. Jeremy Saunders runs Iron Realms now, not me. I passed the torch after a decade of running the company, and now spend most of my time on Sparkplay Media.

]]> by: Azor http://forge.ironrealms.com/2007/09/09/a-decade-of-achaea/#comment-85265 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 08:51:44 +0000 http://forge.ironrealms.com/2007/09/09/a-decade-of-achaea/#comment-85265 It seems to be stagnating pretty badly now, though, Achaea. Are you even interested in it anymore? I get the feeling that your attentions have turned elsewhere. It seems to be stagnating pretty badly now, though, Achaea. Are you even interested in it anymore? I get the feeling that your attentions have turned elsewhere.

]]> by: Mais MUD « Savoir-Faire http://forge.ironrealms.com/2007/09/09/a-decade-of-achaea/#comment-85247 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:19:48 +0000 http://forge.ironrealms.com/2007/09/09/a-decade-of-achaea/#comment-85247 [...] De qualquer forma fiquei feliz em saber que um MUD comercial fundado no mesmo ano em que estreou Ultima Online, o primeiro MMO gráfico a emplacar, continua funcionando e gerando lucro. E viva os MUDs. Posted by Barba Filed in nerdice, old school, tecnofagia Tags: MMO, MMORPG, MUD, nerdice [...] […] De qualquer forma fiquei feliz em saber que um MUD comercial fundado no mesmo ano em que estreou Ultima Online, o primeiro MMO gráfico a emplacar, continua funcionando e gerando lucro. E viva os MUDs. Posted by Barba Filed in nerdice, old school, tecnofagia Tags: MMO, MMORPG, MUD, nerdice […]

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]]> by: Leneas http://forge.ironrealms.com/2007/09/09/a-decade-of-achaea/#comment-32153 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:55:40 +0000 http://forge.ironrealms.com/2007/09/09/a-decade-of-achaea/#comment-32153 Matt, Congrats brother and thank you for the little brain baby that we all know and love so well. I have yet in my almost decade and a half of gaming to find a world quite like Achaea. I mean you have made marriages form and facilitated the creation of friendships that will last lifetimes. Congrats and thank you once again! Matt, Congrats brother and thank you for the little brain baby that we all know and love so well. I have yet in my almost decade and a half of gaming to find a world quite like Achaea. I mean you have made marriages form and facilitated the creation of friendships that will last lifetimes. Congrats and thank you once again!

]]> by: Mallika http://forge.ironrealms.com/2007/09/09/a-decade-of-achaea/#comment-32039 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:48:11 +0000 http://forge.ironrealms.com/2007/09/09/a-decade-of-achaea/#comment-32039 Congratulations, and long live Achaea. :) Though I don't play anymore, the years I did play were great and led to the most significant aspect of my life: meeting the man who later became my husband, and traveling halfway across the world to be with him. For that, Achaea will always have a place in my heart. Congratulations, and long live Achaea. :) Though I don’t play anymore, the years I did play were great and led to the most significant aspect of my life: meeting the man who later became my husband, and traveling halfway across the world to be with him. For that, Achaea will always have a place in my heart.

]]> by: Brett http://forge.ironrealms.com/2007/09/09/a-decade-of-achaea/#comment-31753 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:05:05 +0000 http://forge.ironrealms.com/2007/09/09/a-decade-of-achaea/#comment-31753 Several people said congratulations earlier, and I even spotted a name I thought I'd forgotten (Azhrarn). The success as a business is impressive of course, but instead of congratulations I'd rather just say a thankyou. I've never played another game where I've become as immersed and dedicated to the game. I probably never will, definately not for as long, but I doubt a game will ever be as important to me either. Somehow, Achaea and then Aetolia became more than 'just a game' and I know I'm not alone in that thinking. So congratulations for making something 'else', and thanks for many hours of fun. I play a lot less now, and certainly don't get up at odd hours like 4am just for some meeting with another character, or a duel at NoT with some dude from another timezone (Damn you Vexlore, haha) that pride wouldn't let me miss. Several people said congratulations earlier, and I even spotted a name I thought I’d forgotten (Azhrarn). The success as a business is impressive of course, but instead of congratulations I’d rather just say a thankyou. I’ve never played another game where I’ve become as immersed and dedicated to the game. I probably never will, definately not for as long, but I doubt a game will ever be as important to me either.

Somehow, Achaea and then Aetolia became more than ‘just a game’ and I know I’m not alone in that thinking. So congratulations for making something ‘else’, and thanks for many hours of fun. I play a lot less now, and certainly don’t get up at odd hours like 4am just for some meeting with another character, or a duel at NoT with some dude from another timezone (Damn you Vexlore, haha) that pride wouldn’t let me miss.

]]> by: Ace http://forge.ironrealms.com/2007/09/09/a-decade-of-achaea/#comment-31382 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 05:41:21 +0000 http://forge.ironrealms.com/2007/09/09/a-decade-of-achaea/#comment-31382 Achaea does not have raids in the sense that WoW does. There is group PvP and you can group up and kill NPC's but that's not as challenging as it is in WoW (it's not meant to be). As for the immersion comment it's not really about size or even the atmosphere. In Achaea, you feel like you have a purpose and matter. There are consequences to your actions and you also have more freedom (reincarnation, class switching, being able to switch idealogies/sides, etc). I've gotten the "awe" moment in WoW from the scenery before and I'll admit that I didn't get that same feeling in Achaea, it's not easy to directly compare that aspect. Achaea does not have raids in the sense that WoW does. There is group PvP and you can group up and kill NPC’s but that’s not as challenging as it is in WoW (it’s not meant to be).

As for the immersion comment it’s not really about size or even the atmosphere. In Achaea, you feel like you have a purpose and matter. There are consequences to your actions and you also have more freedom (reincarnation, class switching, being able to switch idealogies/sides, etc).

I’ve gotten the “awe” moment in WoW from the scenery before and I’ll admit that I didn’t get that same feeling in Achaea, it’s not easy to directly compare that aspect.

]]> by: wowpanda http://forge.ironrealms.com/2007/09/09/a-decade-of-achaea/#comment-31331 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:55:18 +0000 http://forge.ironrealms.com/2007/09/09/a-decade-of-achaea/#comment-31331 The world of Achaea must be huge then, because WOW is the biggest world I have seen so far (Oh well, I haven't seen much either), just running from one end of the other end will take hours (without flying mount that is). About the 40 man raid. I have given up on that for now, on a good day it is hard to find 5 people in our guide to do a normal dungeon. Does Achaea has raids? The world of Achaea must be huge then, because WOW is the biggest world I have seen so far (Oh well, I haven’t seen much either), just running from one end of the other end will take hours (without flying mount that is).

About the 40 man raid. I have given up on that for now, on a good day it is hard to find 5 people in our guide to do a normal dungeon.

Does Achaea has raids?

]]> by: Ace http://forge.ironrealms.com/2007/09/09/a-decade-of-achaea/#comment-31297 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:56:45 +0000 http://forge.ironrealms.com/2007/09/09/a-decade-of-achaea/#comment-31297 I guess it's more interesting going from WoW to a game like Achaea, than the was I did it which was from Achaea to WoW. WoW was somewhat disappointing on the immersion front, until I realized that this is what graphical MMO's are like (with the cost to make features, etc). I appreciated WoW's simplicity for a while, until I started raiding with up to 40 (now 25) other people. That's when WoW's simplicity comes back to bite you, because you can't find 25 people who can play well enough to coordinate to kill something. I guess it’s more interesting going from WoW to a game like Achaea, than the was I did it which was from Achaea to WoW. WoW was somewhat disappointing on the immersion front, until I realized that this is what graphical MMO’s are like (with the cost to make features, etc).

I appreciated WoW’s simplicity for a while, until I started raiding with up to 40 (now 25) other people. That’s when WoW’s simplicity comes back to bite you, because you can’t find 25 people who can play well enough to coordinate to kill something.

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