Krakblog

The preservation of information has been important to humankind for almost as long as society has existed. It is simply an effective way of teaching others and spreading knowledge. Today, it’s of course used for many other things. It can be as simple as videotaping a standup comedian so that others can enjoy their show even if one cannot attend the show. Although this kind of preservation is not necessarily that important, it’s the preservation of culture and without our culture, we aren’t al [...]

One thing I’ve been torn about in games lately is the introduciton of abilities everywhere. In essence, you press a button that makes you do a cool thing and then it goes on cooldown for X seconds. On one hand, I love class based games (no war but the class war amirite). On the other hand, I’ve always felt like abilities are a cheap way out, either to make a game feel more interesting, or because it’s easier to implement than fully fledged mechanics. So what do I mean by mechanic in this case [...]