Starcraft

Why League of Legends Is The World’s Greatest Game

In 2003, I was a very serious WarCraft III player. If I recall correctly, I have over 5,000 one-on-one ladder matches logged on my Battle.net account. I watched replays every day and even did some highly amateurish commentaries myself. It’s interesting to note that some of my first-ever “internet game design articles” were WarCraft III …

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Asymmetry in Games

  A few years ago, I had written an article called “Debunking Asymmetry“. I think that that piece makes some mistakes about how it framed some of the problems of asymmetric forces in games. Quickly, a definition – “asymmetry”, in this context, refers to the player or players having different abilities from the start of …

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Videogames Are Broken Toys

“Whoops, I have the antidote for the Kragle, how did that happen?” – Lord Business At best, my design theory work tends to get mixed reviews. It’s my belief that if any creative work fails to connect with people, it’s the fault of the communicator. As a writer, you’re setting out to connect with people, …

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