This is one of those shows when we had a long list of things to talk about, but we just sorta started on one topic and it developed a mind of its own.  First up we talk about Bel and his insane grinding nature when it comes to the Four Job Fiesta.  From there we reprise a topic that got bumped last night and talk about the unique nature of Guild Wars 1 almost trading card game like skill based system.  From there we dive into a discussion about the changes that were made with Guild Wars 2, and how they may have taken some wrong advice from the data at the time.  This dives into a discussion of what makes up a role in a game and how exactly games tend to message that.  We go through a whole series of leaps and wind up in a discussion about how freedom to change your build feels really good in games like Guild Wars 2 and Diablo 3.  It even descends into a discussion about what exactly makes up the nature of a “Character” in a game, and if it should just be a cosmetic choice and everything of importance be account bound.

Topics Discussed

• Bel and grinding in Final Fantasy V
• Guild Wars 1 Card Based Spells
• Guild Wars 2 and Abolition of Roles
• Taking the Wrong Queue from Data
  • People who like only Tanking or Healing
• The Secret World – When a game has wrong choices
• What makes a Role a Role
  • And how is it messaged?
• Freedom of Choice is Really Important
• What makes a Character a Character?

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This is one of those shows when we had a long list of things to talk about, but we just sorta started on one topic and it developed a mind of its own.  First up we talk about Bel and his insane grinding nature when it comes to the Four Job Fiesta.  From there we reprise a topic that got bumped last night and talk about the unique nature of Guild Wars 1 almost trading card game like skill based system.  From there we dive into a discussion about the changes that were made with Guild Wars 2, and how they may have taken some wrong advice from the data at the time.  This dives into a discussion of what makes up a role in a game and how exactly games tend to message that.  We go through a whole series of leaps and wind up in a discussion about how freedom to change your build feels really good in games like Guild Wars 2 and Diablo 3.  It even descends into a discussion about what exactly makes up the nature of a “Character” in a game, and if it should just be a cosmetic choice and everything of importance be account bound.

Topics Discussed

• Bel and grinding in Final Fantasy V
• Guild Wars 1 Card Based Spells
• Guild Wars 2 and Abolition of Roles
• Taking the Wrong Queue from Data
  • People who like only Tanking or Healing
• The Secret World – When a game has wrong choices
• What makes a Role a Role
  • And how is it messaged?
• Freedom of Choice is Really Important
• What makes a Character a Character?

The post AggroChat #306 – The Nature of Roles appeared first on Tales of the Aggronaut.