Before we begin, let's just clarify what the "haves and have nots" from the title means. The haves and have nots are referring to those players who have access to social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, etc. The have nots are those without access. It isn't referring to those free account players vs subscribers/Preemies.
Also "Young Wizards" is simply the way W101 refers to its players.
Outside the spiral:
Online games are played by millions of people world wide. The companies usually rely on social media sites to get the word out to their players. Also the official websites for the games have forums directly on their site so that players can get together and discuss any problems they're having.
If however the players don't even have access to the net, then they can't even play the games.
Also about 33% of the entire world's population has internet access. Whether or not their access is censored is another thing. Some nations have SOPA-ish style censorship over the net access within their borders and therefore their access to sites like FB is limited.
if you're a gamer, then this limited access is detrimental. One, you can't get the latest updates and in certain games, like CipSoft's Tibia for example, it can be a matter of life and death for your character.
Another thing is even in countries where there is little to no censorship speed is also important.
Games have the uncanny and very annoying ability to lag. Lagging is downright evil. Lag happens when your internet speed slows way down. Lag can happen if your computer's processing speed itself slows. It can make your characters run slower, get caught by monsters, get killed by monsters. (lets not count HOW MANY TIMES my character Amethyst Star died by monsters thanks to LAG)
players with a dialup connection experience this malady the most. Simply because most MMOs run on faster speeds. (this does not include other factors like graphics quality or if the game is in 2d or 3d or even if it has sounds) MMOs like Phantasy Star Online for the Dreamcast is designed to run on a 56k modem and has less of a chance to lag.
Inside the Spiral:
Kingsisle contacts the young wizards through FB with their "Feedback Fridays" on their facebook group. However you don't need a facebook account to interact with them.
It used to be that when players logged in they just saw the load screen. Now the young wizards have the latest news right on the start screen. They can click the ads while waiting for the game to load. There are also "Ask Kingsisle" segments on fansites and forums.
See ya' in the Spiral.
Also "Young Wizards" is simply the way W101 refers to its players.
Outside the spiral:
Online games are played by millions of people world wide. The companies usually rely on social media sites to get the word out to their players. Also the official websites for the games have forums directly on their site so that players can get together and discuss any problems they're having.
If however the players don't even have access to the net, then they can't even play the games.
Also about 33% of the entire world's population has internet access. Whether or not their access is censored is another thing. Some nations have SOPA-ish style censorship over the net access within their borders and therefore their access to sites like FB is limited.
if you're a gamer, then this limited access is detrimental. One, you can't get the latest updates and in certain games, like CipSoft's Tibia for example, it can be a matter of life and death for your character.
Another thing is even in countries where there is little to no censorship speed is also important.
Games have the uncanny and very annoying ability to lag. Lagging is downright evil. Lag happens when your internet speed slows way down. Lag can happen if your computer's processing speed itself slows. It can make your characters run slower, get caught by monsters, get killed by monsters. (lets not count HOW MANY TIMES my character Amethyst Star died by monsters thanks to LAG)
players with a dialup connection experience this malady the most. Simply because most MMOs run on faster speeds. (this does not include other factors like graphics quality or if the game is in 2d or 3d or even if it has sounds) MMOs like Phantasy Star Online for the Dreamcast is designed to run on a 56k modem and has less of a chance to lag.
Inside the Spiral:
Kingsisle contacts the young wizards through FB with their "Feedback Fridays" on their facebook group. However you don't need a facebook account to interact with them.
It used to be that when players logged in they just saw the load screen. Now the young wizards have the latest news right on the start screen. They can click the ads while waiting for the game to load. There are also "Ask Kingsisle" segments on fansites and forums.
See ya' in the Spiral.
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