[MUD-Dev2] [Design] A rant against MMORPG installs and initial userexperience

[Michael Sellers]

Mike Rozak wrote:
> [Lots of good stuff deleted]
> If I were organizing the Austin game conference, I'd have a MMORPG
> installation contest. Place a representative (CEO or lead designer) from
> each company on a virgin computer and see how many hours it takes for them
> to install their own MMORPG. Let audience members pelt them with rotten
> tomatoes to ensure a quick install. Every time the install process
> crashes, give the CEO/lead an electric shock through their chair,
> keyboard, or mouse.

I hope you don't mind, but I've passed this on to the AGC organizers.  You
never know -- this could make a great and hilarious challenge!

Mike Sellers
Online Alchemy