<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142211398670784036.post3442591272678393122..comments</id><updated>2008-08-08T15:55:39.494-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Boathammer: Mixed Thoughts on WAR's Open Dungeons</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.boathammer.com/feeds/3442591272678393122/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1142211398670784036/3442591272678393122/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.boathammer.com/2008/08/mixed-thoughts-on-wars-open-dungeons.html'/><author><name>boatorious</name><email>boatorious@gmail.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142211398670784036.post-7145344314341678649</id><published>2008-08-08T15:55:39.494-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-08T15:55:39.494-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Personally, I think open dungeons make the game mo...</title><content type='html'>Personally, I think open dungeons make the game more fun for the player looking for more of a challenge - instancing the bosses is a reward for getting through the spawning trash to the boss areas.  It's some competition, and it doesn't give you a place to hide from the enemy in contested areas.  Dumbed down MMOs like WoW are working on killing the genre, bring back death penalties, please - get rid of the lazy players.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1142211398670784036/3442591272678393122/comments/default/7145344314341678649'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1142211398670784036/3442591272678393122/comments/default/7145344314341678649'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.boathammer.com/2008/08/mixed-thoughts-on-wars-open-dungeons.html?showComment=1218225339494#c7145344314341678649' title=''/><author><name>Robb</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17186326244525863294</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.boathammer.com/2008/08/mixed-thoughts-on-wars-open-dungeons.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142211398670784036.post-3442591272678393122' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1142211398670784036/posts/default/3442591272678393122' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142211398670784036.post-3570315112065428600</id><published>2008-08-08T01:22:44.366-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-08T01:22:44.366-04:00</updated><title type='text'>In the newsletter or was it one of the previews of...</title><content type='html'>In the newsletter or was it one of the previews of dungeons, someone mentioned open dungeon with instanced boss. It's an interesting mix and one I look forward to seeing.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;I quite enjoyed some of the open dungeons in DAoC, but instances have become more the norm now, so will be interesting to explore them!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1142211398670784036/3442591272678393122/comments/default/3570315112065428600'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1142211398670784036/3442591272678393122/comments/default/3570315112065428600'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.boathammer.com/2008/08/mixed-thoughts-on-wars-open-dungeons.html?showComment=1218172964366#c3570315112065428600' title=''/><author><name>arbitrary</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08971235851191808868</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.boathammer.com/2008/08/mixed-thoughts-on-wars-open-dungeons.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142211398670784036.post-3442591272678393122' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1142211398670784036/posts/default/3442591272678393122' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>