tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29172675.post1915386242845798816..comments2023-12-28T04:50:49.486-08:00Comments on The Many Relms of Relmstein: How much of WoW is Steampunk?Relmsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10358853054116842043noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29172675.post-7302678896991821962009-12-19T10:25:31.676-08:002009-12-19T10:25:31.676-08:00To Kiseran:
Gnomes have been in the Warcraft worl...To Kiseran:<br /><br />Gnomes have been in the Warcraft world (not World of Warcraft) since Warcraft II: Tides of War came out. They've have had sprinkles of steampunk for a long time now. Warcraft II came out in '95.PTownPilgrimshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08077108315444855479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29172675.post-32059296604284024492009-02-24T18:45:00.000-08:002009-02-24T18:45:00.000-08:00"Still it would be interesting to see a MMO that u..."Still it would be interesting to see a MMO that used steampunk throughout the majority of its lore and keep magic in the background"<BR/><BR/>You might find it interesting (not a great MMO) but you may find it useful in your genre driven question.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://ns.gamenetworks.com/index.asp" REL="nofollow">Neo Steam MMO</A>Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134041739858347712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29172675.post-76860714748048395682008-08-28T05:28:00.000-07:002008-08-28T05:28:00.000-07:00Did anyone play 'The Chaos Engine'?That game was f...Did anyone play 'The Chaos Engine'?<BR/>That game was firmly set in a Steampunk world. What a classic game, too.<BR/><BR/>I can cope with the clunky Gnome and Goblin mechanicals in WoW, but I'm very much against the 'hi-tec' Science Fiction that creeps in now and again in Outland.<BR/>If you have laser rifles, why bother with swords?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29172675.post-17277855253591816232008-08-27T11:35:00.000-07:002008-08-27T11:35:00.000-07:00I just don't get why people are so angry about the...I just don't get why people are so angry about the hog as if it's a total break from the norm, when there's so much similar stuff already in WOW that's been there since the start (dwarf steamtanks, gnome mounts, etc).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29172675.post-88154575531508875732008-08-25T12:41:00.000-07:002008-08-25T12:41:00.000-07:00Kiseran:All of the short races seem to have a lot ...Kiseran:<BR/>All of the short races seem to have a lot of techonology around them and not just the gnomes. The goblins have all those giant robot treeshredders and the dwarves make use tanks and airplanes in defense of Ironforge.<BR/><BR/>I guess the real question is how many players prefer a pure fantasy setting compared to one where some mid-level techonology is allowed. I've read so much pure fantasy in my youth I guess I enjoy it when a little bit of other genres get into the mix.Relmsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10358853054116842043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29172675.post-72746582436627482632008-08-23T18:53:00.000-07:002008-08-23T18:53:00.000-07:00I see nothing remotely steam punk about "The Hog",...I see nothing remotely steam punk about "The Hog", just as I found nothing steam punk about the helicopter added.<BR/><BR/>The mounts of WoW have been a mixed bag. War bear = ultra cool. Helicopter = ultra lame. Polar bear = cool. The Hog = lame. Raptor = cool. Mechanical chicken = questionable.heartlessgamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02809717223567961650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29172675.post-32462724150132872682008-08-23T05:22:00.000-07:002008-08-23T05:22:00.000-07:00I'm in no way a lore fanatic, but I think Blizzard...I'm in no way a lore fanatic, but I think Blizzard is overdoing it with their Steampunk. I can live with some of the more primitive things like goggles and the goblins building bombs more dangerous to themselves than to any enemy is actually funny. But even mention the word "Gnome" and I'm getting a Stroke! This race doesn't fit in WoW and arguments like "but they are cute" or "but they are funny" really don't help to change my mind. And motorcycles? If they come into the game I want them cheap to produce and with a serious chance of blowing up anytime, taking their owner with them! I'm very happy that I never saw a Netherrocket up until now, this thing must evaporate any sense of a fantasy world wherever it appears..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29172675.post-87792740288234279332008-08-21T15:14:00.000-07:002008-08-21T15:14:00.000-07:00Modern fantasy MMOs do magic on the Vance-ian mode...Modern fantasy MMOs do magic on the Vance-ian model, actually. D&D's (original) magic system was based on that used in Vance's "Dying Earth" books, even including some of the same spells. The immortal sorcerer whose body parts would cause so much trouble in early D&D, Vecna, was an anagram of Vance.<BR/><BR/>The original D&D books had a suggested reading list that introduced me to a lot of my favorite fantasy authors. Everyone says D&D was Lord of the Rings set to paper, but there was a lot more of Rhialto, Fafnir and the Gray Mouser in it than hobbits!<BR/><BR/>I always thought of Steampunk as a sub-genre of Science Fiction? Gadgets that run on magic and invented by gnomes, though, run all the way back to the places Tolkein stole all his stuff from, the ancient legends that form the basis of the Ring of Nibelung.<BR/><BR/>Steampunk, as a genre, is usually set in Victorian or Edwardian times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com