In my case, I think I'd like to write reviews, but I kind of feel overwhelmed by this. Too much responsibility, I think, because I'd have to play the game through, and make notes, and be very careful with my wordings / formulations. And that in my nowadays limited time.
Because of that, and because of the old rule of "there will always be someone [a nerd] better than you" I greatly hesitate from writing ANYTHING these days. My few articles at RPGDot look to me like a fluke these days.
And because of "tghere's alwys a nerd knowing everything better than me" I do wonder why these nerds don't write the articles they want to prey upon themselves ß But ... of course one can be more lazy as a critoique than being an actual writer ... It is always far easier to destroy than to build something up ...
Something that goes around in my mind for some time now is an Opinion-article about how I see the new Bard's Tale game - but then, everyone would be opposed to my opinion, because I'd elaborate on why I think this game will never sell well because it is far too Celtic, in my opinion.
I fear the bullying of the Codex. I do know that they already view me as one insane lunatic over there, and the ravens out there are more than ready to give me new names.
So, I don't think it is worth the trouble writing anything at all, especially since also here I have the feeling of being someine like ... Dr. Emmet Brown, for example. A crazy pseudo-scientist.
And even if I'd write about the games I play most these days - SWTOR and DDO - there'd ALWAYS come in one nerd and say "you got it totally wrong". And even if I was writing an opinion article, he or she'd prey on me by elaborating over maths, my weakest point. I just can't calvulate all that maths stuff in DDO precisely. I just wish I was an Maths Professor so i could relish all these numbers. And even in SWTOR, there's an substancial part of math knowledge needed, for maximizing damge, and learning the EXACTLY RIGHT rotation of combat skills, and everyone drifting of the by nerds given course, will be hunted down and burned like a witch. I've seen that, being asked "why don't you do that ? It's required", in this sense.
DDO seems to be a bit more forgiving considering builds. In SWTOR, there is EXACTLY ONE build for every tree, and that's something all players are pressed to do "peer pressure" in full action.
Okay, enough rant. I think ranting would be my most favourite kind of article I'd like to wrote. :lol:
Because of that, and because of the old rule of "there will always be someone [a nerd] better than you" I greatly hesitate from writing ANYTHING these days. My few articles at RPGDot look to me like a fluke these days.
And because of "tghere's alwys a nerd knowing everything better than me" I do wonder why these nerds don't write the articles they want to prey upon themselves ß But ... of course one can be more lazy as a critoique than being an actual writer ... It is always far easier to destroy than to build something up ...
Something that goes around in my mind for some time now is an Opinion-article about how I see the new Bard's Tale game - but then, everyone would be opposed to my opinion, because I'd elaborate on why I think this game will never sell well because it is far too Celtic, in my opinion.
I fear the bullying of the Codex. I do know that they already view me as one insane lunatic over there, and the ravens out there are more than ready to give me new names.
So, I don't think it is worth the trouble writing anything at all, especially since also here I have the feeling of being someine like ... Dr. Emmet Brown, for example. A crazy pseudo-scientist.
And even if I'd write about the games I play most these days - SWTOR and DDO - there'd ALWAYS come in one nerd and say "you got it totally wrong". And even if I was writing an opinion article, he or she'd prey on me by elaborating over maths, my weakest point. I just can't calvulate all that maths stuff in DDO precisely. I just wish I was an Maths Professor so i could relish all these numbers. And even in SWTOR, there's an substancial part of math knowledge needed, for maximizing damge, and learning the EXACTLY RIGHT rotation of combat skills, and everyone drifting of the by nerds given course, will be hunted down and burned like a witch. I've seen that, being asked "why don't you do that ? It's required", in this sense.
DDO seems to be a bit more forgiving considering builds. In SWTOR, there is EXACTLY ONE build for every tree, and that's something all players are pressed to do "peer pressure" in full action.
Okay, enough rant. I think ranting would be my most favourite kind of article I'd like to wrote. :lol: