miniblog.

Watching Hytale vs Minecraft discourse reminds me of how games feel different when they're new. Single player games have an online discussion that occurs shortly after release. Multiplayer games rapidly develop a meta. I tried UT99 years after release and it wasn't as much fun.

I'm always hesitant when I see digital services funded by a single one-off payment. Running a service requires ongoing funding. You sometimes see this with games that have a multiplayer component. People buy the game, but the multiplayer servers won't last forever.

I'm playing with LambdaMoo again. It's still the most interesting multiplayer REPL I've ever seen. One cute feature I noticed today: @prog-option -rmverb_mail_backup @rmverb does not email you a backup Since you're working on a live environment, you can get email backups!