Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Part Minecraft, Part Diablo, All Gamigo.
Trove is a melted mix of cubist block builder, hack and slash rogue like, social MMO and open world adventure, it takes elements from other better games and ends up being fun, but not as much as each of the individual elements.
Trove is a perfect example that adding in 'good ideas' doesn't always work if the 'good ideas' don't relate or work well together.
Thanks to the Patreon supporters and Twitch subs who keep the channel alive :)
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Part Minecraft, Part Diablo, All Gamigo.
Trove is a melted mix of cubist block builder, hack and slash rogue like, social MMO and open world adventure, it takes elements from other better games and ends up being fun, but not as much as each of the individual elements.
Trove is a perfect example that adding in 'good ideas' doesn't always work if the 'good ideas' don't relate or work well together.
Thanks to the Patreon supporters and Twitch subs who keep the channel alive :)
![Why old MMOs feel better [MMOPINION]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Z4Gaz8oxzJ4/mqdefault.jpg "Why old MMOs feel better [MMOPINION]
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Old Games were better!
how about, older games had more adversity within them and there was less player choice so you were forced to overcome the adversity and gain the personal success and satisfaction of overcoming it.
The paradox of Adversity, you want a difficult game so the players feel pride when they do succeed, but players leave difficult games before they succeed.
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![Have guides ruined MMO games? - [MMOPINION]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Zy7xXkRQV7Y/mqdefault.jpg "Have guides ruined MMO games? - [MMOPINION]
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Or;
The Efficiency Paradox: How increased access to infomation about games through wikis and guides has negatively impacted the general enjoyment of them.
Has the adventure quest been reduced to a step by step process?
Were MMO games better when you didnt know what to do in the world of warcraft?
Has the rise of the Guide, been a netrunner loss for the genre?
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