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Both inherently lead to a point-buy game within a level-based game … mxyzplk

4e Excerpt: Economy & Reward « Geek Related 2008

So in this way, I would say that the basic level-based structure of AoC is at odds with one of its core selling features.

Do Virtual Worlds Ever Fail? 2008

I also believe this is why the level-based segmenting of player populations into cohorts and â€Åcozy worlds” is such a powerful dynamic, and why levelless systems have to find a compensating mechanic.

MMOG Nation » Raph Koster On Trust 2006

Since we knew we weren't going to be level-based, not much applied.

Penguins and Puffins 2006

All level-based games have a maximum level, for example currently 60 in World of Warcraft.

MMOG Nation » MetaLeveling For Fun and Profit 2006

True20 is about the best level-based generic system I've seen, though, and a chunk of it is derived from M&M.

Geek Monday Rogers 2006

Building a brand or an IP regime in a level-based MMO would be like having the Steamwheedle Cartel build a little goblin-tech computer you could play Zork on.

Invidious Comparison 2006

This will make sense to precisely nine of you, but Steve Kenson has stripped out all the sacred cows and built the system GURPS should have been if you dig point-buy instead of level-based, go drink in Mutants & Masterminds instead, soon to be all-genres thanks to the upcoming Masterminds Manual.

Archive 2006-03-12 Rogers 2006

Building a brand or an IP regime in a level-based MMO would be like having the Steamwheedle Cartel build a little goblin-tech computer you could play Zork on.

January 2006 2006

This will make sense to precisely nine of you, but Steve Kenson has stripped out all the sacred cows and built the system GURPS should have been if you dig point-buy instead of level-based, go drink in Mutants & Masterminds instead, soon to be all-genres thanks to the upcoming Masterminds Manual.

Geek Monday Rogers 2006