Gestalt is a psychological time period that refers to something larger as an entire than the sum of its components. This isn't a tough phenomenon to see in action -- you've got to mix flour, yeast, and cinnamon collectively to get a delicious loaf of cinnamon-swirl bread, after all. The term will also be applied to Transformers, which combine into a single monumental robotic, usually one that's not notably scrumptious. Despite this fact, the official time period stays "combiner" as an alternative, presumably because the people who are in charge of naming are worried about what would occur if everyone began using obscure psychology terms.
Hey, as long as we're already talking about combining issues, we might as effectively go complete-hog into this week's WRUP. That itself is a gestalt, however that doesn't appear quite spicy sufficient. Let's all talk about combining games together into a complete higher than the sum of its parts. Yeah, that is the ticket. Bounce on past the break for that and what the employees will likely be taking part in this weekend, then tell us in the comments what you may be getting up to.
Beau Hindman (@Beau_Hindman): I will be ending up my time with Minions of Mirth and shifting on to The Realm On-line. Minecraft-servers.One I've just barely began to play, however already the game may be very charming, and the group is superior. Supposedly it's one of many oldest round! I'll also be putting much more time building up my city in Illyriad and making an attempt to hit the next level in Ministry of Struggle. Then I'll proceed to make plans for taking per week to use no PCs in any respect and to dwell off solely my phone (for a future challenge).
If I could mix two games, they can be Ryzom and The Chronicles of Spellborn. Not only would it's the very best-wanting recreation in the entire historical past of the universe, but it could have the whole lot I wanted. Well, that's, if I may throw in some Wurm On-line as well. And uhm... mix in the epicness of Vanguard. Oh yeah, and could I throw in some Mabinogi crafting and its rebirth system? What about...
Brandon Felczer (@bfelczer): This weekend I'm going away on vacation to my time share in Palm Springs and going to try and not take my laptop computer -- Okay, I am gonna take it but try not to open it. We will see how that goes. So, WRUP this weekend? LIFE!
If I could mix two sport into one, it could positively be Star Trek Online and EVE On-line -- that would be pure and utter madness!
Brendan Drain (@nyphur): It is come time for me to close up the Massively Mob company in EVE On-line and go away Massively Motivated in the palms of its administrators. It's been niggling at me since the EVE fanfest that operating a PvE corporation isn't what I want to do or what I am good at, and forcing myself to do it has murdered my enthusiasm for playing. I'll be getting again into issues I enjoy more, like PvP and taking part in the market in my own time.
If I might merge any two games, it would be EVE Online and Age of Conan -- an odd mixture but one I believe would work. Having played on a PvP server in Age of Conan, I found that sneaking across the zones monitoring gamers down and smashing them to bits was incredibly fun. EVE Online's single-shard construction, open-world territorial conflict, a form of policing and sentry turret system for protected areas, and a disposable gear system could all do wonders for AoC.
Eliot Lefebvre Ms. Lady and i can be persevering with to explore Closing Fantasy XIV collectively, as she's been completely in love with the game now that she's got a machine able to handling it. I've also bought The Sims Medieval to occupy my time, and I might love to get again into Guild Wars with whatever spare moments are left.
Combining video games is a little bit of a pastime of mine to start with, and numerous those games wind up being MMOs. I'd like to see a mash-up between the setting and baroque, unique classes of Final Fantasy XI with the skill system, armor system, and distinctly fast-paced breakdown of Guild Wars. Failing that, I might like to mash the setting of Sword 2 right into a Star Trek Online-fashion engine. Mix up Fallen Earth and Metropolis of Heroes to provide me a Gamma World MMO!
Jef Reahard: A little bit of EVE and AoC right here, and i've additionally returned to EverQuest II for some time (mainly as a result of it nonetheless has the best participant housing regardless of being seven years old, /sniff).
My unholy hybrid would be Ultima Online plus Star Wars Galaxies, and going into particulars would take this whole column. When you performed both, you recognize why. It's arduous not to incorporate EVE in there too, but I feel CCP will ultimately flip it into the ultimate sandbox, so there'd really be no cause to mix it with anything at that point.
Jeremy Stratton (@Jeremy_Stratton): I am persevering with my quest to obtain and upgrade a vahtos accessory-set for my Priest/Rogue in Runes of Magic. Although every accessory has a very totally different stage-requirement and not one of the pieces goes close to the present degree-cap, they are still really useful for squishies (particularly a pew-pewing Priest). I didn't should suppose for a second about which two games I'd combine. I'd love to see all the numerous enjoyable facets of Runes of Magic injected into the enormous and beautiful world of Vanguard: Saga of Heroes.
Justin Olivetti (@Sypster): As a lot as doable, I will be enjoying Lord of the Rings Online to eek out all of that additional bonus XP for the anniversary weekend celebration. So no RIFT till Monday, alas!
Combination-sensible, it'd be superior to see RIFT and City of Heroes mixed. The soul system and dynamic events of RIFT would lend themselves nicely to a superhero setting, and CoH has all the time had a number of the coolest combat and powers of any comic ebook game.
Karen Bryan (@JayeRnH): It's Easter weekend plus the tail finish of faculty vacation, so my playtime's restricted. I will try to sneak in a bit of Pirates of the Burning Sea, although!
As for the bonus question, that is simple. I would like to see Minecraft mixed with RIFT. I want to see a airplane of Minecraft with 16-bit invasions and armies of creeers and zombies working amok throughout Telara.
MJ Guthrie: This weekend will see me cooking up a medley stew -- a dash Lord of the Rings On-line, a couple of shakes of STO, a heaping scoop of EverQuest II, after which a sprig of Aion for spice. I think that will fill me up pretty properly!
Hmmm, effectively the first one could be simple to pick -- pre-CU Star Wars Galaxies! The emotes, the customization, the housing, the social courses, the crafting, the... I may go on and on. I might combine it with... um... Ok, the second selection is more durable for me. I'd very properly select The Sims. I love to build; to have the ability to design and assemble my very own place would keep me entertained perpetually. Can I add in a number of The Matrix Online options as nicely? Truthfully, don't get me started because I might snag options from so many games to make my good sport! Then I may never venture into RL once more...
Patrick Mackey (@mackeypb): Champions Online is doing a free Serpent Lantern weekend, so any participant can play it. I'm undoubtedly going to be operating some of it with associates. Certainly one of my buddies is coming back from the army on go away, so I will also be doing stuff with him this weekend. We'll in all probability be playing Hisoutensoku and Artemis. I intend to upload a few of the exploits to my YouTube channel, so if you are involved, check a few of that out.
If I could mix two video games into one, it could be EVE and Armored Core. Specifically, I might like a cutthroat economic player-focused mecha action game in a publish-apocalyptic world, where gamers pilot robots as a substitute of ships and fight is blinding quick and talent-primarily based.
Firstly of every weekend, we meet up with the Massively staff members and ask them, "What are you enjoying this week?" (In any other case often called: WRUP!) Join us to see what we're as much as in and out of game -- and catch us in the comments to tell us what you're playing, too!