Online Communities: The Map
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BrandX,
Posted on: 2010-10-05 22:51 in Comic and Hero-Villain Culture
I'm surprised EVE isn't part of MMO Isle, but I'm really glad to see we are.
I can't seem to find Wikipedia, I can't believe that's not on there.
The Wikipedia talk pages lie between Troll Bay and the Sea of Memes. Since Wikipedia, in and of itself, isn't a place of discussion, it's not represented.
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Ah, thanks.
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Originally Posted by Demobot
The Wikipedia talk pages lie between Troll Bay and the Sea of Memes. Since Wikipedia, in and of itself, isn't a place of discussion, it's not represented.
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I figure the CDC Games and Eve Online isle is part of the MMO Isle |
Originally Posted by Zikar
I'm surprised EVE isn't part of MMO Isle, but I'm really glad to see we are.
I can't seem to find Wikipedia, I can't believe that's not on there. |
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What I mean is, I was surprised they weren't big enough to have their own section.|
Originally Posted by BrandX
I figure the CDC Games and Eve Online isle is part of the MMO Isle
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But that is kind of scary actually, the majority of the isle seems to be made up of hundreds of small MMOs.
Neat. They did a new one. I have a color printout of the old version sitting on my desk. I'll have to hunt up the right sort of printer for this one.
"Bombarding the CoH/V fora with verbosity since January, 2006"
Djinniman, level 50 inv/fire tanker, on Victory
-and 40 others on various servers
A CoH Comic: Kid Eros in "One Light"
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Well, it said the sizes are based on how much 'social activity' goes on there, which could mean darn near anything. And for all we know, the bulk of it is taken up by free-to-play browser "MMOs" or Asian ones that don't have much influence here.
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Originally Posted by Zikar
What I mean is, I was surprised they weren't big enough to have their own section.
But that is kind of scary actually, the majority of the isle seems to be made up of hundreds of small MMOs. |
Having Vengeance and Fallout slotted for recharge means never having to say you're sorry.
What is QQ?
Le Blanc 50 Dark/Dark Scrap
High Huntress 50 Archery/NRG Blast
And a goatload of others. On a goatload of servers.
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And I couldn't find MySpace at all. Not that I use it, but I know some folks do.
NM found it.
Le Blanc 50 Dark/Dark Scrap
High Huntress 50 Archery/NRG Blast
And a goatload of others. On a goatload of servers.
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CDC Games/EVE Online seems to be represented as a peninsula that broke away for some reason (there's obviously a degree of arbitrariness to Munroe's geography). If this map were more literal than whimsical, the MMO community should be represented as either an archipelago or a continent with constantly shifting populations.|
Originally Posted by Zikar
I'm surprised EVE isn't part of MMO Isle, but I'm really glad to see we are.
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I'm perplexed that I can't find XBox Live or the PlayStation Network demarcated anywhere. If I haven't missed they somehow, I'm unsure why they don't count as an online community, not least since they now link up to Facebook (as can StarCraft II, which receives a sizable territory).
So, we're sharing waters with the Gulf of Lag...
That explains a lot of my performance issues lately.
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Originally Posted by Le Blanc
What is QQ?
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QQ is an Internet meme (not really sure why it's its own continent here) that's supposed to look like two eyes crying. It translates into "Cry moar".
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QQ is actually the most popular instant messaging website in China, which is why it resides behind the Great Firewall.
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Originally Posted by RobertoLyon
QQ is an Internet meme (not really sure why it's its own continent here) that's supposed to look like two eyes crying. It translates into "Cry moar".
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Ohhhhh, thanks Demo.
Le Blanc 50 Dark/Dark Scrap
High Huntress 50 Archery/NRG Blast
And a goatload of others. On a goatload of servers.
Official Rickroller of Hero Con 1
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Either Randall Munroe needs to improve his gaming geek knowledge or he has bought into Activision Blizzard's idea of BattleNet 2.0 as a social platform. At the very least, the new BattleNet now links SCII with WoW (and Diablo III in future).
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Originally Posted by Rikis
Why is Starcraft 2 in MMO isle?
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If that's QQ, then what the heck is SMS? It's one of the regions on the Continent of Communication, along with Internet, E-mail, Cell Phones, and Spoken Language (I was surprised and impressed that he realized this was larger and more important than the Internet). For that matter, where are the areas devoted to Written Communications and Not-Cell Phones (yes, some of us Luddites still have those)?
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Originally Posted by Demobot
QQ is actually the most popular instant messaging website in China, which is why it resides behind the Great Firewall.
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"Bombarding the CoH/V fora with verbosity since January, 2006"
Djinniman, level 50 inv/fire tanker, on Victory
-and 40 others on various servers
A CoH Comic: Kid Eros in "One Light"
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You don't know what SMS is? Texting on your mobile! (although I understand that it's not as wide spread in the US as it is over here).
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Originally Posted by Olantern
If that's QQ, then what the heck is SMS? It's one of the regions on the Continent of Communication, along with Internet, E-mail, Cell Phones, and Spoken Language (I was surprised and impressed that he realized this was larger and more important than the Internet). For that matter, where are the areas devoted to Written Communications and Not-Cell Phones (yes, some of us Luddites still have those)?
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I didn't know that was an abbreviation for it. And yes, it's everywhere in the U.S. "U R 2QT lolz!"
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Originally Posted by Carnifax_NA
You don't know what SMS is? Texting on your mobile! (although I understand that it's not as wide spread in the US as it is over here).
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"Bombarding the CoH/V fora with verbosity since January, 2006"
Djinniman, level 50 inv/fire tanker, on Victory
-and 40 others on various servers
A CoH Comic: Kid Eros in "One Light"
Full size image here.
Points of interest: Bay of Flame, MMO Isle (we even get our own little chunk of it!), Kanye's Isle of Sadness, the Edit War Memorial (just southwest of the Wikipedia talk pages), the former site of Craigslist adult services (now a smoking crater), and my personal favorite, The Island of Teenagers Who Just Discovered Macroeconomics.
I can't even begin to fathom how much work went into this, but it shows. I want a full-size poster to put on my wall.
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