Chris "Syeric" Coke

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Date registered: July 25, 2009
URL: http://www.gamebynight.com

Latest posts

  1. Follow me at MMORPG.com where I cover games and hardware! — November 20, 2017
  2. Virtual Tabletop Face-Off – Roll20 Vs. Fantasy Grounds — May 5, 2017
  3. If you’re not reading Rant On Rob, you should be — May 4, 2017
  4. Book Review: Little Heaven by Nick Cutter — July 27, 2016
  5. Book Review: Death Follows by Cullen Bunn — March 16, 2016

Most commented posts

  1. FFXIV is Meant For Consoles; a Suggestion for ALL Players — 453 comments
  2. Two Cataclysm Beta Videos — 230 comments
  3. Book Review: Death Follows by Cullen Bunn — 126 comments
  4. Virtual Tabletop Face-Off – Roll20 Vs. Fantasy Grounds — 79 comments
  5. Are players wrong to feel entitled? — 49 comments

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The Multiverse – Season 02 Episode 02 – I Got the Chicken PAX!

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a. MMORPG

March 24, 2011

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Hi Guys, Season 2, episode 2! This week Adam and I are joined by Jeremy of the MMO Voices podcast and one of my partner’s in crime over at Rift Watchers. We have some great conversation on PAX re: MMOs here and more, including: The MMO “big wig” panel, featuring just about every studio head …

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Questing in RIFT: Not As Bad As You’ve Heard

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a. MMORPG

March 22, 2011

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RIFT’s questing sucks. I’ve heard this said over and over again. Every time it’s by someone who has played MMOs for the last 3+ years and has completed no less than 50,000 of them. Let’s please keep our objectivity here, because, I’ve got to tell you, RIFT is no worse than any other game out …

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Dragon Age II: First Impressions

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b. Console

March 16, 2011

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If you were a fan of the first Dragon Age, word has surely dropped from the apple tree that it’s sequel, creatively titled DAII, has hit store shelves to much split opinion. Some people really dislike it and I can see why. For my part, I’ve enjoyed it. In it, I’ve found a beautiful game …

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Only in RIFT

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a. MMORPG

March 9, 2011

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This post is also featured on Rift Watchers. Since it will fit in both places, and there’s not necessarily a ton of overlap in readers, I think it’s worth sharing both places. I may keep doing this so neither place gets neglected. My journey in RIFT has been going excellently. I don’t think I’ve felt …

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On the Freedom of Roles – and Why People Don’t Use It

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a. MMORPG

March 7, 2011

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As we move further and further from launch day, we’re really starting to see how things are shaking out with the community. This is happening in a lot of ways, but probably the biggest is with the soul system. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but there are a lot of clerics about. Not many …

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Where I’m at With RIFT; Cataclysm Coming to a Close; My PSP is Useful Again?!

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a. MMORPG, b. Console

February 28, 2011

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Talk about radio silence! Sorry about that, guys. It’s been a busy week and time has been sucked away from me at every turn. Thankfully, it’s been mostly gaming doing that, since the schools were closed for mid-winter break in New York. I’ve used that vacation as it was intended, to relax and veg out …

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Blizzard Stikes Back Against Rift

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a. MMORPG

February 24, 2011

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Announced this morning… Patch 4.1 on PTR – Zul’aman and Zul’gurub are back! Seriously, how long will it be before people realize Blizzard is doing more harm than good? At what point do they admit they control the industry and stop trying to stall the competition before it even gets started? I like WoW (I’m …

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SAR Returns: Love in a Time of Text; Why We Shouldn’t Freak About a Rift LFD

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d. Everything Else

February 18, 2011

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So, there was this holiday this week and some of you might have noticed. Just saying. Maybe you did. I didn’t. Not until way after the fact when I got to work writing (and re-writing) this week’s Some Assembly Required. It’s called “Love in a Time of Text” and is a This American Life approach …

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Marketing Win

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a. MMORPG

February 16, 2011

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We may not be in Azeroth anymore, but we’ll certainly come back to take you with us! I love it when companies take advantage of flexible loyalties like this. It’s all kinds of sneaky and clever and funny. Kind of makes you wonder how Blizzard feels now that they’re linking back to WoWhead on the …

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Rift: Breaking the Trend… of Big Boobs? [RW]

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a. MMORPG

February 11, 2011

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The following is a cross-post of something I wrote for Rift Watchers today. I know not all of you read over there and I thought you’d find this interesting, so here we are 🙂 From now on, I’ll tag  cross posts with [RW]. Note: You wouldn’t believe how hard it was to come up with …

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