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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How the PS3 Hack Might Wreck Your Favorite Games

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b. Console

January 18, 2011

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This disturbs me to no end. You know, honestly, before today the depth of my emotion for the PS3 GeoHot hack didn’t really breach disappointment. Well, that’s done.  In case you missed it, a man named George Hotz found the root encyption key for the Playstation 3 and effectively blew the system wide open. While he doesn’t advocate …

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Myths and Misconceptions – A Tank’s Perspective

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a. MMORPG

January 17, 2011

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I’ve mentioned more than once that I’m a tank. But what I might have forgot to include is that I didn’t always want to be one — once I realized what it involved. Theoretically, tanking is what it’s all about. Throughout the entire solo game, you’re  a tank, regardless of your class. You’re up front, …

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My Concerns About Rift

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a. MMORPG

January 13, 2011

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As someone who regularly contributes to a Rift fansite, I’ve been accused of being a bit “fanboi” on more than one ocassion. Generally, I don’t give much credence to that kind of claim because it tends to come anonymous or one-stop-to-troll visitors. Not everyone embraces the MMO Nomad playstyle like I do I can see where that’s …

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Cataclysm Heroics – A Shot In The Foot?

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a. MMORPG

January 12, 2011

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If you’ve paid any attention at all to the WoW community in the last few weeks, you’ve probably heard how much more difficult the new heroics are. I’ve been in quite a few at this point, won some, lost some, and can say that I agree: we’re harder now than we’ve been since heroics first …

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Reflections On My First Day In Rift Beta #4

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a. MMORPG

January 8, 2011

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You know who inspires me? Bullet Points Blog. In honor of his steadfastness to all things bullet point, I present to you my reflections from Rift’s fourth beta event: People who say that combat is boring must have played warriors. I brushed off my paladin (a warrior class) from the first beta event and thought …

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Gamepro Slip-Up – 3DS to Cost $300?

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b. Console, d. Everything Else

January 7, 2011

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Sometimes I love how delightfully oblivious my local grocery store is to magazine dates. They put out this month’s Gamepro a little bit early (I took this about four days ago — forgot to post it) and there’s a yet unannouced detail included in one of the articles. Have a look: There’s two possibilities. The …

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Breaking Down Blizzard PR’s Christmas Card

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a. MMORPG

January 7, 2011

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I just checked my spam folder at Vagary. Gmail is doing work. It now send everything from Blizzard straight to the spam box. I guess they noticed how many “your accounts been haxxors” emails I was getting and decided to say screw it. That’s cool and all, but I wish there was a setting for …

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Rift Watchers Podcast – Episode #1 – NDA-Free is the Way to Be!

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a. MMORPG, d. Everything Else

January 6, 2011

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Note: Don’t worry, these cross-posts won’t continue forever. I’ve been sharing things over here that I thought my readers might enjoy — and trying to get a little extra exposure. While some Rift-centric things that I feel are of interest to MMO players will still get posted at both places, consider adding that feed to …

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Why Rift is the First Real “Answer” to World of Warcraft

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a. MMORPG

January 5, 2011

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This post is also featured on our Rift fansite and blog, Rift Watchers. Temporarily cross-posting to build awareness 🙂 Little Caveat: I’m not saying that Rift is perfect or “the answer” to what everyone wants in an MMO. Or that it’s necessarily better than any of the games listed below. I’m a lifetimer to LotRO …

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When Cutscenes Go Too Far

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a. MMORPG

January 4, 2011

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I hit level 85 last week and now find myself at the tail end of Uldum, frantically scraping for that last gear point to start heroics. Now, Uldum is a pretty cool zone. It has a neat setting with new character models, fun quests, and memorable characters (Harrison Jones, anyone?). It also features an absolute …

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