Chris "Syeric" Coke

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

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Follow me at MMORPG.com where I cover games and hardware! — November 20, 2017
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If you’re not reading Rant On Rob, you should be — May 4, 2017
Book Review: Little Heaven by Nick Cutter — July 27, 2016
Book Review: Death Follows by Cullen Bunn — March 16, 2016

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Now taking questions for Syp!

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d. Everything Else

December 14, 2009

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

Hi Everyone, If all goes according to plan, we’ll be having Syp of Bio Break on this week for Episode 3 of The Multiverse. So, we’re putting out the call for any questions or discussion topics you’d like to hear us talk about. Now, he’s a busy guy, and it’s finals week, so we’re not …

Tags: multiverse, podcast

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Gaming in a time crunch

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a. MMORPG

December 14, 2009

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

Hey guys, sorry for the lack of updates in the last couple of weeks. It’s the end of the semester at my college and that means a lot of things are coming due. When I’d rather have been writing here, I was instead writing about feminism in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. You can see where I’d …

Tags: fallen earth, fallen earth crafting, fallen earth scavenging, LotRO, patch 3.3, random dungeons, wow

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Why I write this blog (non-gaming)

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a. MMORPG

December 11, 2009

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

To preface this, I realize that most of you come here to read about games and games only, and that’s fine. This article is aimed at those of you who are interested in becoming writers. Blogging about anything can and does help but when you’re writing about games, sometimes it almost demands an explanation when …

Tags: blogging, i. MMORPG, writing

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Thoughts on the new 5-mans and beyond

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a. MMORPG

December 10, 2009

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

Last night, I was lucky enough to log in to WoW and give the new 5-mans a shot. I say lucky, because, first, well, it’s the week before finals. Mostly though, because I’d still been hearing about instances not launching. It looks like that problem has been resolved though, since I was able to zone …

Tags: Forge of Souls, Halls of Reflection, patch 3.3, Pit of Saron, wow

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Patch day for WoW – 3.3 Edition

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a. MMORPG

December 9, 2009

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

World of Warcraft players were treated to patch 3.3 today, entitled Fall of the Lich King. The patch promised to bring a lot of great stuff, including three new 5-man dungeons, a new raid, and the new cross server LFG tool. Unfortunately, it’s patch day and that means none of it works. Well, I take …

Tags: 3.3, If you're reading this good for you for clicking into the post. You did click into the post right? C'moooooon. You know you want to. Cliiiiiick iiiiiit., instance freezing, issues, launcher problems, patch, patch 3.3, patch day OH NOES!, patch problems, stuck at loading screen, wow

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The Multiverse – Episode #2: “Skinemax”

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d. Everything Else

December 7, 2009

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

Hi Everybody, Another two weeks, another episode of the Multiverse! This time, we went late night Cinemax on you. Thus, this is episode two: “Skinemax.” We had a lot of fun recording this episode and I think it shows. Editing went much quicker and I have more hosting lessons under my belt (darn my ever …

Tags: episode 2, multiverse

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Storytelling in MMOs – What went wrong?

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a. MMORPG

December 7, 2009

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

When I look at the MMOs I play, I see games with rich lore and epic storylines that we help to develop. Since many of these games try to simulate virtual worlds, there’s a lot of potential for some truly memorable moments in our gaming lives. Yet, when it comes to memories directly related to …

Tags: dungeons, Instancing, Live Events, LotRO, Mordor, PTR, questing, raids, wow

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Recording tonight, last chance for questions

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d. Everything Else

December 4, 2009

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

Hi everyone, We’re recording episode two tonight at 8PM EST, so this is your last chance to submit any questions, comments, hatemail, or love to multiversepodcast@gmail.com. We’d love to hear from you, so send something in and we’ll highlight it on tonight’s show. Also, if you’re so inclined, we’ll be “tipping our hat” to anyone …

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I like to name my pets

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a. MMORPG

December 3, 2009

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

I like being able to name things and I don’t understand why more games don’t let you do it. As I was playing LotRO yesterday, I noticed that I now have the option to name my mount. Hm… I thought. I’ll name her Faria, because my dwarf would ride a mare. I didn’t put much …

Tags: hunters, LotRO, mounts, names, pets, warlocks, wow

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The future isn’t AAA games

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a. MMORPG

December 3, 2009

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

On the last podcast, I mentioned that I didn’t think games like Darkfall and EVE were pushing the industry anywhere. I’m not so sure I believe that anymore. My reasoning was that those games were so niche that they weren’t going to sway big bears like Blizzard. Now though, I’m thinking that I may have …

Tags: aaa, Aion, darkfall, EVE, fallen earth, innovation, niche, podcast

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