Chris "Syeric" Coke

November 19, 2009

We’ve been working out the details for a little over a week and I think it’s time for a formal introduction. Multiverse, meet Reader, hopefully your new listener. Reader, meet The Multiverse, the newest MMORPG podcast on the block and hosted by yours truly; I’m not alone, though. I have the great honor of bringing …

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Return to WoW, pt. 2

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November 18, 2009

Over the few days since we last talked, I’ve been spending most of my game time in World of Warcraft. It’s a funny thing and I liken it to going out on a date with an old ex-girlfriend. It’s a little awkward and a little familiar and you’re not quite sure about what important things …

Tags: Dragon Age, heroics, LotRO, raiding, Return to WoW, wow

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So where do I start?

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November 16, 2009

This is the post where I appeal to my audience for help and ask a lot of questions 🙂 As I’m trying to get back into World of Warcraft, one of the first questions that comes to mind is “what do I do now?” When I left, I had been routinely running heroics and collecting …

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Eating crow…

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November 15, 2009

Today, I had a revelation. You know, one of those “this thing has been staring me in the face and I missed it anyways” types of occurrences. My wife’s sister came to hang out today with her soon-to-be husband, who happens to be a long time WoW player. After a while, talk turned to video …

Tags: LotRO, wow

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A new blog to check out…

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November 15, 2009

Hi Everyone, I wanted to take a moment this Sunday and encourage you all to check out a neat new blog called Listen 2 Thea. It’s not a gaming blog but rather is about nature, photography, and life. And yes, it is a dear relative of mine, my aunt. She did the photographs for my …

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Are players wrong to feel entitled?

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November 13, 2009

Gordon had a post up yesterday that asked whether modern day MMO players were lazy or if it just seemed that way since games are more accessible these days. I felt compelled to respond, which I did in the comments section, but I think that the topic of my response bears a little more hashing …

Tags: Aion, design, entitlement, fallen earth, game design, LotRO, World of Warcraft, wow, wow tourism, zone design

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LotRO’s interesting ad campaigns…

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November 12, 2009

First, when Aion launched and had its connection issues, we saw LotRO buying ad space for search terms like “Aion connection problem.” Now, we have… This type of advertising is at once underhanded and amusing. I like it!

Tags: Aion, LotRO, wow, WoWhead

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The home that isn’t

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November 12, 2009

I have a confession. Of late, I’ve had a crazy desire to log back in to World of Warcraft. Nevermind the fact that I just cancelled my subscriptions to two other games and can’t really afford it. I’ve caught myself thinking of the early days of play, when the universe seemed to slip over me …

Tags: burn out, going home, home game, LotRO, wow

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My appearance on MMO Voices is live

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November 11, 2009

Jeremy just posted the 9th edition of the MMO Voices podcast. They were nice enough to have me along as a guest and we had some really interesting conversation. Thanks to the MMO Voices guys for indulging me and my podcast noobness. Topics we talked about: – Micro-transactions: teaching kids to spend money? – Pets …

Tags: MMO Voices, MMO Voices Podcast, podcasting

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Closing applications early

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November 10, 2009