Chris "Syeric" Coke

September 9, 2009

Since DDO is now officially Free-to-Play, my mind predictably floats towards downloading it again. I participated in the beta, if you care to call it that. Unfortunately, at the time I was also actively playing Aion and one of them had to be cut; the choice was obvious. What I did play, I liked. The …

Tags: casual games, ddo, ddo unlimited, dnd, dungeons and dragons online, f2p, free to play, making time

You got your duck sauce in my soy!

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September 9, 2009

One of the things I love about blogging at MMO Voices is that I get to hear the opinions of people that are passionate about the same type of game as I am. We share our thoughts on game design, systems and mechanics, and relate recent experiences we may have had while playing. It also …

Tags: change, conservatism, education, everquest, fishing, free realms, innovation, minigames, pirate, teaching, World of Warcraft, wow

Short fiction from multiple authors a real possibility

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d. Everything Else

September 8, 2009

Hi everyone, When I started this blog, I made sure to include a section for short fiction. I decided to do this because I love to write stories when the mood strikes. This semester, I’m lucky enough to be in a fiction writer’s workshop. I’ve seen some really exceptional work — stuff that could be …

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Thoughts and images from Aion’s open beta

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September 7, 2009

I had a chance to log in to the open beta twice since they’ve opened the doors. My experience has, so far, been very good. Since I’d played in the Chinese version, I wasn’t expecting too much different from what I’d already experienced but as someone who’s been following the game pretty closely, I had …

Tags: Aion Online, aion online open beta, aion open beta, aion open beta lag, aion open beta latency, aion port forwarding, aion ports, gameguard problems, open beta

Exploration: may you rest in piece

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September 7, 2009

I had a lot of fun when I played WoW seriously. Coming from a history steeped in MUDs, the idea that I could run and meet any object I saw on the horizon was extraordinary. The prospect of actually being able to climb up a mountain is something a good friend of mine was giddy …

Tags: adventure, Curse, development, Diablo, dungeon running, dungeons, everquest, Exploration, Ferrel, game developing, hidden areas, hidden dungeons, hidden zones, intrinsic vs extrinsic motivators, Keen, Loot Systems, LotRO, MUDs, named items, Oblivion, open world dungeons, progression, quests, raids, sandbox, sandbox mmos, streamlining, theme park, theme park mmos, World of Warcraft, wow, WoWhead

A couple of extra famous faces from the Aion character creator

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September 5, 2009

Tags: aion character creator, aion screen shots, famous characters, famous faces in aion

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Breaking News: Top WoW PvPer actually a lifeless hobo

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September 5, 2009

If you’ve been reading WoW Insider (WoW.com now) for any length of time, you’ve probably heard of a guy named Serennia. He’s one of WoW’s forerunning PvP’ers and a quick Google search will pull up lots of fun PvP videos and SK Gaming . But all is not as it seems in Serennia land. Take …

Tags: serennia, top pvper, video game addiction, World of Warcraft, wow arena, wow nerd, wow pvp

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10 things to know about Aion Online

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September 5, 2009

With the release of Aion Online looming ever closer (and open beta starting tomorrow), I thought it might be a good idea to get some kind of basic points out there for people that a teetering on the edge of joining. If you’ve been following it for some time, you may have heard some of …

Tags: 10 things to know about aion, abyss, abyss point loss, abyss points, aion character creator, aion crafting, aion flight, aion online top 10, aion pvp, aion pvp rank, balaur, dredgion, LotRO, npc faction, pvp dungeons, PvPvE, stigmas, wow

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LotRO: Siege of Mirkwood expansion examined

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September 4, 2009