Chris "Syeric" Coke

September 4, 2009

You know, there’s a lot of great things I’d like to say about Darkfall. Like, how they’re setting a new precedent for patch releases and content upgrades. How they’re the premiere competitor for any MMO company releasing patches. How they’re more of a true MMO than any of the current crop of Disneyland games overwhelming …

Tags: aventurine, blizzard, darkfall, darkfall online, darkfall patch, development, i. MMORPG, LotRO, massively, Niche Game, patches, PvP, pvp game, small developer, World of Warcraft, wow

Appreciating the little things

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September 3, 2009

You know, when we’re playing a game, a lot of times we take little details for granted. I know that I’m guilty of that, instead focusing on issues like PvP, questing, spells, and the rest of the store front systems we’re so used to discussing. Today, I’d like to take a moment and look at …

Tags: adhd gaming, Aion Online, ambient sounds, darkfall, drunk effects, eqii, guild wars, guild wars jump, immersion, inn league, LotRO, mining, mmo fo sho, PvE, PvP, snafzg, syp, World of Warcraft

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Aion: wait, you got HOW MUCH xp for that kill?!

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September 2, 2009

Okay, so if that’s how much xp you get for one boss kill at level 47, can you imagine how much she needs to level? Adma Castle looks like a very atmospheric instance though, which I love for immersing myself in a game. Cool stuff. Now, if Fylina does that instance another 17,856 times, she …

Tags: Aion instances, Aion Online, aion videos, experience to level

Quick notice

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d. Everything Else

September 2, 2009

I’m going to start signing my comments as “Chris (Game by Night)” from now on. I’m doing this because there’s now about three Chris’ commenting in the community and it becomes a little confusing. So if you take note of this, know it isn’t an attempt at blog whoring or trying to sound like I …

Tags: Blog, blogging, commenting, Game by Night

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How WoW saved my butt tonight

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September 2, 2009

I haven’t had much time for gaming the last couple of days. My wife and I secured a two-bedroom half house, so yesterday was spent packing and today moving. A couple of good friends came and helped out too, both of which are big Warcraft fans. One, Orin, is a friend I’ve played with in …

Tags: Casual, cost of flight, epic flight, epic flying, i. MMORPG, playing WoW with friends, social gaming, World of Warcraft, WoW Gold, wow in rl

Enough with this WoW Clone crap

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August 30, 2009

I’ve heard this thought echoed across the internet for months now and it’s getting a little old. Aion Online is not a “WoW Clone.” By repeating that little bleet, all you’re doing is proclaiming your ignorance of what the game is even about. What is it that makes a game a clone of WoW anyways? …

Tags: abyss, Aion Online, copies features, daoc, dark age of camelot, i. MMORPG, leveling, Lord of the Rings Online, LotRO, MMO, progression, PvP, questing, rvr, World of Warcraft, WoW Clone, wow compared to aion, WoW vs Aion

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The real impact of cross server dungeons

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August 28, 2009

a. MMORPG, d. Everything Else

One of the lesser known tidbits of information to come out of Blizzcon is that WoW will soon support cross server dungeons. This is an update they plan to release before the expansion hits in one of the few remaining major patches headed our way. When I first read about this, I was ecstatic. As …

Tags: cross server chat, cross server dungeons, cross server friends list, daytime raiding, dungeon gear, Earthen Ring, guild free raiding, heroics, i. MMORPG, leveling, LFG tool, LFM tool, ninja looting, preparing for raiding, PuG raiding, raiding, World of Warcraft, wow

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Ace of Cakes: Warhammer Edition (pictures)

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August 28, 2009

Tonight marked a big night for the Warhammer crew. It was the night the world saw their very own cake, modeled after a squig and it’s loveable throaty friend, the goblin! The show was entertaining to watch. Duff and the crew at Charm City cakes outdid themselves on this one and gave us some good …

Tags: ace of cakes, food network, i. MMORPG, squig cake, war, war cake, warhammer online

A Month at Warcraft: the first five levels (and reminded of Aion)

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August 27, 2009

Since I’m spending this month getting re-acquainted with WoW, I thought that it might be a good idea to share this revisit with you all. We all know that “going home” isn’t always the same as when you first started, for better or worse. I’m not going to spend a lot of time in this …

Tags: Aion Online, blood elf, blood elf newbie zone, blood elf paladin, blood elf starting zone, first five levels, level 5, perenolde, revisiting WoW, World of Warcraft, wow compared to aion, WoW vs Aion

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Champions and the rest: just go for it

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August 27, 2009