Chris "Syeric" Coke

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

Latest posts

Follow me at MMORPG.com where I cover games and hardware! — November 20, 2017
Virtual Tabletop Face-Off – Roll20 Vs. Fantasy Grounds — May 5, 2017
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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DUST 514: Beta Impressions – Things Don’t Look Good

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a. MMORPG, b. Console, c. PC Gaming

January 22, 2013

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

I’ve spent a decent amount of time in the DUST 514 beta and now that the NDA is up, I’d like to share some basic impressions. I won’t go into great detail on many of the intricacies because other people have done already done so and much better than I would be able to. I’d …

Tags: ccp, dust 514, dust 514 beta review, EVE Online, MMOFPS, ps3

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MMO Radio Ep 4 – Without Pants

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a. MMORPG

January 16, 2013

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

Hello again, podcast faithful! It’s another week and we’re happy to present you with another episode of MMO Radio. We’re pleased to be joined by our friend, guild mate, and blogger colleague, Grimnir, to talk about Big Picture mode and the upcoming “Steam Box” code named Piston. Will this shift in Valve’s focus open up …

Tags: everquest, grimnir, Guild Wars 2, i. MMORPG, rift, soe, sony, steam, valve, vanguard

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[WoW] Once More at the Level Cap: Looking Back at 85-90

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a. MMORPG

January 7, 2013

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

Well, I’ve made it again and I am once more at the level cap in World of Warcraft. It took me longer this time than probably any one of their expansions to date, but I’m glad I made it. It may not have happened, in all honesty — I’d already tried and given up once …

Tags: blizzard, daily quests, mists of pandaria, mop, pandaria dailies, rift, trion, World of Warcraft, wow

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MMO Radio Episode Two – A War Z Blunder

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a. MMORPG

January 1, 2013

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

We’re back again with Episode #2 of MMO Radio: A War Z Blunder. This week we talk about one of the year’s biggest controversies in The War Z. Is it a shameless cash grab? A copycat of Day Z? Absolutely, but it’s also pretty funny if a little frustrating. Plus, if it’s big enough news …

Tags: dungeons and dragons, hammerpoint, mmo radio, podcast, rift, steam, the war z, trion worlds, valve

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MMO Radio – Episode #1: A New Beginning

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a. MMORPG, c. PC Gaming, d. Everything Else

December 21, 2012

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

Welcome to the inaugural episode of MMO Radio! This is the place where MMO and table top gaming collide to bring you the week’s news and hot topics in a fun half-hour format. Together, Adam “Ferrel” Trzonkowski and Chris “Syeric” Coke bring three books, hundreds of blog posts and podcast appearances, and thousands of in-game …

Tags: dungeons and dragons, mists of pandaria, mists of pandaria versus storm legion, mmo radio, podcasts, rift, storm legion, The Multiverse, World of Warcraft

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Please, Don’t Buy The War Z

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a. MMORPG, c. PC Gaming

December 19, 2012

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

I don’t usually do this but I’m going to plead with you, please do not buy The War Z. All of the terrible things you’ve heard are true. I previewed the game a while back for Hooked Gamers when it was still in “alpha state.” I was pretty kind to it. You look …

Tags: day z, hammerpoint interactive, sergey titov, steam, the war z, valve

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Mists of Pandaria: Playing the Hotbar Game

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a. MMORPG

December 14, 2012

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

Over the last week, I’ve spent a decent amount time in Mists of Pandaria plugging along at my 88 Death Knight and 12 Monk. I’ve been having good, if not particularly surprising, fun. I love the painterly quality of Pandaland, hate how Disney playing the starter zone feels, and love how efficient questing is. It’s …

Tags: combat, death knight, leveling, mists of pandaria, mists of pandaria combat, mists of pandaria difficulty, monk, raiding, rift, rift: storm legion, World of Warcraft, wow

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[GW2] Horizontal Endgame or a Purposeless, Grind-Centric Existence?

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a. MMORPG

December 11, 2012

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

I’ve been reading other people’s blogs more than writing on my own recently and one of those posts is about GW2’s horizontal progression over at Professor Beej. He makes a good case for providing progressing out vs progressing up and it leads me to wonder if I’m just not the intended demographic for such a game. …

Tags: arenanet, endgame, Guild Wars 2, GW2, leveling, World of Warcraft, wow

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Appreciating My Fellow Bloggers

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a. MMORPG, c. PC Gaming, d. Everything Else

November 29, 2012

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

Today, I’d like to change things up a little bit and express my gratitude towards fellow bloggers that I read regularly. They consistently produce content that is enjoyable to read and from positions of experience, maturity, or at the very least, humor and intrigue. I don’t comment a lot (I read on my iPhone) but …

Tags: appreciation, blogging, community, Gaming, Guild Wars 2, i. MMORPG, pc gaming, rift, World of Warcraft, wow

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Why You Should Try Darkfall: Unholy Wars

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a. MMORPG

November 20, 2012

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

Darkfall is the kind of game that scares new players away, but with the upcoming launch of Unholy Wars, I want to encourage you all to give it a shot. Now I know, I haven’t always been kind to the game, but Darkfall is something I truly feel all players – PvE and PvP alike …

Tags: adventure, arenanet, aventurine, darkfall, Exploration, ffa pvp, Guild Wars 2, non-linear gameplay, PvE, PvP, sandbox mmos

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