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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First Steps Into Storm Legion

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a. MMORPG

November 15, 2012

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

Over the last few days, I’ve had the opportunity to dive head first into RIFT’s Storm Legion expansion. Getting in was smooth as butter and the new world is fantastic. We can criticize and commentate all we want but at the end of the day, I love the expansion model. It brings such an influx …

Tags: clerics, rift, Rift Watchers, Rogues, storm legion, trion worlds

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WoW: MoP Jade Forest Review and Other Miscellaney

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a. MMORPG, c. PC Gaming

October 17, 2012

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

It’s been a while since my last update, so I thought I’d check in and let you all know where I’m at. My main game has been WoW: MoP lately but I’ve dipped my toe into more than one water, so let’s jump right in. Jade Forest Review While “review” might be a bit overkill, …

Tags: armored kill, battlefield 3, borderlands 2, cortex command, death knight, dishonored, hooked gamers, jade forest review, mists of pandaria, rift, storm legion, trion, trion worlds, vagary.tv, war of the roses, World of Warcraft, wow

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Trying Mists of Pandaria After Six Months Away

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a. MMORPG

October 9, 2012

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

I recently picked up Mists of Pandaria to while away the remaining hours before RIFT’s Storm Legion expansion. To be perfectly honest, I’m pretty surprised to be writing this right now since I didn’t think I’d be trying it at all. Word of mouth means more than marketing or silly Panda decisions after all, it …

Tags: combat, gameplay, graphics, mists of pandaria, narration, story, World of Warcraft

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PvPing to PvE and the Backbone of Bigotry

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a. MMORPG

October 3, 2012

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

Over the years there has been a persistent issue in MMOs when players have to play one way to get gear for another. This issue has come up again in Mists of Pandaria as players are (once again) running battlegrounds to get gear to for endgame PvE. Whether or not Blizzard should have foreseen this …

Tags: debate, Gear, PvE, PvP, reward systems, rewards, World of Warcraft

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Every Game is a 3-Monther

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a. MMORPG

September 26, 2012

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

Update: Added a bit to my paragraph on subscription games to clarify the point I was trying to make. Keen also has a fair response that acts as a good counter-point. A while back, Keen coined the term “3-monther” in regards to MMOs. It’s apt and pretty darn descriptive of how MMOs players tend to …

Tags: 3-monther, Guild Wars 2, mmo lifespans, MMORPGS

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Fantastic First Steps into Torchlight 2

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

September 19, 2012

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

Thanks to the generosity of Runic Games, I was able to get my hands on Torchlight 2 a couple days early so I could share my thoughts with you. Before we begin, I’ll give you the TL;DR up front: Buy it — buy it now and a couple copies for your dungeon crawling buddies, too. …

Tags: arpgs, diablo 3, dungeon crawlers, runic games, tl2, torchlight, torchlight 2

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Darkfall: Unholy Wars – Worst Announcement Ever

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a. MMORPG

September 18, 2012

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

I got a fun little email this morning stating that, yup, Darkfall: Unholy Wars is a thing. And that’s pretty much all it said. For those who don’t know, Darkfall is a pretty neat, action-combat MMORPG that features full looting, an active skill system, and a distinctly old-school approach to just about every game system. …

Tags: aventurine, darkfall, darkfall 2.0, darkfall 2010, darkfall: unholy wars

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[CoH] And if the petition succeeds, then what?

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a. MMORPG

September 7, 2012

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

I think it’s great that a lot of people have gotten together to rally behind City of Heroes. Whenever players organize for the powers of good, it’s worth stopping to take notice. For all that, I can’t figure out who the heck is doing the majority of support. Is it players? Bloggers? Or here’s a …

Tags: City of heroes, CoH, cov, paragon

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Why GW2 Won’t Replace My Other MMO

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a. MMORPG

September 5, 2012

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

Since Guild Wars 2 first began powering up the hype train, people have been claiming that it would revolutionize the MMO genre and replace the games that came before it. Nobody wants to play with yesterday’s toy after all (just ask Slinky). I’m here to tell you that, no, Guild Wars 2 will not be …

Tags: arenanet, Guild Wars 2, GW2, MMORPGS, rift, trion

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PSA: Site re-design done!

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d. Everything Else

September 4, 2012

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

Hi Guys, Just hopping on to let you know that I finally got around to re-designing the site. It should be a bit less busy text-wise and a little more colorful (I like color). Please let me know what you think and don’t be afraid to be honest. Also, I cleaned up my blogroll to …

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