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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The horror of dismissing in space [SWTOR]

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a. MMORPG

January 17, 2012

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

It was on the way to an unknown planet that I, your host, killed my entire crew! I must confess a certain, softness in my trepidation before doing it, but then, I only meant to penalize the one for being so mopey. I would have freed you Khem Val, my ol’ buddy, if only you’d given …

Tags: bioware, fanciful stuff, i. MMORPG, star wars, the old republic

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SWTOR PvP: From awesome to pointless to ‘is it patch day yet?’

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a. MMORPG

January 13, 2012

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

If you’re not already 50, don’t bother PvPing until next week’s patch. There’s no point. In the last two weeks, enough of the playerbase has hit 50 to make the leveler a moot point in warzones. If you catch a 50 alone, you might have a chance. Might. If there are other players around looking …

Tags: i. MMORPG, star wars pvp, star wars the old republic, swtor, warzones

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RIFT Versus SW:TOR – An Observation on With It-ness

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a. MMORPG

December 31, 2011

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

I find it very interesting that RIFT gets mass appeal for being a game that’s adapted to the times, yet SW:TOR has absolutely not. In fact, I’d say the folks at Bioware pretty much stopped learning right around 2008 with WAR’s warfronts. Few people mention this, despite their being back to back releases (figuratively anyways). …

Tags: bioware, innovation, mythic, rift, swtor, trion, warhammer

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SWTOR: Impressions and _Impressions_

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a. MMORPG

December 21, 2011

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

Like most of the MMO world, I’ve spent the last week knee-deep in The Old Republic. Talk about a good game. Single player? You bet, more than any other MMO I’ve played. Featuring more group content than our other darling child, RIFT? Without a doubt. And isn’t that something? We can have the most exclusive …

Tags: bioware, swtor, the old republic

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EA-Bioware: Intentionally leaving you out

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a. MMORPG

December 14, 2011

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

I’m going to share a thought that may sound like a conspiracy theory but so be it. I think that EA-Bioware is intentionally making the early access process slower than it needs to be. Full disclaimer: No, I’m not in the game yet, but yes, I fully understand and, as a matter of fact, endorse …

Tags: conspiracy theories, early access invites, i. MMORPG, swtor, the old republic

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RIFT blew its first shot, will it blow its second?

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a. MMORPG

December 13, 2011

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

I made a silly mistake today and renewed RIFT. I’ve been playing it a lot lately and having fun leveling my rogue through PvP. (Admit it Assassins, we’re overpowered). When I got the email reminding me that until I paid up my characters would be sold into slavery, I didn’t even consider that TOR comes …

Tags: LotRO, rift, swtor, World of Warcraft, wow

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A status update

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d. Everything Else

December 12, 2011

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

Hey Blog, long time no see! I haven’t written anything in almost a month and I wanted to give you a little update. As many of you know, I’m in my first semester of graduate school. Or I was until today when I hit that “submit” button on my final assignment. This semester has been, …

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How Skyrim made MMOs better for me

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a. MMORPG

November 24, 2011

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

I’ve been playing RIFT for the last hour and had to pull myself out to share this with you. I have been having an incredible time. Like, fresh, first-days-of-MMOs type time. I know that sounds strange and, believe me, I didn’t expect to have such an immersive experience when I logged in. What I did …

Tags: immersion, rift

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So are those tourists equal yet?

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a. MMORPG

November 16, 2011

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

Here’s a thought I had this morning. No one really argued that WoW Tourists existed. Now that they’ve been “touring” for a handful of years, are they still tourists? Have they made the leap from WoW player to MMO player or are they still the stereotype we thrust upon them when WoW was at its …

Tags: blizzard, nomads, playing multiple games, tourists, World of Warcraft, wow

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Submersing in Skyrim

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b. Console, c. PC Gaming

November 14, 2011

by Chris "Syeric" Coke

This post originally appeared on Vagary.TV. We work awful hard over there, so if you like it, please consider adding us to your blogroll. I decided to write this because — *gasp* — friend and co-host, Adam “Ferrel” Trzonkowski has decided to wait on buying the game. Here I hope to capture a little bit of …

Tags: bethesda, rpg, RPGs, single player games, skyrim, the elder scrolls

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