Chris "Syeric" Coke

Author's details

Name: Chris
Date registered: March 5, 2010
URL: http://www.gamebynight.com

Latest posts

  1. Full Voicing Might Be a Bust — June 28, 2010
  2. Let’s Stop With the Secrecy — June 26, 2010
  3. Okay Ahune, You Can Take Five — June 26, 2010
  4. S.A.R. #6: Exploring the Drug Culture in World of Warcraft — June 25, 2010
  5. WoW’s Drug-Culture — June 25, 2010

Most commented posts

  1. Will Cataclysm Last Long Enough? — 16 comments
  2. Community Spotlight #3: Larisa of the Pink Pigtail Inn — 12 comments
  3. Don’t Blame Blizzard for a Stagnant Industry — 11 comments
  4. Why WoW Keeps Pulling You Back — 11 comments
  5. If you’ve been affected by the Mythic billing fiasco, READ THIS — 11 comments

Author's posts listings

Community Spotlight #3: Larisa of the Pink Pigtail Inn

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a. MMORPG

June 9, 2010

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Happy Hump Day, folks! It’s been a while since we’ve sat down to do an interview and that makes me sad. So, this past weekend, I got the chance to chat with Larisa of the Pink Pigtail Inn. We spend some time talking about bit about blogging, WoW, and the MMO genre. It was a …

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Why MMOs Need Exclusive Content

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a. MMORPG

June 7, 2010

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One of the biggest trends to sweep MMO gaming is accessibility. It’s all about making sure everyone can do everything now. Yet, I think there’s a difference between the two. Accessible does not mean that everyone can do everything. Rather, it means that everyone has the reasonable opportunity to try. There’s a difference there, but …

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Win a free copy of Fallen Earth – Plus Swag!

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a. MMORPG, d. Everything Else

June 6, 2010

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This is just a quick post to let you all know about a contest my buddy Ferrel is running. As you may know, he’s a co-host on the A View From the Top podcast and an all around guild-leading guru. Well, Icarus Studios took notice and gave him a crop of free Fallen Earth account …

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What Happened to LotRO – How We Arrived at Free to Play

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a. MMORPG

June 4, 2010

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Wow, I’m shocked. When I read the news on Massively this morning, I had to sit and let it sink in for a minute: LotRO is going Free to Play this fall. Wow. Which was quickly followed by, how will this impact the game and what does this mean for my lifetime subscription? More importantly, …

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A Lack of Pants in Hyboria

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a. MMORPG

June 3, 2010

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Anyways, back to AoC. Contrary to popular thought, Age of Conan is not just a game about naked girls and jungles. There’s a fair amount of blood in there, too. More importantly, there seems to be a severe lack of pants throughout the first couple of levels. Seriously. I start the game washed up on …

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First Days in EQ2

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a. MMORPG

June 1, 2010

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Happy Monday, folks! As I mentioned on a recent episode of our podcast, I never quite felt like I gave Everquest 2 a proper chance. Several of my friends and favorite bloggers play it almost exclusively, so I’ve always felt a bit of a gap in my MMO knowledge by not having played more of …

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On Bioware and MMOs Having “No Point”

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a. MMORPG

May 31, 2010

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In a recent article in The Escapist, SW:TOR designer and writing director Daniel Erickson states that he thinks most MMOs out now have no point; that they lack a story to define our actions and, thereby, amount to a series of errands on the checklist of some faceless NPC. This comment disturbs me. Have Bioware …

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First Impressions: Split/Second (PS3)

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b. Console, f. Reviews

May 29, 2010

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Since I’ve been piecing together my new and improved rig the past couple of days, I thought I’d take a minute and recommend to you a game that I’ve been in fallen in love with: Split/Second. Now, before I go on, let me make a disclaimer and say that I’m not a fan of racing …

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New Races are Bad Content

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a. MMORPG

May 27, 2010

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I think I might be missing something, crew. I simply don’t see why adding new races makes for an exciting expansion pack. This isn’t specific to WoW, either. This applies to every game that’s ever added a new race as a selling point for a new product. What is it about adding a new skin, …

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The Case for the Hero Class

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a. MMORPG

May 26, 2010

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I’ve been gone from World of Warcraft for some time, but, since returning, I’ve found myself reminded why I fell in love with WoW: the dungeons. Tonight, it was Violet Hold. Though exceptionally quiet (not a word spoke until the final boss was downed), it was a good run; quick and easy. I was able …

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