Hey Gang, Just popping in to let you know that my first article in my weekly Some Assembly Required column is live over at Lagwar.com now. To start things off right, I talked a little bit about MMO corporations and why I think they’re evil. Fun stuff, right? 🙂 I’d love to know what you …
Category Archive: a. MMORPG
The “I’m With Stupid” Add-on
If you haven’t seen it yet, check out this post by Ixobelle. Now introducing, the I’m With Stupid add-on: the add-on which finally removes the need for all but a single person to think during a raid. Are you a raid leader? Then you too can turn your team into a group of shuffling and …
Why WoW Keeps Pulling You Back
When a player announces that they’re planning on leaving WoW, never to return, a lot of us roll our eyes, smile, and nod. From time to time, I’ll come across posts like these on the official forums, usually greeted by “you’ll be back” responses and promises of “we’ll see you soon.” That’s probably why I’ve …
The Multiverse – Episode #15: “Schnitzelholic”
Happy Tuesday Folks, We’re well on our way into the week. So, to make work/school go a little quicker for you, we bring you our fifteenth attempt at MMO Radio. I think we’re getting this down 🙂 Ferrel was stuck in Germany due to the volcano, so we spent a little time talking about the …
On PuGs and Progression in WoW
Word on the street has it that Blizzard is planning some big changes for the WoW raiding game come Cataclysm. The current plan, as I understand it, is that 10 and 25 man raids will now drop the same gear. There’s a little more to it, so here’s the bullet list from MMO Champion: 10-Man …
SW:TOR Combat a Little Meh?
I sat down with the new Star Wars: The Old Republic vid-doc today, after reading on Massively that Game Trailers had it up on exclusive. Now, I was pretty hyped up going on. What, with a couple of my blogger buddies being excited over it. I believe the expression “Awesome Sauce” was used. So, I …
Turbine Purchased: Don’t Freak Out Yet…
So, much to everyone’s surprise, the news came down yesterday that Turbine has officially been purchased by Warner Brothers Home Entertainment. Player reaction has been characterized by, really, their indecision on how to react. The fact is, we really don’t know a lot about how WB will manage a major MMO like LotRO or DDO. …
Tiger Woods: the MMO… Seriously.
So what’s the lowdown, you ask? Well, Tiger Woods Online (TWO) is a browser-based online (full screen, decent graphics – think FreeRealms) golfing game, that’s free-to-play. It runs on an optional cash shop model but, rest assured, it’s entirely possible to experience the entire game without ever spending a cent. The cash shop focus also …
A Place for PvP
I’ve been playing LotRO as my main MMO for a few months now whose main PvP is monster play. I don’t think I’m exaggerating when I say that PvP in LotRO is pretty well borked. It just feels like an afterthought; like they got done with a PvE game and realized they’d left out some …
To the Defenders of the $25 Horse:
Take a second to read this article because it beautifully articulates the general defense of the $25 pony. There are lots of them out there but Cuppy was kind of enough to throw them all into one. First, let’s acknowledge a few things: Value Added Transactions (you can’t call $25 micro) are here to stay. …
