The following post was originally published on September 15th, 2009. It’s an intriguing topic, in my opinion, especially so with LotRO becoming more popular and titles like SW:TOR filling up our gaming horizons. What do you think, should MMOs be made from books and existing IPs or is there more value in creating a new …
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Blizzard’s April Fools’ Features E-Peen
Blizzard has long been the king of April Fools’ day joke but this one takes the cake. Check it out. Aye, thus she spoke.
I Bought What?!? (Yep, it’s Star Trek)
So, as many of you know, I’m not the biggest fan of Cryptic Studios. From where I’m sitting, they strike me as a company that rushes MMOs out the door that desperately need more time to polish. This, as far as I can see, is in the hope of getting some quick cash and avoiding …
First Days in Everquest 2
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 …
The Multiverse – Episode #12 “Guest Starring: Jon of Drunken Legacy (the Raidisode)
Happy Monday Folks, And you know what that means; another Monday means another Multiverse! We’re up to Episode 12 now and we brought a guest along to join the fun. This week Jon (Maxivik) of the Drunken Legacy guild joined us to talk about raiding. As a long time member and officer in a leading …
Has Evil Left the Building?
Or: Ever Just Want to be Bad? A good friend of mine and writer here, Ryan, just got a promotion in a game he’s been playing for the last ten years. He’s now an “immortal,” which in MMO terms means guild leader/staff member. His achievement came with a lot of accolades but what I found …
Will Cataclysm Last Long Enough?
Heading into the weekend, I like to leave us with a bit of speculation to mull over. Everyone’s excited for Cataclysm, right? It’s Blizzard’s most ambitious expansion yet and plans to reshape to legacy game we’ve come to know so well. It’s also planning on adding five extra levels to the end game and launch …
Things look ‘meh for Mortal Online
I’ve been following Mortal Online since before Darkfall hit retail. The game promised a lot of cool features in a totally sandbox environment. It was the Ultima Online for this generation of gamers, all wrapped in a beautiful 3D veneer. Except, with launch sometime within the next two weeks (all we know is “March 2010”), …
Breaking Free of the End-Game
Unlike a lot of gamers, I really like to level. Questing is fun and seeing that golden ring light up around you character as you ding is satisfying like nothing else I’ve experienced to date. Heck, I liked leveling up before I even knew what questing was. Each new ding was a mark of power. …
