World of Warcraft players were treated to patch 3.3 today, entitled Fall of the Lich King. The patch promised to bring a lot of great stuff, including three new 5-man dungeons, a new raid, and the new cross server LFG tool. Unfortunately, it’s patch day and that means none of it works. Well, I take …
Category Archive: a. MMORPG
Storytelling in MMOs – What went wrong?
When I look at the MMOs I play, I see games with rich lore and epic storylines that we help to develop. Since many of these games try to simulate virtual worlds, there’s a lot of potential for some truly memorable moments in our gaming lives. Yet, when it comes to memories directly related to …
I like to name my pets
I like being able to name things and I don’t understand why more games don’t let you do it. As I was playing LotRO yesterday, I noticed that I now have the option to name my mount. Hm… I thought. I’ll name her Faria, because my dwarf would ride a mare. I didn’t put much …
The future isn’t AAA games
On the last podcast, I mentioned that I didn’t think games like Darkfall and EVE were pushing the industry anywhere. I’m not so sure I believe that anymore. My reasoning was that those games were so niche that they weren’t going to sway big bears like Blizzard. Now though, I’m thinking that I may have …
SoM for the mid-level player: combat changes, a global nerf?
If you were online yesterday, you probably heard about Siege or Mirkwood hitting LotRO’s NA servers. Actually, if you’re reading this blog, you probably knew about it a long time ago, but that’s beside the point. By most reports, the launch of this semi-expansion (semi because, well, it’s DLC) went fairly well. I was knee …
Win a free month in your MMO with Kalibre Online’s new giveaway
Hi Everyone, While my LotRO patcher was hard at work this morning, I decided to check in with my favorite blogs. Bilingue, from Kalibre Online, is ramping it up today with his first monthly giveaway. It’s a pretty good deal too. All you have to do is subscribe and have a PayPal account and you’re …
Good or bad, I’m the man in the chaps
Yes, that’s right. I celebrated my triumphant return to Fallen Earth like every good cowboy. I rooted around in some discarded trash until I found myself a pair of authentic (and only slightly soiled) chaps. Look at that folks. I like to think of it as “framing.” I spent a good two hours in the …
My gaming outlook – FE and LotRO back in the roster
Hey gang! Sorry for the lack of updates this week. It’s been hectic with the holidays, as I’m sure it’s been for all of you too. I haven’t been absent from my computer, however. Writing this blog and doing the new podcast gives me a great excuse to spend time in-game, which I do, as …
Aion: … wow, just wow.
Have you guys had a chance to see the new Aion Vision trailer? NCsoft is touting this youtube video as the future of Aion and, if it all plays out, there’s a lot of hope for the game. I mean, really. They’re taking things to the next level. Here, have a look. Here’s the TL;DR …
The last refuges of elitism
As people, I think we’re prone to judgment of one another. I mean, think about it, we judge people all the time. In the supermarket, at school, at work, we’re prone to appraising our fellow man. It’s not always in the snouty, look down your nose, kind of way. If for nothing else, we do …
