Category Archive: a. MMORPG

MMO first dates

This article is all in fun. Take it with a grain of salt 😉 Gordon’s right, MMOs are a lot like women and, *stretch*, you might say that I’ve been around the block once or twice. Yes, I’ve tapped on many a keyboard and wiggled a fair share of mice in my day. But, when …

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Is DDO for me?

Since DDO is now officially Free-to-Play, my mind predictably floats towards downloading it again. I participated in the beta, if you care to call it that. Unfortunately, at the time I was also actively playing Aion and one of them had to be cut; the choice was obvious. What I did play, I liked. The …

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You got your duck sauce in my soy!

One of the things I love about blogging at MMO Voices is that I get to hear the opinions of people that are passionate about the same type of game as I am. We share our thoughts on game design, systems and mechanics, and relate recent experiences we may have had while playing. It also …

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Thoughts and images from Aion’s open beta

I had a chance to log in to the open beta twice since they’ve opened the doors. My experience has, so far, been very good. Since I’d played in the Chinese version, I wasn’t expecting too much different from what I’d already experienced but as someone who’s been following the game pretty closely, I had …

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Exploration: may you rest in piece

I had a lot of fun when I played WoW seriously. Coming from a history steeped in MUDs, the idea that I could run and meet any object I saw on the horizon was extraordinary. The prospect of actually being able to climb up a mountain is something a good friend of mine was giddy …

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Speaking from the recesses…

This is what happens when WoW exclusionaries feel threatened. Feel bad for Dravi. He was that house elf in Harry Potter, right?

A couple of extra famous faces from the Aion character creator

Breaking News: Top WoW PvPer actually a lifeless hobo

If you’ve been reading WoW Insider (WoW.com now) for any length of time, you’ve probably heard of a guy named Serennia. He’s one of WoW’s forerunning PvP’ers and a quick Google search will pull up lots of fun PvP videos and SK Gaming . But all is not as it seems in Serennia land. Take …

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10 things to know about Aion Online

With the release of Aion Online looming ever closer (and open beta starting tomorrow), I thought it might be a good idea to get some kind of basic points out there for people that a teetering on the edge of joining. If you’ve been following it for some time, you may have heard some of …

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LotRO: Siege of Mirkwood expansion examined

We’ve got some exciting news today on the LotRO front. Turbine just announced that they plan to release their first digital expansion this fall titled “Siege of Mirkwood!” Victor of Mmeow was quick on the uptake and had a post up on this almost right away, so thank you to him for the tip. I …

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