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It isn’t very often I get to start out an article with “and finally the saga is coming to a close,” because (despite my own objections) stories like these tend to go on for a long, long time, or simply fade away into obscurity to the point where no one is talking about it anymore [...]
Archive for April, 2010
APB Subscription: Best of the East, Eve Online, And Subscription!
April 30th, 2010 
Omali All Points Bulletin looks to take the Eastern approach to subscription, but with an option that doesn’t hurt hardcore players. Recently announced, All Points Bulletin will offer several options for players:
Why Even THINK About a Star Trek Online Sequel?
April 29th, 2010 Omali Here at MMO Fallout, I consider myself the “odd man out” as far as MMO-oriented websites go. I’m not a big name, most studios that are not named Quest Online have likely never heard of me, most of my viewers are not the commenting type, and I only occasionally get my articles noted on bigger [...]
Alganon Officially Released…Huttah!
April 28th, 2010 Omali Alganon’s been on the live list for as long as I can remember, which dates to around last December when the game “launched.” Of course, what started out as a launch was quickly demoted to a “soft launch,” preceding all of this hubbub between Alganon and a few ex-employees. But, as those of you who receive Alganon [...]
Guild Wars Five Years: Steam Sale This Week
April 28th, 2010 Omali Here at MMO Fallout, we work diligently to make sure that you have available to you, all of the information and best ways to get your hands on titles for the lowest prices possible. With the fifth anniversary of Guild Wars, Steam is offering the title on sale this week with the following prices, all [...]
Age of Conan: Offline Leveling With No Respec
April 27th, 2010 Omali A growing trend in several MMOs ever since Eve Online popularized the mechanic, has been offline training: skills and abilities that level even though you are offline. Eve Online and Alganon are just two games to utilize this feature, with Age of Conan recently joining the fray: In games like Eve Online, considering your character [...]
Dungeons and Dragons Online: TV Advertisement
April 27th, 2010 Omali Television advertisement is a barrier that few MMOs break if their names are not World of Warcraft, so it’s good to see Turbine’s Dungeons and Dragons on the semi-big screen.
Cryptic Cleans Up: BBB Rating Rises
April 25th, 2010 Omali A long time ago, two months to be exact, I did a little bitty about the Better Business Bureau. When I wrote up the article, I wanted to put an emphasis on the points that the bureau does not have authority over businesses, despite how the name may sound. More importantly, as I noted, the [...]
Derek Smart Responds To David Allen’s Lawsuit Over Derek Smart’s Comment Over David Allen’s Firing
April 24th, 2010 Omali Quest Online, developers of Alganon, have issued a press release stating, among other things, the following: “Since Smart has taken over leadership, the company has reduced overhead and streamlined operations and Alganon has also gained significant exposure in the gaming marketplace.” I guess you could call it that. So far this year, Alganon has been [...]
Welcome To The Crew: Aion Opens Test Server
April 23rd, 2010 Omali Test servers: Perfect for the developer who wants to publicly test things. Throughout history, or at least the past decade, test servers have been used for everything from stress testing to gauging player interest, to using player feedback to balance updates. In more recent years, a majority of developers have discovered the uses of a [...]
