Today’s MMOrning Shot comes to us from Diablo III, which I finally decided to reinstall and complete the story mode on. ARPGs like Diablo are all about loot: getting better loot to kill more creatures to get better loot to kill more creatures. If you haven’t played Diablo III since before loot 2.0 and the … Continue reading “MMOrning Shots: 99 Percent”
The RPG community is one that is constantly challenging itself to complete games in new and unconventional ways. We’ve talked about this before on Dungeons & Dragons Online, where some communities institute perma-death, deleting their characters if they die. As unofficial challenges, of course, participation is completely based on the honor code. There is no … Continue reading “Ironman Mode Considered For RuneScape”
The Elder Scrolls Online is yet another lesson in the running line of recent MMORPGs that you can either have an immersive single player story-based experience or you can have a game that encourages cooperative play, but you can’t have both at the same time and expect that neither side will suffer from it. Elder … Continue reading “MMO Rants: Nitpicking Elder Scrolls Online”
Molten Games, the San Diego-based developer founded by ex-Blizzard and Sony Online Entertainment employees, has lost its funding and laid off its staff. The studio was in development of Blunderbuss, a “core” MMORPG built on the Unreal Engine 4 and featuring action combat. The layoffs were confirmed by the San Diego chapter of the International … Continue reading “Molten Games Suffers Massive Layoffs”
John Smedley is a man after my own heart, because what would be better for the company heavily invested in everything that SOE is doing other than to announce yet another MMO? We know from Smedley’s Twitter that there is definitely an MMO in the works, one that is dedicated to Star Wars Galaxies fans, … Continue reading “Is Sony's New MMO A Zombie Game?”
Behaviour Interactive is the developer working on Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade, and naturally some of you may have a few questions for the developers. Luckily, MMORPG.com has announced that several key members of the Behaviour crew will be on hand for a Q&A on Monday. If you have anything you would like to ask of … Continue reading “Warhammer 40k Q&A Monday”
This is more of a question to the roleplayers out there. When you create alternate characters in an RPG, do you ever connect them together in some fashion or do you prefer to keep their stories separated? Have you ever connected characters across multiple games or genres? If you have, you already know how fun … Continue reading “MMOments: Character Relations”
One time I accidentally broke a piece of equipment at my old job that was worth $200. I got yelled at by my boss. Factor that damage up to eight thousand dollars, and make the item rare to boot, and you’re going to have a very angry person on the other end. In the case … Continue reading “Listen To Eve's Most Expensive Ship Blow Up”
One time I accidentally broke a piece of equipment at my old job that was worth $200. I got yelled at by my boss. Factor that damage up to eight thousand dollars, and make the item rare to boot, and you’re going to have a very angry person on the other end. In the case … Continue reading “Listen To Eve’s Most Expensive Ship Blow Up”
(Editor’s Note: This is not a review of Akaneiro)American McGee is the patron saint of MMO Fallout, an interesting turn of events when you consider that the man has never been involved in an MMO. What I love about American McGee is that his companies have remained one of the few developers willing to take … Continue reading “MMOments: Akaneiro Demon Hunting”
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