Crimecraft De-Mergifying Servers Tomorrow


No, de-mergify is not a word, but technically neither is Crimecraft, or Bleedout, or Vogster. Earlier this year, Vogster merged the two servers on Crimecraft down to one, resulting in a certain writer for MMO Fallout losing his low level character (pictured above). To bring in more players and increase the scope of the game, … Continue reading “Crimecraft De-Mergifying Servers Tomorrow”

Why Aren’t You Playing: Gods & Heroes


Why Should I Play is a new series where I dive into games and discuss my experiences. This article is not meant to be un-bias’d and due to the intrinsic nature of MMOs, reflects the product at the time of publish but may not reflect the product at the time of reading. As always, MMO … Continue reading “Why Aren’t You Playing: Gods & Heroes”

MMO Fallout: End of Year 2 Statistics


This article is entirely original, any similarities between this and [redacted]’s Fishery financial presentation are completely coincidental. MMO Fallout Year 2 statistics: It’s been a great second year here at MMO Fallout. We wrote a lot of articles, caught a lot of crab, and despite the obvious workplace issues with some trolls, some threats, a … Continue reading “MMO Fallout: End of Year 2 Statistics”

The Old Republic: Now With Limited Quantities


Good news, fans of Star Wars, The Old Republic, and Bioware: Starting today, you may preorder EA’s upcoming MMO through selected retailers. While supplies last. Yes, if you want to preorder through Origin.com, you will have to go through the arduous “I’m not worthy” process of submitting a request to pre-order, waiting for your confirmation, … Continue reading “The Old Republic: Now With Limited Quantities”

Gods & Heroes: Pricing, Free To Play, Discussions:


Gods & Heroes launched by Heatwave Interactive to a surprisingly small audience, despite the game’s performance on the Steam sales charts. Heatwave, being a small company, came forth over a week ago with some surprisingly blunt admissions: “We don’t need 500k users to be successful. However, our current growth rate isn’t good enough.” An article … Continue reading “Gods & Heroes: Pricing, Free To Play, Discussions:”

What Happened This Week: 5/22 – 5/28 Edition


I saw an interesting thread over the past week. It asked “would you rather take one million dollars if it meant never being able to play Guild Wars 2?” My answer was an absolute yes. Now, I loved Guild Wars, even though I got bored once I finished the leveling and storyline quests, and I … Continue reading “What Happened This Week: 5/22 – 5/28 Edition”

What Happened This Week: 4/15-4/21 Edition


This weeks question is for those of you who have quit an MMO (so virtually all of you). What level of interaction do you keep with your estranged title? Do you forget all about it and move on to your next title of choice, or are you one of those people who turns on jihad … Continue reading “What Happened This Week: 4/15-4/21 Edition”

What Happened This Week: 5/1-5/14 Edition


I have a question for all of you who read this introductory paragraph. Have you ever rage-quit an MMO? I haven’t. I’ve quit more MMOs in the past than I can count, but they’ve never been out of a fit of rage. Single player games, yes, I’ve stopped playing because every time I played I … Continue reading “What Happened This Week: 5/1-5/14 Edition”