Cryptic Says: Ask Us Anything


Being the purported Cryptic employee that I am,  I have to take as much opportunity as possible to spread uncertainty among those who would otherwise believe such claims. Granted, a talk with Cryptic will offer more specific results than, say, a talk with Jagex’s CEO Mark Gerhard (Ask him anything about the game, assuming he … Continue reading “Cryptic Says: Ask Us Anything”

CCP: No, THIS Is How You Charity


Inspiring rivalry between companies is one thing, but if given the opportunity, I would probably spur on a competition of who can think of the best way to get players giving to charity. To say that such a competition exists is probably morally reprehensible, but one can dream, in the form of “This is How … Continue reading “CCP: No, THIS Is How You Charity”

G-Unit Reports: No Critical Security Issues


Our game servers, account databases, and support sites are under constant attack and being probed for any vulnerability. It’s a war that by no means is over. -Scott Jennings, NCsoft on Aion. There may not be a fight between gold farmers and developers as intense what is going on between Aion and the gold farmers. … Continue reading “G-Unit Reports: No Critical Security Issues”

Everquest to nDoors: This is How You Charity


“On January 12th, 2010, a massive earthquake devastated the island nation of Haiti. In an effort to show support and lend aid, SOE will be offering items priced at 500SC on the Station Marketplace through EverQuest, EverQuest II, and Free Realms. From January 15th to January 18th at 11:59pm PST, redeem 500 station cash towards … Continue reading “Everquest to nDoors: This is How You Charity”

Darkfall 2010: Not Just A Year This Year!


Darkfall is coming upon its first anniversary, and two expansions out the door is already looking at expansion number three. Dubbed “Darkfall 2010” the expansion looks to focus on everything. Armor dying, tons of new craftable items, more impact with the dynamic lore system, death animations, more PvP and PvE opportunities, better drops, wandering mobs, … Continue reading “Darkfall 2010: Not Just A Year This Year!”

Runes of Magic: Credit Card/Paypal Blocks In Plain English


I wanted to have a slightly more serious conversation about a certain title that has garnered quite a bit of controversy around it by outside players and its community. I am, of course, referencing to the newly instated Diamond policy that restricts what players can do with diamonds purchased through certain avenues. Diamonds are a … Continue reading “Runes of Magic: Credit Card/Paypal Blocks In Plain English”

Conan Inactive Character Deletion: Barbaric Resolution


Those of you with inactive accounts that have characters below level 20 will have already received an email regarding this, or will be receiving one. In order to consolidate space and free up storage and names on the servers, due to an upcoming server merge, Funcom will be deleting inactive sub-20 characters.