I came upon this decision months ago, but I’ve been sitting on it until someone pointed out my hint, and they did in an email I received: I see you updated your calendar showing MMO birthdays, but only titles that are five years old and older are displayed. Is there a reason for this? Or … Continue reading “The MMO Turing Test: Five Years”
File this under “pretty damn cool.” For years, MMOs have been looking for new and inventive ways to kill gold farmers and bots, and quite a few spectacles have come out of it. Aion instated the G-Unit, a team dedicated to bot busting, as well as public executions, Eve Online had Operation Unholy Rage, Runes … Continue reading “Martial Empires Monster-Police Will Murder You”
Wizard101 launched two years ago to the wide open arms of children and some adults alike. Since then, the game has seen numerous major updates, including player housing (something many MMOs still can’t attest to), a fairly intuitive and advanced pet system, among other updates. For the kid’s MMO, one that oddly enough has a … Continue reading “Wizard 101: So Popular, Server Can’t Handle Popularity”
Wizard101 launched two years ago to the wide open arms of children and some adults alike. Since then, the game has seen numerous major updates, including player housing (something many MMOs still can’t attest to), a fairly intuitive and advanced pet system, among other updates. For the kid’s MMO, one that oddly enough has a … Continue reading “Wizard 101: So Popular, Server Can't Handle Popularity”
Ask yourself: How many MMOs on the market truly have a punishing death penalty system? Games like Ultima Online, Runescape, and Darkfall have you lose most if not all of your items upon death, but when you become rich that is really nothing more of than a minor set back. Eve Online and Face of … Continue reading “Project V13 To Offer Some Form Of Permadeath?”
When you’re a writer whose main source of information comes from groundbreaking news relating to MMOs, a convention where companies announce groundbreaking news about MMOs is practically awe-inspiring. Looking For Group is such an expo, aiming to bring developers and players together under one roof where they may co-mingle, LARP, and cast magic missile (Sorry, … Continue reading “LFG Expo Not Happening Just Yet”
Back in my day, our games didn’t have save features. Sure, there were a select few that had the ability to save, but otherwise if you wanted to finish the game, you were going to sit down and play through, or leave your console on and risk overheating. Once save functions became more prevalent and … Continue reading “Permanent Death Is Meaningless Death”
In January, Haiti was struck by a massive earthquake that resulted in countless damage, over two hundred thousand dead, and millions left without a home. In the following months, we witnessed an enormous surge of companies looking to get their players involved in donating to the cause: Participants including Blizzard, CCP Games, Frogster Entertainment, Sony … Continue reading “Hello Kitty Online: This Is How You Charity…Adorably.”
Everquest 2’s latest expansion, Sentinel’s Fate, is right around the corner. Being set in February, the expansion pack is right in the middle of a myriad of holiday events: Christmas, Easter, Valentine’s Day, Martin Luther King Junior Day, the whole kibosh. Yes, I said Martin Luther King Jr. Day. On the other side, Everquest players … Continue reading “Everquest: Happy MLK Day, Have Some Bonus EXP”
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!”
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