SOE Compensation Details


While Sony expects to have services returned soon™, the company has detailed their plans for compensation on the official SOE website. As mentioned previously, all players will receive 30 days free game time, plus one day for every day the service is offline, plus the following items. These offers hold for both PC and PS3 … Continue reading “SOE Compensation Details”

Lineage Shutting Down In NA: Pick Up Your Package


[Update: 5/18] I’ve been seeing a lot of searches pointing to this page by players who want to know if their accounts will work on the Korean version when the North American servers shut down. Simple answer is no, your account will not work on the Korean version.] Writing this article, I’m reminded of a few … Continue reading “Lineage Shutting Down In NA: Pick Up Your Package”

Of Course NCsoft Believes Subscriptions More Profitable…


I push this idea as much as I can here at MMO Fallout, but the old adage that free to play was a last ditch effort by subscription titles that were tanking died when Dungeons and Dragons Online pulled off the transition, and proved to the industry that throwing in a cash shop wasn’t just … Continue reading “Of Course NCsoft Believes Subscriptions More Profitable…”

Global Agenda Going Even Freeer To Play


I’m not entirely sure that “freeer” (the comparative term for “more free”) is a word, but if it isn’t a simple phone call and bribery of my glass D&D dice should get that added into Webster’s Dictionary toot sweet. Global Agenda technically went free to play back in June last year, following its February launch. … Continue reading “Global Agenda Going Even Freeer To Play”

Mortal Online: Facebook Discount, Expansion Coming


We have been silent for some time now while working very hard on our first expansion titled Dawn, and we now feel ready to reveal its contents. The expansion will be released in April, and it will not cost anything, all you need is an active subscription. Mortal Online has gone through some…troubles in its … Continue reading “Mortal Online: Facebook Discount, Expansion Coming”

The Steam Holiday Sale is Here!


It’s around Christmas time, and you know what that means: 24 hours of A Christmas Story! Given that Ralphie Fallout is all about A Christmas Story, how to say fudge without saying fudge, tips on not shooting your eye out, and how packages labeled “fragile” are likely not from Italy, I figured we’d do something … Continue reading “The Steam Holiday Sale is Here!”

Absolutely Brilliant! Episode #1: Final Fantasy XIV


Here at MMO Fallout, I try to offer my help to companies more in the form of business decisions, rather than what I might feel that the game needs. I only play a handful of MMOs, and honestly am not the best person to go to in order to find out what your game needs … Continue reading “Absolutely Brilliant! Episode #1: Final Fantasy XIV”

Cryptic: Yea, It’s Dungeons And Dragons Online


It didn’t take long to figure out that Cryptic was working on a third MMO, what with both Cryptic and Atari dancing around giggling like little girls and shouting “I know something you don’t know” in a sing song voice, all the while Turbine shouting in the litigation background, “THEY’RE WORKING ON A NEVERWINTER NIGHTS … Continue reading “Cryptic: Yea, It’s Dungeons And Dragons Online”

Cryptic: Yea, It's Dungeons And Dragons Online


It didn’t take long to figure out that Cryptic was working on a third MMO, what with both Cryptic and Atari dancing around giggling like little girls and shouting “I know something you don’t know” in a sing song voice, all the while Turbine shouting in the litigation background, “THEY’RE WORKING ON A NEVERWINTER NIGHTS … Continue reading “Cryptic: Yea, It's Dungeons And Dragons Online”

I Can’t Do This Alone: I’m Sick Of The MMO Stigma


Two months ago, I changed the “Month in Review” category to a monthly review called “Looking Back, Moving Forward,” and at the time I promised all of you that I would explain my reasons at a later date. As at least one person has pointed out, the legacy “Month in review” articles have been completely … Continue reading “I Can’t Do This Alone: I’m Sick Of The MMO Stigma”