“Help! Anyone, everyone, we need help! The Risar are attacking!” GM Events are nature’s way of saying “we’re willing to break from the normal monotony of every day gaming.” In most cases, these events are pretty simple in nature, and result in little change to the game’s landscape, if any at all. The event starts, … Continue reading “The Risar Are Coming! The Risar Are Coming! [Mortal Online]”
If Sony Online Entertainment’s abbreviated name was NSD, I could point out that their name could also spell out Never Shuts Down. However, since it doesn’t, I’m stuck with my next best idea: Soldier On, Edith which, although surely touching to anyone named Edith who enjoys Sony’s products, only appeals to a limited audience. But … Continue reading “Everquest Next: With The Everquester In Mind!”
To call the Blizzard forums a veritable hell-spawn of trolls where intelligence and reason go to die would be an insult to the resting grounds where intelligence and reason truly go to die, and hopefully that will change when the troll’s names start appearing on the forums. In an upcoming update, Blizzard will incorporate the … Continue reading “No More Trolling on The Blizzard Forums!”
Those of you playing Everquest II, or really any other subscription based MMO are probably looking at your fifteen bucks a month and wondering, “Gee. I hope they don’t turn my favorite MMO into a cash-shop money farm for casual kiddies who want to pay to win,” and quite frankly your fears would be justified. … Continue reading “Everquest II Has No Room For You F2P Folk”
When Aion launched last year, a last minute decision was made post-launch to add a few servers to alleviate load. Of course, as is the usual case with MMOs, the population has gone down since release and the extra servers are no longer necessary, as the queues and server load of old are just that, … Continue reading “Aion Server Mergers To Be Quick/Painless”
NIDA Online shut down late last night, after approximately eight months in service, so last night I decided to take a plunge into the game and see just why the title fell short of its one year anniversary. What I found was a game that wasn’t all that terrible, but nothing special. In terms of … Continue reading “NIDA Online: What Happened”
This is one of those times I must issue an apology: Saturday, May 8th, I issued an article (partly in sarcasm) that Alganon’s press releases may be clones of The Old Republic, owing to the following similarities in notation: But, there is just slight similarity between the following press release on the Alganon website from … Continue reading “Alganon’s Press Releases Are Not TOR Clones”
This is one of those times I must issue an apology: Saturday, May 8th, I issued an article (partly in sarcasm) that Alganon’s press releases may be clones of The Old Republic, owing to the following similarities in notation: But, there is just slight similarity between the following press release on the Alganon website from … Continue reading “Alganon's Press Releases Are Not TOR Clones”
Warner Brothers has been on a spending spree this week, and their latest acquisition? Turbine Inc, in case you didn’t read the title. I won’t say much about Warner Brothers, considering they own virtually my entire childhood, but my favorite part of acquisitions always comes from the press releases, where both the purchaser and the … Continue reading “Warner Brothers Owns Turbine Now”
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.”
MMO Fallout 