Week In Review: Trust In The Community Edition


I told you I’d eventually hit the Sunday deadline for Week in Review. I’ve found through MMO Fallout the deadlines I set for myself often conflict with what I’ve heard referred to as a “lack of respect for authority and tendency toward inappropriate analogies.” Personally I equate the situation more to the first few seasons … Continue reading “Week In Review: Trust In The Community Edition”

Nominations For Golden Joystick Awards/GDCO


The Golden Joystick Awards have been running for 29 years, making the ceremony older than a good amount of the people reading this website. Every year, games compete in a number of categories from shooter to adventure and everything in between, with the voting determined by viewers like you. This year marks the first year … Continue reading “Nominations For Golden Joystick Awards/GDCO”

Video of the ___: Runescape, Cheater’s Paradise


I care little for the inner-drama in MMOs, so the fact that the person who posted this was a player moderator, and had his status revoked afterward, plays no part in this video being posted here. With the overwhelming quantity of gold farmers that have infested Runescape since its reinstatement of free trade, Jagex has … Continue reading “Video of the ___: Runescape, Cheater’s Paradise”

Video of the ___: Runescape, Cheater's Paradise


I care little for the inner-drama in MMOs, so the fact that the person who posted this was a player moderator, and had his status revoked afterward, plays no part in this video being posted here. With the overwhelming quantity of gold farmers that have infested Runescape since its reinstatement of free trade, Jagex has … Continue reading “Video of the ___: Runescape, Cheater's Paradise”

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”

Let’s Talk Free To Play “Customers”


Today I wanted to talk free to play, primarily the base that makes up the players and customers, two terms I want to keep separated for the purpose of this article. Let’s take Lord of the Rings Online as an example. A player is someone who downloads the game for free, accumulates Turbine points using … Continue reading “Let’s Talk Free To Play “Customers””

Let's Talk Free To Play "Customers"


Today I wanted to talk free to play, primarily the base that makes up the players and customers, two terms I want to keep separated for the purpose of this article. Let’s take Lord of the Rings Online as an example. A player is someone who downloads the game for free, accumulates Turbine points using … Continue reading “Let's Talk Free To Play "Customers"”

Hellgate Global’s Word Filter Is Amusing


Word filters are amusing, sometimes. In the olden days of Runescape, for example, the filter would turn bad words into cabbage, so someone might say “that’s cabbage’d up.” Just a history lesson, in case you Runescape players were wondering why Jagex has historically had such an odd fascination with cabbage and things cabbage related. Hellgate’s … Continue reading “Hellgate Global’s Word Filter Is Amusing”

Hellgate Global's Word Filter Is Amusing


Word filters are amusing, sometimes. In the olden days of Runescape, for example, the filter would turn bad words into cabbage, so someone might say “that’s cabbage’d up.” Just a history lesson, in case you Runescape players were wondering why Jagex has historically had such an odd fascination with cabbage and things cabbage related. Hellgate’s … Continue reading “Hellgate Global's Word Filter Is Amusing”