There’s no doubt that clans make an MMO. While it is true that a title can flourish on players running around rag-tag, nothing says organized community like a healthy clan system. Clans can bring a number of their players from other games, and can liven up the environment in whatever title they inhabit to incite … Continue reading “Do You Community Like Healshot Communities?”
Here at MMO Fallout, I don’t think it is any surprise that Turbine is essentially my deity, and for numerous reasons. The one I’d like to get into today is what I call The Great Safety Net, not invented but popularized by Turbine. Before Dungeons and Dragons Online went free to play as a saving … Continue reading “Why Turbine Saved The Industry: The Safety Net of Free To Play”
Massively has an excellent interview with Lydia Pope, community manager at Sony Online Entertainment overlooking Star Wars Galaxies. Despite all of the rage one might find toward the aging Star Wars MMO, those who do play the game are just as involved as those who played in years past. So much so, in fact, that … Continue reading “A Live Community Is A Happy Community”
File this one under “oh thank God!” Yesterday brought wonderful news from Derek Smart of Quest Online. The ongoing back and forth lawsuit between Quest Online and David Allen has ended. In a press statement, Quest Online announced: Quest Online, LLC, today announced that the lawsuit filed in the Maricopa County Superior Court (Case # … Continue reading “It’s Finally Over! QOL Vs Allen Ends In Settlement.”
File this one under “oh thank God!” Yesterday brought wonderful news from Derek Smart of Quest Online. The ongoing back and forth lawsuit between Quest Online and David Allen has ended. In a press statement, Quest Online announced: Quest Online, LLC, today announced that the lawsuit filed in the Maricopa County Superior Court (Case # … Continue reading “It's Finally Over! QOL Vs Allen Ends In Settlement.”
Technically the Eastern Free to Play grinders were the first to make the statement, but when Turbine brought Dungeons and Dragons Online back from the brink of disaster by turning it into a hybrid cash-shop-VIP system, and turned it into an out of control money machine, that moment was where the industry started taking notice. … Continue reading “Pirates Of The Burning Sea Heading Towards Eff Too Pea”
I wanted to bump this up to the top again so people can once again see the ongoing sale on Direct2Drive regarding MMOs. For the sake of space, I’ve moved previous month’s updates to the bottom of the page. [9/2]: Removed Alganon, as the game no longer has a client to purchase. [9/2]: Removed Fallen … Continue reading “Direct2Drive Sales Continue!”
Video of the month. There is no doubt that All Points Bulletin stole the show this past month, showing up on MMO Fallout at least once every three days heading towards the middle of the month onward. Although Realtime Worlds announced APB carrying 130,000 active players, I have to question how many of those players … Continue reading “Looking Back, Moving Forward: August 2010”
Back in June, I decided to put a moratorium on articles dealing with the pending litigation between David Allen and Quest Online, mainly owing to my desire to publish something about Alganon that didn’t have to do with lawsuits or the back and forth blog posting between Derek Smart and David Allen. That being said, … Continue reading “Derek Smart To The Rescue! (…Or: MMO Fallout V David Allen)”
Dear Employee, Has it really been [#] years? If not, please disregard this message and contact your local HR representative for further instructions. If so, please enjoy the following details of your accomplishment: Over 55 thousand people enjoyed MMO Fallout. The busiest day was June 29th 2010, when the “The Era Of Riding Initial Sales … Continue reading “Happy First Birthday MMO Fallout!”
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