Monthly Archives: July, 2009
MMO Fo’ Show – Ask Yer Questions!
We had a lot of fun and interesting questions asked during our last podcast and we thought it would be cool to do that again. Do you have anything on MMOs that you’d like Snaffy or I to comment on or answer? Post your (MMO) questions in the comment section below and we’ll address them …
Quote of the Day
Another reason people are angry — Cryptic called them microtransactions. WoW offers “services,” XBL offers “content,” and CoH offers “packs.” Microtransaction is a loaded word in our culture — it makes people think of unfair item shops and poorly formatted “free to play” games. ~ Massively’s Colin Seraphina Brennan re: Champions Online’s microtransactions announcements
Delay Disappointment: A Picture Essay
Various graphics DDO forumites have posted expressing their feelings over the recent delay of DDO Unlimited: That said, Turbine has promised to “make this up” to current subscribers and/or eagerly awaiting players, which turns out to be this: Any player who was a VIP on July 31st, 2009 will receive 999 Turbine Points on the …
It was a bad call, Turbine, a bad call!
“A bad call? These people are unsubscribing, Turbine! Don’t you have any idea what you have done here? I ‘m gonna make sure they nail you right to the wall for this, you’re not gonna sleaze your way out of this one. Right to the wall.” I mean, what else do you call springing an …
Champions Online: Pre-launch Sequence Initiated
You can almost see it: the big countdown clock on Cryptic’s wall, almost on the verge of tipping to the “One Month And Counting” point. As they turn into the final four weeks before Champions Online is released, for better or for worse, I can’t help but wonder if they’re sweating bullets over there, and …
10 DDO Tips From One Newbie To Another
If you’re considering picking up DDO Unlimited next week — and why not, since it’s free-to-play? — then I’m making it my mission to help you overcome the initial hurdles of understanding the game and to enjoy it more. Here are 10 tips that I’ve discovered from personal experience that has made my DDO gaming …
Hellgate London II
The action RPG/FPS didn’t fare so well in the case of Hellgate London (alas), but we’re looking at a possible round 2 with Borderlands, coming this fall. I didn’t hear much about this until today, when I saw the recent trailer and looked into the game… it really looks intriguing. It’s not a proper MMO …
Star Wars: Be The Droid
We haven’t heard word one about other races than humans in Star Wars: The Old Republic, although I think that Mandalorians might be a lock for the Sith side there. What I really would love to see — and what I despair will not happen — is the creation of a droid playable race. We …
Champions Online: Yeah, We’re Still Pretty Into That
It’s been a while since I’ve sat down in front of this imaginary fireplace and shot the breeze with you, my imaginary audience, over Champions Online. That’s kind of odd, dontcha think, considering that the game comes out in little over a month? Shouldn’t we be in hyper-drive right now, drinking in endless quantities of …
DDO Gets A Biscuit
A Total Biscuit, that is. On a recent episode of WoW Radio, the host of Blue Plz! professed a newfound appreciations for DDO’s dungeon/questing system, in which he gushes, “Dungeons upon dungeons! I love dungeons! I love loot! I love bosses! And every single instance in DDO has that! And they’re all over the place!” …
