Monthly Archives: August, 2009
Torchwood… dang it, TorchLIGHT. Why do I keep doing that?
No matter. Just came to my attention that we should all be following the development of Torchlight at Runic Games’ site — this title looks very, very promising. Particularly the recently-announced class, the Vanquisher: “At E3 this Summer, we hinted around at our 3rd class. “She’s female,” is all we could confirm. Then little leaks …
Quote of the Day
“The appeal of an MMO isn’t about features. If it was, EQ2 would be the biggest MMO, contested only by LotRO, and WoW would be a second-stringer. It’s about the overall package, of which the features list is one element, feel and atmosphere is another, and the overall sense of fun is the third.” ~ …
There’s This Dungeon, See, And A Dragon…
DDO’s servers are down today, as the old DDO is put to pasture and the new DDO Unlimited is ushered into the room. I haven’t been in DDO for about a week now, mostly because I’ve been waiting for the new patch and busy with life elsewhere — but don’t take that as a lack …
Mind Yer Manners
As a corollary to the last post, I just wanted to add — make sure to really thank people in game when they go out of their way to help you out. None of this abbreviated “ty” nonsense — a properly spelled “thank you” is the bare minimum acceptable for this reponse. If they made …
Helping Others vs. Helping Yourself
I know we always like to come off as perfect people, but I hope that I’m honest enough to share the not-so-great parts about me from time to time. And I’ll be honest in this: sometimes I just don’t want to help you out in game, because it does nothing for me. Ack! How horrible …
Star Wars: The DOOM Song
MMO players are well-known for many idiosyncrasies, and one of their more famous traits is in pronouncing DOOM (always spelled with all caps) in any upcoming title for reasons that are clearly apparent to them but perhaps not to most sane folks. It’s no secret that Star Wars: The Old Republic is one of the …
Champions: Sneakin’ Into The Head Start
I’ve heard a couple people say that they’ve been able to log in and play Champions even though they aren’t part of the head start group that you got if you pre-ordered from select vendors. Can anyone else confirm this?
Guild Wars: Back Into The Breach
This is, undoubtably, going to be one of the weirdest weeks of MMO gaming in my life. On Tuesday, Turbine’s bringing the DDO servers back up with the new Unlimited content for us subscribers (non-subscribers can get their free-to-play fix on the 9th), including the new store and higher level cap. I’m definitely looking forward …
/AFK – August 30
Welcome to another /AFK, the Sunday feature where I go to church and you can check up on whatever posts interested me most in the past week: Pumping Irony vets Borderlands Ardwulf falls for Champions RPS reviews Champions Topless Robot gripes about WoW Prof. Hudson schools newbies MMORPG counts down 5 Infurating MMOs TTH debates …
When Is It Too Late To Begin A MMO?
One of the reasons that I’m an early adopter of MMOs is that there’s just something hardwired into me that I need to be there at the beginning. I absolutely hate feeling “behind” in MMOs, and no, I’m not talking about leveling so much as coming late to the party and having to absorb a …
