Monthly Archives: April, 2010
A Glorious Future of Flexibility
I personally have no interest in APB, despite several of my friends raving about it, but I am pretty enthused about their interesting pricing model. It’s basically a pay-as-you-play subscription (or you could go for a $10 traditional unlimited sub), which isn’t new at all, but it’s something we haven’t seen here in the west …
Guild Wars: Nothing To See Here, Folks. Seriously. Move Along.
I imagine that the folks over at ArenaNet just love their little surprises. According to the fans of the Guild Wars franchise, they’re well known for making people wait and wait and wait and wait and wait and wait and HOLY CRAP IT’S NEW NEWS! This has the effect of making millions of nerds across …
Six Things I’d Have Changed About DDO From The Beginning
Because Monday morning quarterbacking is what all bloggers live to do, here are six things I would’ve changed or done differently with DDO from the start: 1. More info on building classes and better respeccing D&D is, by its very nature, a complex game. That complexity is part of its charm, but it also acts …
Syp’s Theory of Red Flags
If a developer is gushing about some amazing new (or, at least, improved) feature in an upcoming game, and yet uses the one same example in each and every interview they do, then it’s a Bad Idea to assume that they have example two in the wings.
Age of Conan: The Future of MMORPGs
“Play AoC! Because… because… you don’t even need to be online to level up! It’ll just happen!” I simply cannot understand the groupthink session that went into creating this bizarre feature, unless they were trying to trump the rest system seen in other MMOs. What’s the point here? What’s the message they’re trying to convey? …
Guild Wars: Manifestos Are Fun!
So today, ArenaNet’s blog suddenly hopped to life with a huge article entitled “Guild Wars 2 Design Manifesto”, in which they looked back on what made Guild Wars 1 a hit, as well as their plans for the sequel. I think it’s incredibly easy to overlook and/or patronize Guild Wars’ place in the MMOsphere, especially …
LOTRO: The Trouble With Quibbles
Stupid Syp story: So when I was a teen, I was a raging Star Trek nerd of the likes which you have never seen. One of my great outlets for my fandom was to buy any and all books, novels, unofficial guides, parodies, etc. that had Trek slapped on it. So one of my books …
Quote of the Day
“Honestly, the Warden class is just a walking lesson in sex safety, and I think Turbine should be commended on making something so enjoyable whilst at the same time educational.” ~ KIASA
Games I’d Be Playing If I Had Unlimited Time
Which, of course, I don’t, especially with a newborn in the house… but it doesn’t hurt to engage in a bit of wishful thinking! Fallen Earth – Man, I miss me some Fallen Earth. It’s one of those games that I’d love to reconnect with some day, especially if I found a very active clan. …
