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Breaking From the Collective Tempo
MMOs with group play, like Lord of the Rings Online and World of Warcraft, have the herding mechanics built in. They are far more integrated, and therefore far more ignored. In Left 4 Dead, someone can easily leave the group and single handedly kill the Witch. Comments of “lucky idiot” sho...
Tuesday, Nov 17
Siege of Mirkwood Beta Thoughts
Since the NDA dropped, I wanted to share the strongest points in my mind that I experienced or read during my time in the closed beta. The Good – Skirmishes. I cannot stress this enough. It will change how casual players access Lord of the Rings Online, and it might have a greater effect on the...
Saturday, Nov 7
Towards a Perpetual Stream of Events
Zubon I like festival time in Middle-earth. There is a festival for each season, and each runs about a month, so either it is festival time now, or it was last month, or it will be next month. World of Warcraft has something similar with its seasonal events. About half of each month [...]
Friday, Oct 30
Borderlands – The Almost MMO
Borderlands could be an MMO. I am sure Gearbox is cringing right now, but the game came so close. Borderlands came to the MMO meeting. Sat down, drank coffee. Listened to Habbo Hotel cry. Ignored World of Warcraft. Laughed at Darkfall’s jokes, and generally had a good time. But, when it ca...
Thursday, Oct 15
Under Da Sea
My first 3D exploration in an MMO was in World of Warcraft. There were some delicious herbs to be found off of Westfall’s shores. Stranglekelp was found amidst roaming Murlocs, and when the herb was smoothee’d with some Blackmouth fish oil, my priest could be underwater for in-game hours...
Thursday, Sep 17
Quality of Life
In World of Warcraft, you can talk to NPCs from horseback. Mounts are treated as skills, not inventory items. (The Lord of the Rings Online™ will be getting both of these in Siege of Mirkwood™.) You are not dismounted by puddles or nipping wolves.
Friday, Sep 12
Opinion: A Week with Warhammer
If you do not like standard MMO gameplay, had hoped for something new, or are waiting for something better, pass on it. Mythic added a couple of cards but did not shuffle the deck much. This could be a very large expansion pack to your current game, except for that “start anew” thing.
Wednesday, Dec 5
Finally, A Computer That Can Play WoW
Pre-loaded with World of Warcraft, World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade and all major game patches World of Warcraft Beta Club Key Card with a key to future World of Warcraft beta tests World of Warcraft and The Burning Crusade Collector’s Edition Account Upgrade Certificates
Tuesday, Nov 20
Opinion: How Players Are Affected By Solo Activities
Previously, I discussed some of the reasons why I prefer to solo through most MMO content. This got me to thinking about something I’ve noticed since switching back from World of Warcraft to Guild Wars. Players in World of Warcraft, despite the ease with which the game can be soloed, seem to b...
