By Frank on March 3, 2010
Yep, that’s Everest you’re seeing. What other mountain would I have picked for this topic today? Heh.
Anyone who’s played an MMO before knows that there is an end, a top, a pinnacle to be reached that everyone aspires to and works towards. It could take the form of a level cap, the best gear in [...]
Posted in Gaming | Tagged Aion, mmo
By Frank on January 4, 2010
Ah, zombies and a cricket bat. What a way to start off the new year’s worth of posts, right?
If there’s one thing I see flying around when it comes to MMO, it’s the declaration of death for one, the sort of funereal kneel that some people like to declare for titles that are going to [...]
Posted in Gaming | Tagged Gaming, Massively multiplayer online game, mmo
By Frank on November 10, 2009
…oh yes, so bright, Neo has to give me some of his cool shades for me to wear.
Two posts made me feel a disturbance in the MMO force today. One was Kill Ten Rats’ Ravious, who uses a restaurant comparison to paint a bleak picture of WAR, and perhaps MMOs in general. Spinks is not [...]
Posted in Gaming | Tagged Gaming, Massively multiplayer online game, mmo
By Frank on November 6, 2009
There’ve been a lot of folks this week that are buzzing about Blizzard’s decision to allow people to purchase in-game pets for a crazy price over in their store, in what is admittedly another step in the long line of paid services Blizzard has created with WoW. It was interesting to hear about all the [...]
Posted in Gaming | Tagged Gaming, Massively multiplayer online game, mmo
By Frank on November 5, 2009
If there’s one thing that gets talked about frequently as a measure of success in MMOs, it’s the Great Subscriber Number. The number of players that are interested in the persistent world of an MMO is, after all, more likely to feel “massive”, more interesting in social dynamics, and, for the money folks out there, [...]
Posted in Gaming | Tagged Gaming, Massively multiplayer online game, mmo
By Frank on November 2, 2009
By now, folks keeping tabs on Bioware’s Star Wars: The Old Republic know that the latest class reveal is the Jedi Knight, the second in the line of Force users revealed for the upcoming game. While there’s the usual buzz of excitement surrounding any major information chatter for this anticipated MMO, there’s also an undercurrent [...]
Posted in Gaming, Star Wars: The Old Republic | Tagged Gaming, Massively multiplayer online game, mmo, Star Wars: The Old Republic, swtor
By Frank on October 30, 2009
The longer a game is out in the public eye, the more hype and buzz starts to surround it like a palpable bubble of anticipation. With this comes great exposure, and that is both good and bad. This is because while you get a lot of people really excited about a title, you also run [...]
Posted in Gaming, Star Wars: The Old Republic | Tagged Gaming, Massively multiplayer online game, mmo, Star Wars: The Old Republic
By Frank on September 22, 2009
Want to know what I think about some people’s thoughts on the Sith and Empire being overmarketed to the gaming public for Star Wars: The Old Republic? Could we be seeing deja vu with one faction being compensated for anticipated faction imbalances? Find out at my latest writeup at Darth Hater:
http://darthhater.com/2009/09/21/sith-sexiness-and-faction-balance/
Posted in Gaming, Other Blogs I Write For, Star Wars: The Old Republic | Tagged Gaming, mmo, other blogs, Star Wars: The Old Republic
By Frank on September 19, 2009
Over at Darth Hater, you can check out my latest missive about Universe vs. Character in SW:TOR. If you’re interested in an IP, especially one of the Star Wars nature, do you play for the whole of the Universe or to be a hero in it? Leave a comment!
http://darthhater.com/2009/09/19/universe-vs-character-in-swtor/
Posted in Gaming, Other Blogs I Write For, Star Wars: The Old Republic | Tagged Gaming, mmo, other blogs, Star Wars: The Old Republic
By Frank on August 27, 2009
If there’s a running trend we’re seeing with Bioware’s upcoming MMO these days, it’s in the way that they introduce new classes to the ravenous fandom. Sure, there are videos and a dev diary, and the requisite interviews, but what I’m referring to is basically what I like to call “iconic presentation”.
If you notice what [...]
Posted in Gaming, Star Wars: The Old Republic | Tagged BioWare, Gaming, mmo, Star Wars: The Old Republic
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