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Massively Multiplayer Online games – our first step into the Metaverse.
Lots of people really do ask me what I DO in EverQuest? Truth be told, most of the time I am either working on my Epic 1.5 (the rogue epic quest is THE WORST of them all), do monster missions for gear and experience, or do the Boomerang! event in Brell’s Rest. It’s a simple … Read more
Yeah, I know I’m late on this, but… EQ2’s Passport program? $5/month for three consecutive days of play per month? Absolute genius. To recap what the plan offers: Weekend Warrior Your game, your time and your money. You choose when to play! This is your chance to continue to play the game you love, with … Read more
I know that I make fun of my dwarven cleric, Derra, a lot. Sure, she’s stocky, so ugly she scares bugbears away, has kind of a gruff voice, has a husband who voluntarily got himself exiled for life because of littering and creating a public nuisance JUST to get away. It’s okay when I do … Read more
We reach the end of the Internet Protocol Intellectual Property-based MMO list with the biggest MMO ever… and the one that promised to dethrone it. If you’ve missed the previous entries, here they are: Part 1 – Absolute Terror, Age of Conan, Champions Online, DC Universe Online, Toontown Part 2 – Dragon Oath, Dungeons & … Read more
IP-based games have a significant downside. If someone doesn’t like, say, the Twilight books and movies, news of your new Twilight MMO isn’t going to get them excited. Or even worse — the game could be so focused on shoehorning every bit of the IP into the game that it forgets to build any fun … Read more