Come for the games, stay for the drama.
Massively Multiplayer Online games – our first step into the Metaverse.
It’s probably just because EverQuest was my first really huge MMO (though not my first; Nexus: Kingdom of the Wind was my first), but I’ve never really felt about any other MMO the way I felt about EQ. Even though sometimes it was frustrating, it was always fun, and it’s the friends I met there … Read more
There’s maybe two MMOs that I have played where the newbie grounds are always full of people. One is World of Warcraft — when I played, there were always people around the newbie grounds. The other is City of Heroes. It’s going to be getting a lot busier, what with Issue 14 bringing along the … Read more
Name: The Teleprompter Power: Never far from the halls of power, the Teleprompter makes sure his master stays ON message and doesn’t say anything he isn’t SUPPOSED to say. Weaknesses: He has a position paper on the subject which he will distribute to you in triplicate. Stay on message. Emphasize the words correctly. Stay calm. … Read more
Name: Rush O Mon Power: Rush O Mon uses the power of his voice, transmitted and amplified by the twin stereo transmitters on his shoulders, to attack and defeat his many opponents. Weaknesses: Various addictions, powerful ego. Supergroup affiliation: Leader and prophet of the Dittoheads. He has also taken shadow control of the minority governing … Read more
Name: Octomom Power: Octomom has the mutant ability to raise an army of small children with which to wreak her will on a celebrity-starved society. Weaknesses: No known source of income Supergroup affiliation: Morning Talk Circus Okay, I apologize in advance to the real ‘Octomom’, but … how could I resist? I have to point … Read more