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Massively Multiplayer Online games – our first step into the Metaverse.
My thoughts and good wishes go out to the folks at Flagship Studios, developers of Hellgate: London and Mythos. Word came today that they’ve closed their doors. Some rumors say their Korean publisher will be taking the games over, other rumors suggest that though Flagship is gone, the employees and IP could be snapped up … Read more
Level 13, nearly 14 and also nearly done with Wizard101’s first world, Wizard City. I’ve done a few quests in the next world, Krokotopia, but I think I may wait until there are more people there for easier groups. Mobs start ganging up on you there. Of course, dressing up in the various robes, hats, … Read more
Mythic cuts four classes and four cities from Warhammer Online. Hellgate: London debuts to poor response. Pirates of the Burning Sea needed a better integration of its elements and some changes to pacing. Vanguard was released too early. Age of Conan has a bunch of bugs and its end game is not as stable as … Read more
I haven’t written up a raid report for YEARS. But I absolutely have never been as happy to do so. Tonight, ten people, level 42 to 52, waded through hundreds of goblins, dozens of giants, and a couple spiders and tentacle terrors, to take down the Queen of Permafrost, the ice dragon Lady Vox. The … Read more
Okay, I have looked through the history of MMORPGs trying to find examples of what I’m saying — and why I am waiting for a new paradigm in MMOs, and why I am not that interested in the various iterations of World of Warcraft. The first computer RPG I played was something called ADVENT on … Read more