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Massively Multiplayer Online games – our first step into the Metaverse.
The best thing about Dorah’s tradeskill epic, is that it was done, start to finish, in a day. She was already a level 80 jeweler, but didn’t have the faction to get the quest. Three easy quests later (kill a dozen cats, click on six weapon caches in the Swamp of No Hope, click on … Read more
Nothing like the warm trade winds blowing off the water to get you excited about spending a lot of time in a stuffy house with people who hate you trying to find out who hates your employer the most. Ah, the life of the free trader. The man who is not what he seems… the … Read more
Dr. Destroyer in Champions Online Champions Online is the new game from the developers of City of Heroes and the defunct Marvel Universe Online. When I first heard the name of their new game (and anyone who doesn’t believe we’re seeing the essence of what Marvel Universe Online would have looked like can just rest … Read more
Aside from World of Warcraft, the most popular MMO in the US today is… The Lord of the Rings Online, which from what I understand, has about 500K subscribers — about what the original EverQuest had at its peak. LotRO was clearly the breakout hit of 2007. But all we hear about is WoW, all … Read more
In the Temple of the White Lady, deep within the burning spires of Skyfire Mountains, dodging psychopathic cannibalistic yeti giants. seeking the mythical Flame of Yore. “I DEMAND XEGONITE!” it thundered. I BROUGHT Xegonite. It didn’t WANT my Xegonite. Because I’d bought it from the broker and not harvested it myself. I guess Dina-harvested Xegonite … Read more