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Massively Multiplayer Online games – our first step into the Metaverse.
Sigil Games is holding another Fanguard here in San Diego. I’ve been interested in Vanguard: Saga of Heroes for awhile, but my time was filled with other games. Now, temporarily not playing EQ, and with the WoW bug waning, I have time. So, I signed up, and if I remember, I’ll sneak the company digital … Read more
Sigil’s fan service model for their new MMO got me wondering… aside from clearly targeting their game at teenage males, how well does using sexy cover art actually sell the game? EverQuest’s “bondage” cover for their Ruins of Kunark expansion was unsurprisingly also painted by the late Keith Parkinson. Firiona would get bustier and bustier … Read more
Well, if Sigil doesn’t hire me (/target tipa; /powerword: hireme-aura), I can do the same thing for free for Hero’s Journey. That’s that MMO with huge customization – look the way you want, what your clothes look like doesn’t affect your abilities – like City of Heroes. It looks really slick. Vanguard is still my … Read more
Yes, Dryroot has become a nation of Dance Dance Revolution fanatics… Dryroot has left the South Pacific and joined a Germanic region with left-leaning politics. I THINK DDR stands for “Deutsche Demokratische Republik”, but that is probably a) not what it stands for, and b) poorly spelled. Nonetheless, it’s a small region where I can … Read more
New flag for Dryroot. The Wheel represents Dryroot’s nomadic roots. The chocobo represents lunch. The green represents the grasslands through which we roamed, before Dryroot became a barren, inhospitable landscape. Dryroot has an Upper and a Lower Parliament. The Prime Minister, Tarena Schlosschild, addressed the Upper Parliament this morning. I’ll have a transcript up later. … Read more