Come for the games, stay for the drama.
Ever watch Jeopardy? When the people say where they’re from, it’s “I’m originally from Dayton, Ohio!” or “I’m originally from…” somewhere else. You know they’re actually living in Los Angeles, but it would be boring if half the contestants were from LA, so they mix it up by telling where they once lived. I’m originally … 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
I’ve always thuoght that metagaming was the real challenge in an MMORPG. The game itself is what it is; do quests, kill stuff, conquer the world, etc. What distinguishes any game is the metagame – a game about the game – that grows around it. You can call it community, call it offtopic, call it … Read more
Kanda is halfway through level 21 now in World of Warcraft, on the roleplaying server Kirin Tor. A few runs in the Wailing Caverns instance netted me seven completed quests, and some blue shoulders I can use when I level to 22. Being a roleplaying server, and also me being nearly entirely unaware of the … Read more
I am not a Real Time Strategy gamer. I haven’t played Warcraft, or Starcraft, or Dune or even Total Annihilation. So, I really have nothing to which to compare Lords of EverQuest, a game developed by Rapid Eye Entertainment for SOE to tie into the MMO way back in the day. It has the word … Read more