A couple of fairly major rumours have been doing the rounds over the last day or so. 1. Based on the fact that EA is recruiting one (1) MMO programmer for an unannounced project, there’s a rumour that they’re planning a remake/ sequel to Ultima Online. If it’s true and sticks with the strong worldbuilding [...]
Archive for March, 2011
MMO Rumours: New version of Ultima Online? SOE closing studios?
Posted in general mmo, tagged closing studios, mmo, new, rumor, rumour, SOE, ultima online on March 31, 2011 | 11 Comments »
[WoW] Interrupts, Ghostcrawler admits melee is borked, and some cool links
Posted in general mmo, tagged ghostcrawler, interrupts, links, melee, wow on March 30, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Yesterday, Ghostcrawler wrote another intriguing blog post about game balance, interrupts, PvP issues and how designers can get into the trap of power creep. The basic line of thought is that interrupts are too good in PvP (too accessible, too short a cooldown), so casters had to be given better instant spells/ kiting ability. And [...]
[LOTRO] How not to check out new content
Posted in general mmo, tagged burglar, enedwaith, how not to check out new content, lotro, mistake, new content, safe fall on March 28, 2011 | 5 Comments »
So there has been a new patch into LOTRO with new instances, a new raid, and a new part of the epic book and since I have a lifetime sub, I thought I would go check it out. Of course, you can’t really check out the new bits of epic book quest until you’ve caught [...]
MMOs and target audiences
Posted in general mmo, tagged cataclysm, mmo, raid game, raiding, something for everyone, target audience, World of Warcraft on March 25, 2011 | 20 Comments »
A commenter on Tobold’s recent post about the future of raiding (note to self: feminism and posts about whether raiding is dead always get lots of responses ) as an end game encapsulated something that has been niggling me about WoW over the past few months. Someone (I think Krisps, sorry too tired this morning [...]
Thought for the Day: The trouble with historical settings
Posted in general mmo, tagged historical settings on March 22, 2011 | 21 Comments »
I’ve heard people suggest historical settings for MMOs as one of the genres that has never been well represented. But if you think that lore fanatics are bad enough in fantasy settings, imagine how bad that might get with real world history. I think Pirates of the Burning Sea gets around this due to “Hey [...]
[Dragon Age 2] My story and review (with SPOILERS) and some thoughts
Posted in general mmo, tagged act 1, act 2, act 3, anders, bioware, dragon age 2, finery, gameplay, love interest, my story, narrative, pacing, review, storytelling on March 21, 2011 | 21 Comments »
Hawke’s finery (which she wears around the manor in Acts 2 and 3) reminds me of a school uniform. Dragon Age 2 is, I think, going to be a game that provokes strong reactions. In my last post I briefly mentioned some of the shortcomings of the game (the repetitive areas, repetitive fights with waves [...]
[Dragon Age 2] Spoilers for Act 3 — you have been warned
Posted in general mmo, tagged act 3, chantry, dragon age 2, explosion, picture, spoiler on March 19, 2011 | 9 Comments »
So, finished Dragon Age 2, and thoroughly enjoyed the game. For all its faults (repetitive areas, long boss fights, waves of adds in just about every fight), it’s a style of game and writing that I find really compelling. I’ll write more thoughts on the game when I’ve had time to think it over. I [...]
5 reasons why it’s good to play multiple MMOs
Posted in general mmo, tagged 5 reasons, mmo, multiple mmos, why play on March 17, 2011 | 14 Comments »
I find that when a new and moderately successful MMO is released (like Rift at the moment), it shakes all MMO players up a little bit as if asking them to figure out why they are playing their current game of choice rather than the new one. Tobold for example feels that Rift is too [...]
[Dragon Age 2] Initial Impressions
Posted in general mmo, tagged act 2, anders, aveline, companions, dragon age 2, impressions, love interest, mansion, varric on March 16, 2011 | 18 Comments »
Hawke and companions in Act 2 – other companies please note how armour on women can look cool without showing lots of thigh. I am a big fan of Bioware games, I loved Dragon Age Origins despite its faults, and I’m enjoying the heck out of Dragon Age 2. Things I love about DA2: I [...]
Are any gaming conventions fun?
Posted in general mmo, tagged blizzcon, comic con, conventions, eastercon, fun, gaming, pax east on March 15, 2011 | 29 Comments »
I’ve read a few blogs from people who went to PAX East over the weekend. And what they had in common is that no one really found the convention itself to be all that fun, it was more about being able to meet up with fellow bloggers/ guildies/ etc there. Now last year I went [...]
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