EQ2 Producer’s Letter: This generation of gamers is very different from those that have gone before. Many people out there (quite a few of the dev team included) just don’t have the large blocks of uninterrupted time that we used to. We still want to be able to come online, have fun, be challenged, and … Continue reading EQ2 Embraces The Solo Player?
Dungeons & Dragons Online has the January Producer Letter up. To sum up, beta will begin in the next month or two, stay tuned. In other news, my Shaman eeked out level 24 tonight by finally doing Ragefire Chasm. Whew. I must have earned about 10 new skills. I sort of wish they would divide … Continue reading DDO Announces Beta Coming Soon – Other News
At $21.99 per month, this is a pretty damned good deal if you like a few of these games. After Feb. 1, 2005, Star Wars Galaxies will join the already available line-up of titles offered under the Station Access subscription plan, which includes the original EverQuest, the recently released EverQuest II, PlanetSide, EverQuest Online Adventures … Continue reading SW:G Added To Station Access Plan
I quote my own predictions for 2005: Wish: I wish this one would go away, and I may see my wish come true. Here you go: Dear friends of Wish: Unfortunately we have bad news. After careful consideration of all the facts and analyzing all the data which we have gathered from the Wish Beta … Continue reading That Was Fast
Ever wanted to try Anarchy Online but couldn’t afford it? Well, now is your chance to play it for free. That’s right, free. Free copy of the game, no monthly fees for a full year. This has all the makings of a sinking ship in my book. But hey, free is free. WTF?
This goes out to my good friend Inhibit who would rather play Meh because “he can login” than play WoW because … well I guess because it might have some launch issues or something, who really knows. Well, bud, if you really are enjoying that game I guess you can keep savoring it’s bland, tasteless, … Continue reading I Can Login To “Meh” But Should I?
With the release of World of Warcraft in North America, Australia, and New Zealand yesterday, we have already seen an incredible level of demand for the game. We launched with 41 servers in the U.S. yesterday, and we are bringing up an additional 34 servers today to accommodate the influx of players. In just one … Continue reading World of Warcraft – Day One
The World of Warcraft open beta test has now come to a close. During the beta test, over 500,000 players adventured through the lands of Azeroth and helped World of Warcraft on its way to becoming one of the largest massively multiplayer online games in the U.S.! The beta test community has been a tremendous … Continue reading World of Warcraft Beta Test is Now Over
A computer game addict got a taste of the real world when he was reported to police Thursday for allegedly playing an online game nonstop for 438 hours and 38 minutes at an Internet cafe without paying for it. The 22-year-old man, identified only as Mr. Jin, began playing Lineage 2, a new online role-playing … Continue reading Do I Know You?
I found this quote from one of the City of Heroes devs to be very interesting: GG: What have you done to prevent cheating online? CoH: I’m not really sure what “cheating” means, to be honest. I’ll assume the question refers to “exploiting” — which means that a player is obtaining experience points or other … Continue reading Interesting CoH Dev Comment