MMO Clerks

Filed under: World of Warcraft, Classes, News items
Class balance is always a touchy subject, depending on the class a person plays. But WoWRIOT has put together an impressive look a class balance in a post-WotLK World of Warcraft. After looking through much of the post, we’re pretty impressed with its accuracy and overall take on current class balance, especially as it pertains to arena and PvP. Normally, those who actually play the game are much more interested in these kinds of balance overviews. However, the article contains an extensive look at Death Knights and everything about where their place in the game is right now. So for anybody…
Class balance in a post-WotLK World of Warcraft originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
 
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Original post by Kyle Horner

People just can’t leave well enough alone! Do we really need to start talking about Wii 2 already? The first Wii isn’t that old, third parties are finally getting a grasp on the system, and it’s selling like crazy! When a platform moves more than 2 million units in one month…in one country…I think thinking of a successor is a little premature. Still, that’s the nature of the gaming industry beast. We get one new platform, and soon enough, we start thinking about when the next one will come out. The author of the article below seems to think that 2010 will be the year of the Wii 2.

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Original post by RawmeatCowboy

Filed under: Fantasy, Lord of the Rings Online, Lore, Education, Know Your LotRO Lore
Welcome to Know Your LotRO Lore, a new weekly column here at Massively showcasing the lore of J.R.R. Tolkien’s world as it intersects with Turbine’s Lord of the Rings Online. The Elf is possibly the most intricately-detailed race in all of J.R.R. Tolkien’s works. He created their histories, bloodlines and origins throughout his entire life, from before The Hobbit to works published after his death. Did Tolkien invent Elves? No, but he did redefine them as they’re portrayed today in modern fantasy settings. Mostly everything we see in WoW, Warhammer, and of course LotRO come from Tolkien’s…
Know Your LotRO Lore: The Elves originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
 
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Original post by Shawn Schuster

Remember when Dragon Quest Swords came out? That was some time ago. From what I know, most of you skipped over the game. It’s a shame that this title was mostly overlooked. It may not be AAA quality, but the adventure within is definitely a fun one, with some unique twists along the way. If you are looking for some new impressions of this older title, you might want to check out the article below. Maybe it will spark an interest that didn’t ignite the first time around.

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Original post by RawmeatCowboy

Filed under: Fantasy, Guild Wars, Exploits, Game mechanics, MMO industry, Opinion
Would you fall for this? (Please say ‘no’…): A complete stranger approaches you on the sidewalk outside of your bank and shows you a rare coin he says is worth twenty thousand dollars. “I want to just give this coin to you,” he says, “but I don’t want anyone to know we did this… tax issues, you see.” The stranger suggests putting it in your safe deposit box, but because he’s so concerned about privacy, he wants access to your safe deposit box to be sure the rare coin gets there, with no one the wiser. The problem is that he can only get in there with your express permission… We’re…
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Original post by James Egan

Direct link here (thanks GamePete!)

Original post by RawmeatCowboy

Filed under: At a glance, Fantasy, Game mechanics, Free-to-play, Hands-on
Atlantica Online is one of those MMOs that people always seem to talk about, but never really get fully in-depth with. Insight into the game recently came from an unexpected source: Craig “Grimwell” Dalrymple, a noted MMO blogger and senior community relations manager for Sony Online Entertainment. Craig just recently spoke up about the seafaring turn-based MMO, relating his experiences and gripes with the game on his blog. For him, the strong points of Atlantica are the turn-based combat (as it allows PvP to be a bit more tactical rather than a fast paced gankfest,) the mercenary system…
Grimwell takes a look at Atlantica Online originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
 
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Original post by Colin Brennan

Art Style: Cubello, Rotohex, and Orbient reviewed here

Original post by RawmeatCowboy

Filed under: Fantasy, EverQuest, Game mechanics, Guilds, Server downtime, News items
Sony Online Entertainment has sent out a customer service notification to EverQuest players, dealing with some changes that will potentially affect your account(s). Perhaps the biggest news is an impending server merge — “The Combine” and “Druzzil Ro (Xev)” servers will merge on January 21 at 3 a.m. PST, a process which is expected to last roughly five hours. The new server will retain the name “Druzzil Ro.” While server merges tend to be portents of doom and gloom by some players, EverQuest will also add a new server in March. Players will be able to vote on which type of server it will be…
EverQuest cleaning house with server merges and character changes originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
 
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Original post by James Egan

Over at Game Set Watch there’s an exhaustive interview with our own Brian Ashcraft about his book, Arcade Mania!, containing more insight from Ash than I generally see over the course of a year. …

Original post by Mike Fahey