MMORPG
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Kickstarter and MMORPGs
I recently read an article about Kickstarter projects for MMORPGs in the past 13 years and whether they were successfully released or not. It is a German article, but I am not going to write about all these MMORPGs now anyway (edit: There is an AI powered translation of the page into English. Thank you,…
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Favourite Starting Area
In general, there are several starting areas when it comes to MMORPGs. And as each of them is the first thing a new player experiences, I find these areas to be the areas with the best design. Usually, at least. Or maybe I just look back at them fondly because they were my first contact…
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A look at Project Gorgon (Jan 2021)
The comment by bhagpuss in my recent post about railroading in MMOs made me want to play a sandbox MMO again: “I do find it ironic that Classic WoW is now considered to have such a freewheeling, open attitude to questing and to be so non-directive and non-linear in its gameplay. […]” Of course, in…
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Warhammer Online in 2021
After actually first forgetting to add Return of Reckoning (the private server that still lets us play Warhammer Online today) to the list of MMOs I’ve been playing in 2020 I realized I hadn’t played the game in quite some time and went to check it out again. I have been playing it in 2020,…
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Why I stopped loving Rift
Justin from Massively came up with a really good question about why Rift didn’t do better. Quite obviously, I cannot answer this question in general or even for the majority of players and it may even be something different for everybody. For me, it’s not that hard to answer, actually. I didn’t mind their switch…
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Promptapalooza No. 8: Share characters that tell us something about you
This is a post belonging to the Promptapalooza. I’m using Tessa’s prompt: “Share characters that tell us something about you.” I’ve found this prompt rather difficult at first because I had no idea which game characters I could name that would tell you about me. But then it dawned on me: The characters I create…
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Perfect time to jump into Lotro: Free quest packs!
I am fully aware of how old this game is and that you may ask yourself why you should start (or return) now! However, I think it aged quite well and it still has an active community which is an important basis for any MMO. The main reason I’m talking about the “perfect time”, though,…
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2020 and upcoming MMOs…?
I clearly remember the time before LotRO launched and how I was eyeing it curiously (and testing it during a beta event) and how I could understand the excitement other players had for the title. It wasn’t for me back then, but still. I understood and even shared the excitement! When I first heard about…
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Paeroka’s Ponderings: Mounts in MMOs
This post isn’t about whether MMOs should have mounts or not. I love them and even Guild Wars 2 found a way to implement them in a meaningful way. However, what I’m wondering is if I’m the only one who loves collecting mounts but then only uses one or two of them most of the…
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LotRO: New race coming (with female dwarves)
I was surprised when I saw on MassivelyOP that Standing Stone Games, the developers of Lord of the Rings Online, announced a new race for the game. The news was originally shared and posted by Drac from LOTRO Players, who was there for the announcement at Gen Con. Additionally, being able to change your race…
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Why is LotRO still this appealing?
It was supposed to be a quick nostalgic look at Lord of the Rings Online again, after I heard about Trion being sold to gamigo. I had wanted to give Elder Scrolls Online another try instead of playing Rift. I did do that and I am still playing ESO every couple of days. But at…
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Returning to LotRO
I did say I’m giving Elder Scrolls Online another try, didn’t I? But when I was looking for an alternative to Rift, I also remembered LotRO – well, that, plus they announced the Legendary server. I have a lifetime account, so returning is quite easy for me. You get shop currency once a month with…
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Otherland MMO – First Impressions
Bookahnerk had told me about Otherland long before the MMO was in the news as Otherland is one of his favourite books and Tad Williams is one of his favourite authors! This is the main reason this game even caught my attention. We had both watched the gamescom trailer and really liked what we saw…
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Let the adventure begin…
Do I need another MMO? Certainly not! So, where did this little guy come from? Hello there… I admit it, I’m weak. This game wasn’t even on my radar, especially since it has open world PvP. But oddly enough, I do miss open world PvP (not the WoW kind, but the WAR kind). And and……
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The Glorious Rata Sum in Pictures
Guild Wars 2 really is coming. This is the last piece of my screenshot collection showing off the different races’ cities – and Lion’s Arch. Rata Sum was exactly like I had imagined it just with more vibrant colors and a whole lot more awesome than I would have thought. Enjoy the pictures! In case…
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