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Twin Skies

Das MMORPG Twin Skies von Meteor Games befindet sich noch in Entwicklung. Und wird vor 2009 auch nicht mehr fertig. Leider. Denn obwohl es sehr wenige Informationen über das Spiel gibt, können wir die Veröffentlichung kaum erwarten. Twin Skies verströmt nämlich schon jetzt mehr Charme, als die meisten anderen Online-Rollensiele zusammen. Dabei wirkt es […]

Mmorpg | 1 Comment | Permalink | Posted on : 29th July 2008

It keeps going, and going, and going: World of Warcraft hits 11 million subscriber mark

“All MMOs have a lifespan, that’s a fact,” quoth Warhammer Online designer Mark Jacobs as he explains why we should be playing WAR rather than WOW. Its days are numbered so we may as well start fresh, he reasons.
Au contraire, Mister Jacobs. There are 11 million people who might just disagree with you.
Yes, as the […]

Mmorpg | No Comments | Permalink | Posted on : 20th July 2008

You can’t go home again

M’s been playing Age of Conan, and has just joined a guild called The Older Gamers. Now I haven’t been tempted to play AoC at all (even if the world does look good), but hearing about a potentially interesting guild makes me all nostalgic about the friendships we made all those years ago playing EverQuest…
I […]

Mmorpg | No Comments | Permalink | Posted on : 17th July 2008

SimCities Societies - or - EA Still Writes Software That Locks Up My Computer

My wife recently bought me a copy of SimCities Societies, produced by Electronic Arts. At first glance, it looked like a long held wish had been granted and someone had finally come out with an updated version of SimCities that would bring back some of that old magic and take advantage of all the new […]

Computer Games | 4 Comments | Permalink | Posted on : 11th July 2008

Hello MMORPG Gamer!

Welcome to the mmorpg gamer blog; a blog managed by IslandGamers.com and the Island Gamers Official Blog. Why not join us and start blogging? You might be lucky enough to find the best tips here for your favourite mmorp game - World of Warcraft (WOW), Everquest, Guild Wars and Vanguard.

Mmorpg | No Comments | Permalink | Posted on : 7th July 2008

Our Feats should be better organized.

The way certain Feats - such as Agile Maneuvers, Improved Bull Rush, Improved Grapple, Improved Overrun, and Improved Trip - are handled is kind of broken. Mostly, the problem is their relationship to each other and other feats. I’m listing Feats found in the Pathfinder RPG Beta, of course; Agile Maneuvers doesn’t exist […]

Rpgs | No Comments | Permalink | Posted on : 2nd July 2008