It’s funny how quickly things can change. If you’d asked me how Champion Online (ChampO) had been in its alpha / beta phases and how well Cryptic had run it, I would have told you that it was the best alpha / beta I’d been in. The devs were open to feedback, made a lot … Continue reading
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Why City of Heroes / Villains Needs to Worry More About Itself Than Champions Online
Cecil Adkins wrote a point / counter-point article about why City of Heroes / Villains (CoH/V) should both not worry and worry very much about the launch of Champions Online (ChampO). Although I agree with his points on both sides, I think that too much focus has been put on CoH/V vs ChampO. Yes, it … Continue reading
On Warhammer Online’s Failings
I’ve been letting this blog stagnate a bit sadly due to my RL work load. It’s been two weeks of being up to 1am or so in order to get reports finished, which leaves little time for doing the more enjoyable stuff. As a quick comment, I was pointed towards a Bright Hub article on … Continue reading
Buying a Lifetime Sub: The Rationale
So I slid in under the line and bought a lifetime sub to Champions Online (ChampO). Although currently feeling a bit fooling following the announcement of a kick-to-the-balls untested, nerf-heavy launch day patch, I still think it makes sense in the long run. Having played City of Heroes / Villains for 5 years and at … Continue reading
Fallen Earth Overview (Now That the NDA is Gone)
I’ve also been beta testing Fallen Earth. With the NDA gone… Conclusion: – An indie MMO through and through that is unlikely to get more than a niche audience. – It’s sort-of sandboxy and sort-of hardcore (travel times will kill casual play) which might have appeal to certain corners of the market. – It isn’t … Continue reading
Champions Online Overview (Now The NDA is Gone)
The NDA for Champions Online is down. As such, my opinion of this title: Conclusion: – ChampO is a mix of CoH/V, Guild Wars, WoW and WAR and comes out sometimes feeling weird as a result, despite some great ideas. It is definitely a take-it-or-leave-it title. – Someone on the forums described it as a … Continue reading
Key NCsoft West People Head Out the Door
Jeff Strain (ArenaNet co-founder, current President of Product Development) and David Reid (President of Publishing) have both left NCsoft West at the same time. For “unrelated reasons”. I’m not going to call DOOOOM on this, but for both to leave a month before Aion launches makes me wonder if NCsoft West is going to get … Continue reading
I C U MMO
It struck me that MMOs can be broken down into main systems through the use of the letter ‘c’. Or at least words starting with the letter ‘c’. Stop looking at me like that. Continue reading
The first post
The inevitable first post. I’m moving my blogging about games over from MMORPG.com to here because: 1) I’d like to sometimes talk about stuff outside of MMOs; 2) Being a ‘highlighted blog’ just means I feel like I’m doing work to help drive eyeballs to Evony ads; 3) It’s a little bit of guilt by … Continue reading
World Class Villains 