Matt Miller, aka Positron, former lead developer of CoH/V and now free creative element at Paragon Studios, spent a few days in Seoul at the end of last year. Given NCsoft’s headquarters is in Seoul, I don’t think he was going over just for the sights. Speculation to follow.
The Laziest Star Trek Online Review EVAH.
It belongs to The Independent. Let’s review the review (so it’s fair use for me c’n’p it below): “The launch of a MMO is always beset with woes. Glitches, lags, server meltdowns and unfavourable comparisons to World of Warcraft tend to be the norm, and Star Trek Online is no exception. Despite the hiccups, though, … Continue reading
One Simple Step To Becoming The Hero of the Revolution
Get your head chopped off. The sudden disappearance of Daeke from the Champions Online forums, followed by the announcement that he’d “moved on to other things” was an interesting set of events. Not because Cryptic saw another Community Manager pass through ChampO – they’ve had Sporkfire, IronAngel, Kestrel, Awen (popped up but mainly Star Trek … Continue reading
The Trials of UnSub: Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
It was the best of trials, it was the worst of trials. Let’s get this straight: Vanguard has the best trial set-up I’ve yet seen in a MMO. You get to play on a separate island using a ‘small’ (2GB) client that is set-up to both provide a storyline and a chance to get your … Continue reading
Going for Prime Loot Makes One Selfish
Saw this excerpt on a study that indicated that exposure to luxury goods can make people more selfish / less altruistic. It’s a bit of a stretch, but it could potentially why indicate that guilds / players who are surrounded by the best items any MMO has to offer tend to get a “screw the … Continue reading
Business Tycoon Online: I can honestly say I never thought I’d mention this game again…
… but seriously, this ad:
Business Tycoon Online: Hot secretary attends all the way in-game!
No, really: Of course, you need to be able to pick your secretary: No, there aren’t any male secretaries. Where would you get that kind of insane idea from? Here’s a link to the main page, for those who want all the way attendance.
James Cameron Will Shed No Tears Over Me
I saw “Avatar” a while back. On one hand, it is a beautiful film and one where someone has tried (and mostly succeeded) in creating another world. Ironically, the largest area where the world falls down is among the human environment, which leads into… On the other hand, “Avatar” has some incredibly ordinary work on … Continue reading
Scientific American on Why RMT Is Good For Developing Nations
An interesting article that serves as a decent history lesson as well as a different viewpoint on real money transactions (RMT) in MMOs. If you take the view of the article, it’s interesting to consider that RMT / gold farming can be a positive influence on employment in developing countries since it pays well enough … Continue reading
Google Tells Us What’s Important
So, I wanted to confirm my knowledge that the average human body temperature is 37C. Hello Google shortcut bar in Firefox. I typed “average” into the shortcut bar and let the suggested options appear. Guess what the first one was. ‘average penile length’ Second? ‘average iq’ Good to know that apparently those who fall short … Continue reading
World Class Villains 