Category Archives: MMOs

How Much Do MMOs Drop Off After Launch?

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

The short answer is: “Usually a lot.” The follow-up question is, “Yeah, but how much exactly?” The semi-short answer to that is, “Unless developers start talking more about their active user numbers, we’ll never know. But we can form some … Continue reading →

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WildStar’s WildStyle — The Right Approach?

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

I’m still trying to figure out exactly what I think about WildStar. On the one hand, there’s this video: Seems like it’s a pretty colorful, action-packed, fun-for-all, not-taking-itself-too-seriously undertaking. Lots of goofy characters (and voiceovers), casual, blow-stuff-up-a-lot gameplay. That’s pretty … Continue reading →

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Theory of Evolution

Posted on March 3, 2013 by

In the beginning – in terms of role-playing games, that is – there was Dungeons & Dragons. From it sprung countless other RPGs, and modeled upon it were the earliest video game RPGs, and modeled upon those were the first … Continue reading →

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A New Option For GW2 WvW Scoring

Posted on January 11, 2013 by

Ho-hum. Another matchup with the same three home worlds in Guild Wars 2 WvW. Oh, look, we’re out to an early lead. Oh look, the other two home worlds have no chance or have given up. Yawn. That seems to … Continue reading →

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Going Around, Not Through

Posted on December 13, 2012 by

Probably the most common complaint about MMOs is the monotony. Even the Guild Wars 2 developers admitted that there aren’t that many different ways to present content other than by making you kill things and/or collect things. That might be … Continue reading →

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Less is More; Or, Twinkies and MMOs

Posted on November 24, 2012 by

Twinkies are going away. Or maybe they aren’t. But for all the gnashing of teeth, lamenting of a fallen American icon, and political opining that came our way when the news broke a couple weeks ago, I couldn’t help but … Continue reading →

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Bought and Paid For

Posted on November 12, 2012 by

Two parts to this post: First, I’m enjoying what I’ve played so far of Rift: Storm Legion. Considering that, a few months ago on TWIMMO, I called then-new Ember Isle “a great place to sit around and wait for your … Continue reading →

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Too Smart For Marketing?

Posted on October 17, 2012 by

When’s the last time you clicked on a banner or Facebook ad? Or responded to a spam e-mail? For the former, maybe you do it once or twice a year. For the latter, hopefully never — or, at the very … Continue reading →

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Dungeon Dive

Posted on September 22, 2012 by

I took my first run at a dungeon this last week in Guild Wars 2, joining a group for the story mode of Ascalon Catacombs (post-reward-nerf, FYI). I went in with next to no knowledge of what to expect. Like … Continue reading →

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Here We Go!

Posted on August 24, 2012 by

Well, today’s the day. Or maybe tomorrow. It depends on how late I’m willing to stay up.

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