As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve been out in Austin, TX for the last few couple of days for SXSW Interactive ‘09. I’m still here, just getting caught up on the goings on of the MMO world while I’ve been away.
Apparently I’ve been seriously out of the loop since I got here, as [...]
Tag Archives: pvp
Posted in: Industry News, PvP & RvR, Warhammer Online, reroller Also tagged 2009, mark jacobs, merges, mythic, server closures, sxsw, tobold, warhammer, World of Warcraft, zero-sum
Dictionary: fence sitter
n. Informal.
One who takes a position of neutrality or indecision, as in a controversial matter.
Okay, I’ll admit it. I’m a fence-sitter. Every time I see a negative post about Darkfall Online (err, the easiest to find are probably over here), I see something positive written about it a day later. I was convinced not [...]
Posted in: Darkfall Online Also tagged Darkfall Online, fence-sitting, mmorpgs, neutral, reviews
Unless you’ve been living under a rock (or a raft) for the last few days, you’re probably aware of Darkfall Online’s raft (*cough*) of launch woes and pre-order backlog. Much has been made of the launch, with Keen giving a rather depressing, yet impartial review, along with a whole lot of self-important squawking back and [...]
Posted in: Darkfall Online, PvP & RvR Also tagged 2009, aventurine, bloggers, broken toys, Darkfall Online, hilarity, hitler, humour, launch, pre-orders, videos
From everything I’ve read, Darkfall Online is one of those games that you’ll either love, or hate, with a vengeance. There’s already a preponderance of vocal critics on both sides of the fence, and many of them have been around for a long time, either voicing their disdain, professing their love for, or (ahem, rightly) amusing themselves at [...]
Posted in: Darkfall Online, Industry News, Miscellaneous Also tagged crafting, Darkfall Online, economy, features, game design, mmorpgs, mmos, risk, sandbox
Interestingly enough, in the last few days since Mythic implemented a few changes to the difficulty of capturing zones and fortresses in patch 1.1.1 (in addition to the real-world beatdown Mark Jacobs has been taking in the press regarding layoffs and earnings), I’ve seen Order on Skull Throne get into the Inevitable City twice. This is [...]
Posted in: PvE, PvP & RvR, Rants, Warhammer Online Also tagged city sieges, frustration, invader set, loot, orvr, public quests, PvE, victory points, warhammer
