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Thoughts on TOR
i now admit my earlier prediction that this game wouldn't last 6 months is wrong. why? one thing. it isn't the vast amounts of beta testers. or the preorders being cancelled due to lack of boxes. in this instance a game i used to hate and vilify is a better judge of the viability of this game and the industry as a whole. WOW. the fact that WOW lost ...Dec 08 -
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My Password: Swordfish MMO Industry Sucks Moment
You know what the problem with MMO Industry is? They make shit. Unbelievable, unremarkable shit. Now I'm not some grungy wannabe fanboi that's searching for escapism through a haze of bong smoke or something. No, it's easy to pick apart bad coding, short-sighted development, and a purely moronic stringing together of words that many of the studios ...Jan 03 -
I, kefkah
It has been an amazing ride this year starting off with DCUO's legendary launch, then our appearance at Pax, followed by the amazing growth of our site, Suske's article being featured on World of Tanks and the list goes on. Really, over three years ago, I would have never suspected that the little phpnuke forum would have gotten THIS far. Its been ...Dec 02 -
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
There has been many a lament on the Fringe about the lack of a Steampunk MMO. I would have to agree as it would seem that the majority of MMOs nowdays are Fantasy in the vein of Tolkein and Dungeons & Dragons settings. There is just something about steampunk that offers fantasy in a somewhat "fresher" take. Sure, there is magic but there are al ...Oct 10 -
The Dark Age of the Video Game
The year was 1982 and the Atari 2600 was king of the consoles. Video games were all the rage and everything seemed to be rise. That was until E.T. the Extra Terrestrial video game was released to the world. Its peers included the timeless classics, Pacman and Donkey Kong. Nearly bullet proof games that to this day are played. So it naturally was ex ...Aug 20 -
Fringe Blogs aka Opinions
I wanted to give each member of the Fringe a chance to carve out their own little section of the site. A place where their points and thoughts might survive against the tide of posts that appear in the forums. Hence, you are looking at my attempt of a solution. A blogging system that you can name, modify and populate with your ideas. It isn't perf ...Aug 13 -
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Things I like
Stargate SG-1 Zombie Movies Red Dwarf Black Adder X-Files Science Fiction Groo the Wanderer Board games Skippy smooth peanut butter Blueberry ice cream Poached salmon Rice Chicken (BBQ or fried) Cheeseburgers Hot dogs Trivia People telling me I am right Riding motorcycles Minecraft Terraria Vagrant Story FF Tactics (not the GBA ...Jul 15 -
Making a quality survival horror MMORPG
http://www.mmorpg.com/showFeature.cfm/loadFeature/5910/Why-a-Horror-MMO-Wont-Work.html I very strongly disagree with the article, and it is clear that the mistake is in assuming that a horror MMO must just be a re-skinned WoW-clone. No. A survival horror MMORPG must PLAY very differently from the typical theme park gear grind. 1 - You must FEAR ...Dec 18 -
A few hours in the Old Republic. Nov 12-13
Due to a concurrent local SF convention, I was only able to play a few hours of the recent weekend beta. About four hours of which were as a Jedi Knight. Here are a few points which made an impression in that limited time. 1 - The UI text is too small for me to read without squinting and leaning towards the screen. There is NO UI slider to adjust ...Nov 21 -
To hell with MMOs
The devs suck. They can't come up with a decent engine that can't be hacked seven ways to Sunday. They can't fix a bug without installing three others, and that bug will likely come back later. They can't see past the dollar signs in their eyes to make a great game. They whore themselves out to stupid and selfish players - because that is the lowes ...Oct 22 -
Statis-Pro and other sports games
I am a relative newcomer to MMORPGs. I started in WoW back in 2005 and it was my first MMO. I am not a newcomer to gaming overall, however. I began playing board games with my parents around 5 or 6. Sorry, Clue, Monopoly (blech), Aggravation, and a game which was hugely popular in school for a while - World Wide. I progressed to a big favourite o ...Oct 04 -
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