| What Happened to Auran? |
12/13/07 |
Fury
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With today's announcement that Auran Developments, the company behind the PvP MMORPG Fury, would be closing their doors, the announcement didn't really take many by surprise. Managing Editor Jon Wood offers some thoughts on why Fury wasn't the kind of success that the company had hoped.
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Jon Wood |
| Tutorials Not Good Enough? |
11/24/07 |
Editor's Week in Review
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While the average MMO has a tutorial that will teach MMO savvy people how to play, many of the currently released games don't take new players into account, new players who have never played an MMO before and who might find our worlds confusing.
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Jon Wood |
| Innovation or Upgrade: The MMO Dilemma |
03/31/07 |
Saturday Debate
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Staff Writers Dan Fortier and Carolyn Koh take opposite sides of the issue of The MMO Dilemma, to innovate or to upgrade.
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Carolyn Koh |
| Official Forums |
02/24/07 |
Saturday Debate
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Dan Fortier and Derek Czerkaski return this week for a Saturday Debate. This week, they're arguing over whether or not games need to have an official forum.
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Derek Czerkaski |
| Game Wide Markets / Auction Houses |
02/17/07 |
Saturday Debate
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Staff Writers Dan Fortier and Derek Czerkaski take opposite sides of the issue of game wide markets and auction houses. Do they help or hinder?
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Dan Fortier |
| Raiding |
01/27/07 |
Saturday Debate
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Staff Writers Dan Fortier and Derek Czerkaski square off on one of the hottest topics in MMORPGs... raiding.
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Derek Czerkaski |
| Girl Gamer Vs. Gamer Girl |
01/26/07 |
Editorial
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Carolyn Koh takes a look at why it's ok to be a Girlie Gamer.
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Carolyn Koh |
| Beta: Serious Testing or Free Trial? |
01/20/07 |
Saturday Debate
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This week, Dan Fortier and Derek Czerkaski check in with our Saturday Debate. The question is, are beta test supposed to be for serious testing purposes, or are they merely a free trial of the game? |
Dan Fortier |
| A Glimpse of The Burning Crusade |
01/19/07 |
World of Warcraft
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Hasani Davis gives MMORPG.com our first peek inside the new World of Warcraft expansion, The Burning Crusade.
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Hasani Davis |
| Traditional Fantasy Races |
01/13/07 |
Saturday Debate
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News Editor Garrett Fuller and Staff Writer Derek Czerkaski sit down to discuss the issue of Traditional fantasy races. |
Derek Czerkaski |
| Stealth Runs 101 |
01/12/07 |
World of Warcraft
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Stephen Kovalcik makes his first appearance at MMORPG.com by unveiling a new WoW editorial that serves as a guide to stealth runs in World of Warcraft.
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Guest Writer |
| Fantasy MMOs |
01/06/07 |
Saturday Debate
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Dan Fortier and Garrett Fuller re-ignight the spark of the Staurday Debate to talk about the benefits and detractors of the fantasy genre in MMORPGs. |
Dan Fortier |
| One Week Before the Burning Crusade |
01/05/07 |
World of Warcraft
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Garrett Fuller Pens our World of Warcraft editorial this week, titled: "One Week Before the Burning Crusade". |
Garrett Fuller |
| A New Years Letter From the Editor |
01/02/07 |
Editorial
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New Managing Editor Jon Wood pens this open letter to the MMORPG.com community introducing the new 2007 staff members here at MMORPG.com. |
Jon Wood |
| Sound Bites |
12/26/06 |
Editorial
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Carolyn Koh drops by to tell us about the importance of sound in her gaming life. |
Carolyn Koh |
| Patch 2.0.1: Before the Storm |
12/18/06 |
World of Warcraft
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Hasani Davis takes a close and opinionated look at World of Warcraft's Patch 2.0.2, which dramatically changed the game's PvP system. |
Hasani Davis |
| Ups and Downs of the End Game |
12/08/06 |
World of Warcraft
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Our staff writer takes a look at the good the bad and the ugly of WoW's endgame. |
David Souza |
| Secondary Market: McQuaid v Kipe |
12/06/06 |
Guest Debate
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In this special guest debate, Brad McQuaid of Sigil carries the torch for the anti-secondary market faction, while Roger Kipe, formerly of YourVirtualSeller.com takes up the opposing view. |
Guest Writer |
| Girl Gamers: Are They Real? |
12/06/06 |
Editorial
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Writer Carolyn Koh is a real-life walking, talking living girl gamer, and she's here to to tell you all about it in her newest editorial, Girl Gamers: Are They Real? |
Carolyn Koh |
| Graphics Whores |
11/29/06 |
Dana Massey
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Senior Editor Dana Massey looks at the concept of superficial gamers and what they mean to the game industry. |
Dana Massey |
| No Nos for MMOs |
11/27/06 |
MMOWTF
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What not to do, according to Mr. Fortier. |
Dan Fortier |
| Blizzard Banning Accounts |
11/24/06 |
World of Warcraft
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In this new WoW editorial, Garrett Fuller looks at account banning issues that have been surfacing in World of Warcraft. |
Garrett Fuller |
| Sexism in MMORPGs |
11/22/06 |
Jon Wood
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Our News Editor looks at sexism in MMOs in this new editorial. |
Jon Wood |
| Two Casual Years Later |
11/17/06 |
World of Warcraft
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Steve Wilson drops his hat in the World of Warcraft editorial arena. |
Steve Wilson |
| MMO Release Dates: Timing the Market |
11/16/06 |
Garrett Fuller
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In this new editorial, Garrett Fuller talks about the way MMORPGs are launched. |
Garrett Fuller |
| Ethics of Open PvP |
11/11/06 |
Debate
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Our columnists Dave Bonnewell and Dan Fortier debate the ethics of open PvP games/servers in reaction to a recent incident in World of Warcraft. |
Dave Bonnewell |
| Character Customization |
11/08/06 |
World of Warcraft
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Garrett Fuller looks at the idea of being unique in World of Warcraft. |
Garrett Fuller |
| Lore Almighty |
11/01/06 |
Aaron Roxby
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Lore and storytelling in MMORPGs are the focus of this new editorial from Aaron Roxby. |
Aaron Roxby |
| Burning Crusade: Delaying the Balance |
10/27/06 |
World of Warcraft
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Hasani Davis is back with a new WoW editorial. This week, he takes advantage of the extra time before the Burning Crusade to take stock of what he really wanted from WoW. |
Hasani Davis |
| MMOADD |
10/25/06 |
Robert Fitzgerald
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Robert Fitzgerald is suffering from what he calls MMOADD. Find out more in this week's editorial contribution. |
Robert Fitzgerald |
| Burning Crusade: More of the Same? |
10/20/06 |
World of Warcraft
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Garrett Fuller looks forward to what he belives The Burning Crusade expansion will offer players. |
Garrett Fuller |
| So You Want a 600lb Gorilla? |
10/18/06 |
Jeremy Starley
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Starley takes the lessons he thinks people should learn from World of WarCraft, rather than just making clones. |
Jeremy Star |
| Static Rewards, Static Avatars |
10/11/06 |
Neil Thompson
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Neil Thompson presents an interesting look at what happens when everyone of a similar level goes after the same items. |
Neil Thompson |
| What's Next for EA Mythic? |
10/09/06 |
Dana Massey
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Some speculation and ideas on what the next project out of Fairfax might be. |
Dana Massey |
| Forums & Feedback |
10/04/06 |
Neil Thompson
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Staff Writer Neil Thompson discussed message boards, their problems and how developers could better gather feedback from their communities. |
Neil Thompson |
| The Effects of World PvP in WoW |
09/30/06 |
Debate
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Joe Iuliani and Garrett Fuller debate PvP and Ganking |
Joe Iuliani |
| Pirates vs. Ninjas |
09/27/06 |
Dave Bonnewell
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Kawika debuts on MMORPG.com to talk about the eternal debate: pirates vs. ninjas... or perhaps just pirate MMOGs. |
Dave Bonnewell |
| Player vs. Player Combat |
09/26/06 |
Mayson's Musings
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Keith Sarasin talks about player vs. player combat. |
Keith Sarasin |
| Combat Styles |
09/23/06 |
Debate
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Dan and Garrett go toe to toe. |
Dan Fortier |
| Mods In Games |
09/20/06 |
Hasani Davis
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We look at the controversial topic of player created modifications to MMORPGs. |
Hasani Davis |
| Dana's Panel: Third Party Sites |
09/09/06 |
AGC
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Dana Massey reports on the panel he sat on. |
Dana Massey |
| In-Game Advertising |
08/26/06 |
Debate
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Product placement in MMORPGs? Dan and Garrett square off. |
Dan Fortier |
| Progression Server Riches |
08/22/06 |
EverQuest
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Laura Genender has been accumulating wealth on the EverQuest Progression Server and today she shares how. |
Laura Genender |
| DING! |
08/15/06 |
Aaron Roxby
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Aaron Roxby discusses the grind. |
Aaron Roxby |
| Power Leveling Services |
08/12/06 |
Debate
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Kevin Tierney and Carolyn Koh debate the idea of power leveling companies. |
Kevin Tierney |
| Secondary Market |
07/22/06 |
Debate
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Two of our writers debate the idea of real world cash for game world coin. |
Dan Fortier |
| Improved Faction System |
07/20/06 |
Kevin Tierney
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Kevin theorizes about factions in this new editorial. |
Kevin Tierney |
| The Small Dev Team Myth |
07/19/06 |
Dan Fortier
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A look at the history of small developers and what they bring to the table. |
Dan Fortier |
| EA Mythic Roundtable |
07/15/06 |
Debate
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Six of our writers give their thoughts on the EA/Mythic deal. |
Garrett Fuller |
| Evolution of Classes |
07/12/06 |
Thomas Mortensen
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Thomas looks to the future of the player class as we know it. |
Thomas Mortensen |
| Raids: Contested vs. Instanced |
07/01/06 |
Debate
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Darren Bridle and Robert Fitzgerald square off. |
Darren Bridle |
| AI: Less A, More I |
06/28/06 |
Robert Fitzgerald
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New writer Robert Fitzgerald looks at AI in MMORPGs. |
Robert Fitzgerald |
| Studios: Big vs. Small |
06/24/06 |
Debate
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Dan Mann and Garrett Fuller debate the merits of big companies and small ones. |
Garrett Fuller |
| MM Oh My Gosh! |
06/22/06 |
Opinion
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We introduce the wonderful wit of Robert Fitzgerald in this new editorial. |
Robert Fitzgerald |
| It's All About the Quests |
06/17/06 |
Debate
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Carolyn Koh and Jon Wood faceoff to debate the place of questing in MMORPGs. |
Carolyn Koh |
| Pursuit of a Mythical Audience |
06/13/06 |
Star Wars Galaxies
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Kevin Tierney examines the failures of LucasArts and SOE's grand strategy in this new editorial. |
Kevin Tierney |
| Where is the RPG in the MMO? |
06/08/06 |
Cari Davidson
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Cari Davidson asks what happened to the last part of the acronym. |
Guest Writer |
| Tradeskills for Female Players |
06/03/06 |
Debate
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Laura and Carolyn debate the importance of tradeskills in MMORPGs for female players. |
Laura Genender |
| When MMOs Become Too Much |
05/31/06 |
Garrett Fuller
|
Garrett Fuller asks this important question. |
Garrett Fuller |
| Inside the Box |
05/22/06 |
Outside the Box
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His weekly column gets back underway with a peek at the machines that make these games run. |
Nathan Knaack |
| To Rule an Empire |
05/05/06 |
Guild Management
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Sean Dahlberg, the outgoing Community Manager of Shadowbane, pens this editorial. |
Sean Dahlberg |
| Alternate Social Structures MMO |
05/01/06 |
Outside the Box
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This week Nathan's Monday design column looks at different ways of making friends online. |
Nathan Knaack |
| Player Created Systems |
04/24/06 |
Outside the Box
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This week's Outside the Box looks at the idea of game systems players create, operate and eventually destroy. |
Nathan Knaack |
| What We Learned: CoV |
04/17/06 |
Outside the Box
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Nathan begins a series where he looks at what the MMORPG genre learned from individual games. |
Nathan Knaack |
| Casual Raiding |
04/12/06 |
Guilds
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Darren Bridle looks at this issue facing guilds in MMORPGs. |
Darren Bridle |
| Female Gamers: Not a Myth |
04/11/06 |
Women in Gaming
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Apparently, they do exist. |
Donna Desborough |
| For Instance |
04/10/06 |
Outside the Box
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Nathan gets the jump on the week with his Monday column. |
Nathan Knaack |
| Moments in an Instance |
04/10/06 |
Instancing
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Danielle "Sachant" Vanderlip joins us and gives us her unique perspective on instancing. |
Danielle Vanderlip |
| On Afterthought |
04/10/06 |
PvP
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Ray Vanderlip looks at the future of the PvP MMORPG. |
Ray Vanderlip II |
| End Games |
04/08/06 |
Debate
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Garrett and Frank return to duke it out again. |
Garrett Fuller |
| Widespread Marketing |
04/03/06 |
Outside the Box
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After a one week break for GDC, Nathan's back with a new edition of his Monday column. |
Nathan Knaack |
| Gameplay Versatility |
03/20/06 |
Outside the Box
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Nathan's Monday column series continues today. |
Nathan Knaack |
| Guild Favoritism |
03/18/06 |
Debate
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Frank and Garrett debate this thorny issue. |
Frank Mignone |
| History's Time Has Come |
03/15/06 |
Michael Hampden
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Michael Hampden looks at where MMORPGs need to go next: to our past! |
Michael Hampden |
| Column #5: Open PvP |
03/13/06 |
Outside the Box
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Nathan continues to look at hot design issues with this week's column. |
Nathan Knaack |
| From WoW to WAR |
03/13/06 |
Warhammer Online : Age of Reckoning
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Garrett Fuller responds to the unveiling of Warhammer Online and the comparison to WoW. |
Garrett Fuller |
| The Great PvP Debate |
03/11/06 |
Debate
|
After a week off, it's Frank vs. Garrett again. |
Garrett Fuller |
| The Opening of Ahn’Qiraj |
03/08/06 |
World of Warcraft
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Shawn Hawken looks forward in this opinion piece. |
Guest Writer |
| Column #4: Character Advancement |
03/06/06 |
Outside the Box
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Nathan's weekly column returns. |
Nathan Knaack |
| Do Girls Game Differently? |
03/04/06 |
Debate
|
Changing things up, Laura Genender and Carolyn Koh debate. |
Laura Genender |
| A Look Forward |
03/02/06 |
World of Warcraft
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Garrett Fuller pens a new World of WarCraft editorial. |
Garrett Fuller |
| Column #3: Permanent Death |
02/27/06 |
Outside the Box
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Nathan Knaack is back with his weekly look at the MMORPG scene. |
Nathan Knaack |
| Debate: Cross-Factional Chat |
02/25/06 |
Debate
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DAoC and WoW forbid it. Should enemies be allowed to chat? |
Frank Mignone |
| Column #3: The Future |
02/20/06 |
Outside the Box
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Nathan turns his eye towards the future in the conclusion of this three part article. |
Nathan Knaack |
| Debate: The RPG in MMORPG |
02/18/06 |
Debate
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Garrett and Frank go at it again. This week they debate role-playing in massively multi-player role-playing games. |
Garrett Fuller |
| Column #2: The Present |
02/13/06 |
Outside the Box
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As he will every Monday, Nathan Knaack returns with his column. This is part two of a three part series he began last week. |
Nathan Knaack |
| Debate: Crafting |
02/11/06 |
Debate
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Garrett and Frank debate the merits of crafting in MMORPGs. |
Frank Mignone |
| Column #1: The Past |
02/06/06 |
Outside the Box
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Nathan Knaack brings an insiders perspective in a new weekly column called Outside the Box. We begin with a look back at MMORPG history. |
Nathan Knaack |
| Debate: Class vs. Skill Systems |
02/04/06 |
Debate
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Garrett and Frank return to debate the merits of class and skill systems. |
Garrett Fuller |
| Editorial: Dr. Stalegame |
02/02/06 |
General Article
|
(or how I learned to stop worrying and love the MMOs) |
Frank Mignone |
| Debate: Major IPs as MMORPGs |
01/28/06 |
Debate
|
Lord of the Rings Online. Star Wars: Galaxies. Star Trek Online. Major IPs are everywhere in this genre. Should they be? |
Dana Massey |
| Debate: Instancing |
01/21/06 |
Debate
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How does PvE instancing impact the community? Garrett and Frank are back to debate the issue. |
Garrett Fuller |
| Debate: MMORPG Death Penalties |
01/14/06 |
Debate
|
Frank Mignone and Garrett Fuller debate MMORPG death penalties in this first of a weekly series. Where do you stand? |
Frank Mignone |
| The Burning Crusade: What Will You Do? |
12/30/05 |
World of Warcraft
|
Garrett Fuller considers the future of World of WarCraft in light of their recent expansion announcement. |
Garrett Fuller |
| The Future of Online Gaming |
12/29/05 |
MMO Advertising
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Adverisments have made their first inroads into online games. Are they here to stay? Quite probably. The question is: in what form? |
Dana Massey |
| MMORPG Comic Wars |
12/23/05 |
Comic MMORPGs
|
Marvel vs. DC vs. NCSoft. Andree Ehrig looks at the impending battle between these three titans. |
Andree Ehrig |
| Editorial: Factions |
12/07/05 |
World of Warcraft
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Garrett Fuller returns with a new article in which he examines factions in World of WarCraft. |
Garrett Fuller |
| Do Graphics Make a Game? |
11/24/05 |
Guest Article
|
Andree Ehrig submits a guest editorial to MMORPG.com where he examines what graphics mean to games. |
Andree Ehrig |
| Fixing The Game: Whether You Like It or Not! |
11/23/05 |
Star Wars Galaxies
|
In light of the recent changes to Star Wars Galaxies that fundamentally alter the product, Dana Massey looks at the ethics of changing a game midstream. |
Dana Massey |
| Casual vs. Hardcore Players |
11/17/05 |
World of Warcraft
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In this editorial look at World of WarCraft, Garrett Fuller examines the divide between casual and hardcore players. |
Garrett Fuller |
| AGC: Secondary Market Panel |
11/05/05 |
Opinion
|
Laura Genender offers a mix of an editorial and report on the Secondary Market panel discussion at AGC as Edward Castronova, professor and MMO-economics guru; Daniel James, the brains behind Puzzle Pirates; Steve Salyer, President, IGE; and Jeff Anderson, President & CEO, Turbine debated this hot topic. |
Laura Genender |
| Battlegrounds and PvP |
10/06/05 |
World of Warcraft
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Garrett Fuller takes a closer look at the PvP add on to the world's most popular online RPG. |
Garrett Fuller |
| Real Money, In Game Items |
08/25/05 |
General Article
|
Jon Wood takes a look at the Station Exchange and the issue of real life money mixing with online worlds. |
Jon Wood |
| Too Young to Gank? |
08/19/05 |
General Article
|
Tim Dale writes his second article for our site as he takes a look at China's recent ban of underage PvP in MMORPGs. |
Tim Dale |
| Why? |
08/05/05 |
General Article
|
"Why do we keep playing these games?" asks Staff Writer Erich Von Hase in his debut article. |
Erich Von Hase |
| Stories |
07/28/05 |
General Article
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Guest Writer Tim Dale discusses the concept of story in online games in this latest editorial. |
Tim Dale |
| Innovation in the Industry |
06/17/05 |
General Article
|
New writer James Pittiglio takes a look at "Innovation in the Industry" in his debut editorial. |
James Pittiglio |
| Progress Report |
06/16/05 |
Meridian 59 : Evolution
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We take a trip down memory lane with a look at Meridian 59, the grandfather of the games players enjoy today. This article includes several images and is based off an interview and demonstration from Brian Green of Near Death Studios. |
Dana Massey |
| Revisited |
06/09/05 |
Istaria: Chronicles of the Gifted
|
In eighteen months, Horizons has made more news as a corporate drama then a video game. Now Tulga Games looks to emerge from the mushroom cloud and show players Horizons how they always intended it to be seen! |
Dana Massey |
| EverQuest II Content Galore! |
05/18/05 |
EverQuest II
|
Since the release of Everquest 2 in November 2004, Sony Online Entertainment has experienced tremendous success and laid claim to its 2nd established MMO. So what is Sony’s secret to success? Let’s take a look at what has been added since release, just a short 6 months ago. |
Darren Bridle |
| Combat Upgrade or Combat Downgrade? |
05/11/05 |
Star Wars Galaxies
|
We take an in depth look at the new "Combat Upgrade" that was recently added to Star Wars Galaxies. |
Clint Nielson |
| MMORPG Training Wheels |
05/11/05 |
Toontown Online
|
Dana Massey recently had a chance to interview the VP or VR Studio - Mike Goslin and Steve Parkis - the VP of Premium Products at Disney Online. From this he has put together a nice read on this MMORPG targeted at younger players. |
Dana Massey |
| The Progression of the Game |
04/26/05 |
World of Warcraft
|
David Souza takes a look at the current state of World of Warcraft |
David Souza |
| Thoughts on Station Exchange |
04/25/05 |
EverQuest II
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Darren Bridle has put up a small article looking at the new "Station Exchange" system that SOE has recently announced. |
Darren Bridle |
