Sunday, April 1, 2012

World of Warcraft (KR) - Gamers not biting the bait

I am sure you guys have read about the recent Scroll of Resurrection Blizzard was giving out, with current players able to send one to a former-active player, granting him some unique items and a permanent level 80 fully-equipped character. While many see this as a big opportunity for the MMO giant to recoup some of it players, the folks in Korea are not so forgiving about the game's stale content.



With not many biting the bait, World of Warcraft Korea will be shutting down 10 servers come

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Ask Gauss

Sunday! Yes it is that day again. The day where we realize that although our weekend is still around it is coming  to a close, and the dreaded Monday is only around the corner. But, let's forget about that and remember that today is Sunday and with that comes Ask Gauss. The post of the week where I answer questions sent to me throughout the week. So why don't I do it.Now this way seem weird, but I know Ask Gauss is on Sunday, which is April first so I want to know which April fools joke of

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Are You Ashamed Of Playing MMOs?

Being the first out of 10 million people to achieve something is nothing to sneeze at
Last year I watched a fascinating documentary called Race to World’s First which followed the struggles of an American World of Warcraft guild called Blood Legion in their attempts to becoming, surprise, surprise, the world’s first guild to down raid bosses in WoW. I don’t know the exact details of how the rankings work but, essentially, you get scored on how quickly you progress through the r

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World of Tanks update 7.2 released

Wargaming.net has announced the release of Update 7.2 for its free-to-play action MMO World of Tanks.Along with two new maps, the Italian Province and the American Live Oaks, the latest update enriches the game with a long-awaited branch of U.S. tank destroyers with rotating turrets. It also brings 22 all-new crew skills and perks for virtual tankmen to master. Additionally, to ease the learning curve, the update provides World of Tanks newcomers with a new tutorial to smoothen their entry into

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Video: Tera Beta

Take a look at an overview of the Tera beta experience recorded during beta event #3.




The MMO Gamer

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Evolving complexity

When I started my Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition campaign, I limited my players to the classic fantasy races, and to the 8 standard classes found in the Player's Handbook. I didn't allow the more complex and exotic races and classes from the 2nd and 3rd Player's Handbook. That had two reasons: It limited how much money people had to spend on rulebooks, and it limited the complexity while the players are still learning how 4E works. If now I had a character dying in combat, and he wanted to

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Dragon Nest (KR) - New dragon coming

On 1st April, which is tomorrow in Korean time, Eyedentity Games will be adding the latest dragon into their debut MMORPG, Dragon Nest. This is also part of the game's 2nd anniversary in Korea, as well as to celebrate its global success so far. Have a look at the new trailer below.



Called the Transparency Dragon, the entrance to this dragon will be an invisible portal somewhere in towns. Cool eh?






Killing this invisible dragon will grant players drops of level 50 equipments, the Trans

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