Saturday, March 2, 2013

Arcane Saga – Prius Online revives for a new challenge

I am sure most of my readers have read about or played Prius Online, which was last hosted by gPotato. The game did had its shortcomings, but now it is back as Arcane Saga, seeking a new challenge! This time, the developer’s own North America portal, Netmarble, will be hosting the game. The game currently
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Friday, March 1, 2013

The Elder Scrolls Online – Beta invites being sent out around end March

According to the official website, the beta keys for The Elder Scrolls Online will be sent out come end March. There is however still no word on when the first public beta will begin. Like most Western-developed titles, beta phases will start with a smaller group of players, and continually be extended with more invites
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Creating 4th edition D&D dungeons

If you look at the name of the game Dungeons & Dragons and compare it with the reality of pen & paper roleplaying, it is obvious that the Dungeons part is far more frequent than the Dragons part. Over an average full campaign you will have many dungeons, but only few dragons. One reason for that is that "dungeons" is a far more open term than "dragons", there can be millions of different dungeons. If you need a dragon, you just take one from the Monster Manual; if you need a dungeon it

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Character rest in Dungeons & Dragons

Yesterday's thread on dungeon design led to some discussion of character rest in D&D. Specifically Carmedil didn't like that after an extended rest in 4E all characters were back at full health. I didn't perceive that as a specific problem, I've been playing since AD&D 1st edition and we ALWAYS rested until full health in every edition for the last 30 years. But more generally character rest poses a series of design questions:

How many battles are the characters "supposed to" do betwee

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World of Warcraft: Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War

World of Warcraft: Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War


“Nothing is free, Go’el,” Jaina Proudmoore said. “Your knowledge and skills were bought at a cost. The . . . orc you left behind in your place had done much harm in your absence. If I have heard about what is going on in Orgrimmar and Ashenvale, surely you must have!” Go’el’s mien, which had been deeply peaceful, now looked troubled. “I have heard, of course.” “And . . . you do nothing?” “I have another path,” he sa

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Trickster Online – Game closes without official explanation

This came as a shock to me, since no one around me realized that the game is closing. Most of us played Trickster Online donkey years ago, got to level 200+ and had tons of fun drilling, dying in dungeons and what not. I always thought that the game is making chunks from players, since
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Riot Games – Sydney office opens for Oceania expansion

This is my first post for the Oceania region, and soon I may have to add South America as well =.= And yes, Riot Games, the still-growing online gaming giant, has announced the opening of its Sydney office. Of course, this move is to cater to the growing Oceania community. With PAX Australia coming this
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