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tobolds.blogspot.com - 10/23/2009
Honeymoon over already?
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Muckbeast definitely hates Bill Roper . While I can't say who is responsible, I must say the stats and abilities of Champions Online confuse me, and seeing that a respec costs $12.50 from the Champion Online item shop makes me think that this might be deliberate. Spinks asks whether Champions ...
na.aiononline.com - 10/24/2009
October Aion Community Address
— na.aiononline.com — It’s been a month now since Aion opened its doors to players in North America and Europe... . In that month, the growth of the game's community has signaled Aion' s success. We've received an amazing amount of feedback, both positive and negative. We'd ... (more) October Aion Community Address

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na.aiononline.com - 10/31/2009
Aion™ Veteran Rewards Program
— na.aiononline.com — The Aion Veteran Rewards program rewards steadfast Aion gamers for their time spent playing Aion. For each... month you have an active account, you are eligible to redeem in-game items, such as weapons, armor, titles, and emotes. Each program reward ... (more) Aion™ Veteran Rewards Program

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My Amazing Aion Weekend Brings a Whole New Perspective
keenandgraev.com - 10/19/2009
My Amazing Aion Weekend Brings a Whole New Perspective
— keenandgraev.com — Keen at level 26 I’ve been really pushing my Aion play-time the past few days. There hasn’t... been a lot of time for me to really dig my heels in and enjoy the game in long bursts because of busy school schedules and RL friends.  ... (more) My Amazing Aion Weekend Brings a Whole New Perspective

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You’re MMO is Tanking, How are you Surprised?
Creeping... — ... want bigger numbers, stop listening to the elitist gamers. Stop building dungeons and start building games. If however you just want to build the next ball buster, then don’t get uppity when you don’t get 11 million subscribers. Otherwise, start learning what it takes to sell a game to a family audience and to a female audience. Start building games that will sell to pve players, pvp players, and crafting players. 1 Tobold’s MMORPG Blog: Honeymoon is over (Link) 2 Massively : Runes of Magic hits 2 million users (Link) 3 Massively : ...

Microtransactions Can’t Be Trusted
We Fly Spitfires - MMORPG Blog — ... (thanks to Tobold for the link), Cryptic have decided to charge for character respecs in Champions Online via their online store and apparently this highly necessary functionality comes with a hefty price tag of $12.99. ...

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