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How Much is that Horsie in the Window?
tagn.wordpress.com - 7/3/2009
How Much is that Horsie in the Window?
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Darren has gone back to give Runes of Magic another try and seems to be more disposed to like it than he was the first time around . But then he hit a snag. He started looking at the Real Money Transaction, or RMT, aspect of the game and did not like what he saw. Specifically, he saw ...
For Want of a Horse…
tagn.wordpress.com - 7/6/2009
For Want of a Horse…
— tagn.wordpress.com — Darren’s post about the Runes of Magic $10 horse certainly echoed through the local blogesphere. RMT is... still controversial. It still seems like cheating to some. But then I came from a time when posting quest details to a public forum was considered cheating, so times change.  ... (more) For Want of a Horse…

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potshot.wordpress.com - 7/10/2009
Potshot on Runes of Magic
— potshot.wordpress.com — This is a 30 second impression. After the all the hullabaloo and kerfuffle about the $10 Runes... of Magic Horse, I thought I’d better actually hoof it on over to actually try out RoM to see if somehow my opinion would change. I downloaded RoM ... (more) Potshot on Runes of Magic

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Highlights from the SOE Fan Faire 2009 community address
massively.com - 6/30/2009
Highlights from the SOE Fan Faire 2009 community address
— massively.com — Sony Online Entertainment Fan Faire 2009 is happening in Las Vegas, and of course they've had a... number of things to unveil so far. SOE president John Smedley gave his community address last evening, and other speakers made an appearance as well. ... (more) Highlights from the SOE Fan Faire 2009 community address

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pΘtshΘt:  The Horse You Rode In On

Of Teeth and Claws:  Beating dead horses

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The Horse You Rode In On
pΘtshΘt — ... at the cost of a permanent mount ($10) in the so-called free-to-play-RMT-supported Runes of Magic.  For the record, I haven’t played it, so I can’t comment on the rent versus own or ride versus walk necessity of a mount.  Wil, The Ancient Gaming Noob and WoW groupmate offerred a bit more of a shoulder shrug response.  Having just hit Level 77 in WoW and purchased Cold Weather Flying (and jealously eyeing) Wil’s epic flyer, its a subject near and dear to my heart of late. ...

Beating dead horses
Of Teeth and Claws — And the battle rages on. Whee! Of Teeth and Claws

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