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Parallels and Portents
tagn.wordpress.com - 8/17/2009
Parallels and Portents
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If we look back a little over five years we can see the #1 subscription MMORPG in the US and Europe, EverQuest , and how things were going for it. It was actually at its peak, with over 500K subscriptions. It had established a pattern of regular expansions (7 by that point) with ...
tobolds.blogspot.com - 8/12/2009
Why do we play? - Rewards
— tobolds.blogspot.com — When looking at the motivational power of rewards as reason why we play MMORPGs, it is easy... to think that this is the same subject as the previously covered character development. A lot of rewards in an MMORPG are related to character development, be ... (more) Why do we play? - Rewards
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Daily Blogroll 8/12 – Dominix edition
westkarana.com - 8/12/2009
Daily Blogroll 8/12 – Dominix edition
— westkarana.com — EVE Online wants you to make money. It’s hard NOT to be swimming in the stuff. So... your given level 3 mission might have a couple dozen enemies in it. You get a bounty on every one you kill, they drop loot which can sell for a fair bit, can ... (more) Daily Blogroll 8/12 – Dominix edition

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The Approaching Cataclysm
tagn.wordpress.com - 8/11/2009
The Approaching Cataclysm
— tagn.wordpress.com — We have apparently learned the name of the next World of Warcraft expansion due to the usual... trademark registering routine. Something to do with “Cataclysm,” which explains the title of this post. Didn’t EverQuest II already play the cataclysm card? Didn’t we all ... (more) The Approaching Cataclysm

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