potshot.wordpress.com - 7/10/2009
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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 (about 4 gigs, relatively painless if a bit ...
tagn.wordpress.com - 7/6/2009
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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. ...
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For Want of a Horse…
notadiary.typepad.com - 7/8/2009
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notadiary.typepad.com —
Clearly, lots of people are still checking out
Runes of Magic. It remains the most widely read
content on Mystic Worlds. By a ratio of 4x, the ROM posts have beat everything else I’ve written here into the dust. I found it surprising, that even Wizard101 posts, were dwarfed by the fever of ...
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Runes of Magic Posts Dominate
spinksville.wordpress.com - 7/13/2009
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spinksville.wordpress.com —
I’m not playing any more games where the
front page of their site shows men in full
armour/ robes and women in thongs/ briefs. So web designers, if you want to say “This game is not for Spinks’” then that’s how to do ...
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Why I don’t play Runes of Magic
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The Moment…
The Ancient Gaming Noob —
... In one of those “couldn’t have planned it” moments, Potshot was taking a break from Runes of Magic, popped on and asked how close I was to 80. I did not answer, preferring to make the four kills that put me over the top and broadcast the answer to all the guild. ...
Daily Bog Roll 7/11 – Two Ply Edition
The Ancient Gaming Noob —
... Potshot, tiring of the “Horse Dialogs,” runs off and actually plays Runes of Magic to see if it is even worth worrying about their cash shop policies. ...
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RMT != micro-transactions
hgamer.blogspot.com 7/5/2009 — Darren, the "common sense" gamer, believes $10 is a bit much for a mount in free-to-play, but supported by micro-transactions, Runes of Magic. Here’s the deal….and I’m absolutely disgusted by this. A “permanent” horse in Runes of Magic, it is 199 ...
Much ado about a horse
teethandclaws.blogspot.com 7/6/2009 — Darren is....... disturbed .... about the price of a mount in Runes of Magic: Here’s the deal….and I’m absolutely disgusted by this. A “permanent” horse in Runes of Magic, it is 199 diamonds…let’s call it 200 cause that’s what it really should be ...
Runes of Magic adding new classes with second chapter
examiner.com 7/7/2009 — We all knew new classes were coming to Runes of Magic and there was plenty of rumors about what those classes were going to be. Now, we all know for sure that the new classes will be a Druid and a Warden.In Chapter 2: The Elven Prophecy,...
$10 for a HORSE!!
commonsensegamer.com 7/3/2009 — …are you out of your fuckin mind?!?!
Here’s the deal….and I’m absolutely disgusted by this. A “permanent” horse in Runes of Magic, it is 199 diamonds…let’s call it 200 cause that’s what it ...
$10 Horses - now with 50% less rage!
teethandclaws.blogspot.com 7/14/2009 — If you happen to be adverse to the concept of a $10 horse , then today is your lucky day! $5 horse! OMG! (Click to enlarge) Quick.... log into Runes of Magic right now!
Of Teeth and Claws
Developer Incentives In RMT Item Shop Games —
Player Versus Developer
Darren, the Common Sense Gamer spent the weekend on a one-blogger crusade against the $10 horse in the Runes of Magic item shop . Personally, I didn't link to the flurry of posts at the time because my contribution is not terribly original. I would be outraged if we were talking about a ...
Deathknight Magic Rune? —
TankSpot
Anyone having issues with this Addon? I downloaded the latest version (1.0.61) and yet it doesn't show up my screen at all when I load up the game. I went to Interface -> Addons and Magic Runes doesn't show up there at all. It's definitely in my Addons folder, but I don't see it.
I'm ...
One Shots: Frozen dwarven canyon —
Massively
From hot summer lakes at night, to snowed-on ridges, the beauty of MMOs is that they offer just about any type of landscape you can imagine. Today's chilly lake scene is from Runes of Magic , a free-to-play favorite among some of the Massively staff. This interesting view comes to us from ...
For Want of a Horse… —
The Ancient Gaming Noob
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.
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