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westkarana.com - 5/28/2009

Will EverQuest III be Free Realms II?

— westkarana.com — No, I don’t (to answer people on Twitter) actually know anything about EverQuest III. I don’t even... know if it exists. And in this NDA-loving age, if I knew anything, I couldn’t write about it. Isn’t it grand that the only ... (more) Will EverQuest III be Free Realms II?

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hgamer.blogspot.com - 5/28/2009

Free Realms Hits 2 Million, None Could Be Reached For Comment

— hgamer.blogspot.com — Free Realms, fresh off their first million players announcement, has announced that they've reached the 2 million... mark . Today Sony announced that over 2 million unique users have registered to their new free2play MMORPG Free Realms. Of those users, ... (more) Free Realms Hits 2 Million, None Could Be Reached For ...

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examiner.com - 6/2/2009

Free Realms concert wrap-up

— examiner.com —  To coincide with a presentation at E3, the Free Realms team held a concert today both at... the conference and in-game.  The concert, performed by The Dares, included an in-game show at the Snowhill stage.Although only a brief gathering, patr... (more) Free Realms concert wrap-up

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An MMO Gamer’s Dream
The Common Sense Gamer — I read this little line over at Tobold’s this morning: None of us have $50 million+ of spare change to hire a team of developers to create our personal dream game. …why, oh why, did I get this image in my head after I read it: D out

Implications of MMORPG-Hopping
Player Versus Developer — ... As Tobold points out, most of us don't have $50 million to fund development of a game just for us, so we're left to choose between the games that are currently on the market. Complaining about the devs' priorities is good for raising your blood pressure and your blog postcount. However, it's relatively unlikely that Blizzard is going to bring out more content more quickly because PVD says so. If studios are going to reduce content development into a business decision - e.g. raids need to be more accessible to justify the development time spent making them - there's no reason for ...

Would Ranked Accomplishments End The "Casual" Debate?
Player Versus Developer — ... Personally, I think the debates are caused by the concept Tobold proposed; players engaged in a tug of war to convince developers to make a game we want because we can't afford to develop the AAA MMORPG of our own. Still, it's an interesting question, and my comments won't make sense out of context, so I'll just post ...

I did it when... Unfortunate it matters so much to some.
Mystic Worlds — ... and also referenced a thread on Tobold’s blog , about ranked accomplishments.  The conversations include discussion on the raging debate happening in World of Warcraft, about dungeons being simplified for “scrubs” and how that devalues the achievement of those who completed the content at its original level of difficulty.  Honestly folks, I don’t think there is a good solution to this problem.  Players are playing games for very different reasons and even if we simplify it down to the four player types, claiming fame is important to an achiever, while just getting there is ...