Tag: MMO
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Currencies and Store Integration in Star Trek Online
Having been a Star Trek Online player since the beginning, I’ve seen the evolution of currencies and stores in the game. Initially, there were energy credits that were used to buy things in in-game stores, like weapons and gear for your characters. There were also Cryptic points, which were bought with real money to buy…
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Star Trek Online, LOTRO, Saints Row 3, and Infamous – lots of gaming, little time
I finished the main plot of Saints Row: the Third last week (as noted here), and even did the other version of the ending (which killed Shaundi, yet I still seem to be able to call her up when I need Homie support, so it’s all good). Therefore, what am I still doing playing the…
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Star Trek Online Videos
I’m enjoying Star Trek Online so much that I made a couple of videos. I bought the Constitution class cruiser upgrade, so I wanted to show it off, too. The first clip is sector space leaving Sol and heading to the Delta Volanis cluster. The second, much longer, clip shows one of the random encounters…
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Impressed by Star Trek Online improvements, but new bug annoys
I played a bit of Star Trek Online yesterday and an mostly impressed with the improvements since I last played more than a year ago. Since STO is now free to play, there is no reason not to try it if you are a Star Trek fan. It looks like the strategy may be working,…
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Finished main quest in Skyrim – Time to Move On
Gaming has been odd for me lately. Many of the people in my kinship in LOTRO have dropped out of playing, as grinding for gear at level 75 gets old really fast. I have been on LOTRO a few times in the last couple weeks working on my lower level characters primarily, but my heart…
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Are Fantasy Game Developers all Conservative?
I’ve played many of the most popular fantasy/RPG games and I’ve noticed a very common theme: the past was always better than the present. So does that mean all the game developers are conservative? I don’t mean political conservative, which I’m sure most aren’t, but believing the past was better and it’s too bad it…
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My new favorite website name: Kill Ten Rats
I ran across a website about MMORPGs called Kill Ten Rats, which I think is an hysterically great name. For those that don’t play MMORPGs (or RPGs in general), very often the early quests involve killing many rats or similar wimpy creatures, which is why the name is so appropriate. The site seems to mainly…
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LOTRO Forges of Isengard solo instance
This is a long video of a mission to clear Saruman’s minions in the Forges of Isengard. This is a solo instance that is not too difficult, but has some tough baddies and lots of loot, particularly reputation items and some legendary items. I nearly bit off more that I could chew at the start,…
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LOTRO Tour Part 7: Bree
This is a tour through Bree, starting at the west gate, then showing the Prancing Pony, the crafting hall, the town hall, jail, auction house, hunting lodge, and finally ending at the skirmish camp beyond the south gate.
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LOTRO Lore Master Menagerie
Lore Masters in Middle Earth in Lord of the Rings Online can summon many companions from nature to help fight or even just as decoration. The gallery below shows most of my pets, though I can’t show one without serious re-traiting, so it is omitted. My favorites are the Snow Crest Eagle, because Eagles can…