If you have been living under a rock, as I mostly am, Amazon cancelled their planned “Lord of the Rings”-based MMORPG, after they had difficulty renegotiating contracts with Tencent. Well, that sucks. But it also raises a lot of questions for LOTR-fans, who were eagerly awaiting this title. First off, where do we go from […]
Tag: MMORPG
Revisiting some topics
Episode #38 – Let’s discuss some topics we’ve talked about previously, but are deserving a second look. Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief, and some further comments on the Intellivision Amico Main Topic (10:57) – Kickstarter is full of Indie TTRPG projects, and those are dominated by ones that are compatible with D&D 5e. […]
All about the positivity!
Episode #35 – Looks like maybe we were a bit too harsh regarding “Rift” lately. Also, let’s discuss John Harper’s generous changes to his hacks license for “Lasers & Feelings”, and what it means for TTRPG development. Intro (0:50) – Our week, in brief. Main Topic (6:18) – Looks like we were wrong about “Rift” […]
Through the last Portal
So I have finally reached the end of the road with “Rift“, I think. It has been one hell of a trip, all the way from early closed beta until now, and I have to say, I haven’t really regretted it at all. Sure, there have been the down times, moments when I wasn’t exactly […]
Running out of Patience
What the heck happened to the “Lord of the Rings Online” Community Management team? Over the last few years, the LOTRO forums have been a shining example of “How Not To Manage An Online Community”, with their CMs being either apathetic, passive-aggressive, or outright rude to players there. They treat nearly every post from players […]
Have I kicked the MMORPG habit?
Hi, my name is Scormus, and I am addicted to playing MMORPGs. It has been four months since I last played an MMO, mostly because the companies who run the games I played the most (“Lord of the Rings Online”, “Secret World Legends”, and “World of Warcraft”) have all driven those games into the dirt. […]