World of Warcraft
Understand Your Customer
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008The recent announcement that Tabula Rasa is shutting down has me thinking about the success rates of mainstream MMOGs. Why do certain MMOGs fail where others succeed? I don’t think it’s as simple as “the market is saturated” or “no one can compete against WoW.” If anything, those statements just show a lack of imagination [...]
By the Hand of Fate…
Sunday, November 9th, 2008I just tried to log into World of Warcraft for the first time in weeks only to be greeted with the “account frozen” message. They suggested that I should go add some more time to continue playing. I guess that the old credit card I had on my account expired and I haven’t updated it [...]
On Herbs and Patches
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008I haven’t had time to actually play the post-patch 3.0.2 World of Warcraft yet, but I did take the time to log in and auction the bank full of herbs I’ve been hoarding in anticipation of this patch. I have to say, it’s immensely satisfying to see stacks of herbs that I bought for 30 [...]
So It Begins Again
Sunday, September 21st, 2008Even though I’m not playing Warhammer Online right now, I’m definitely intending to go pick it up eventually. I’m focused on getting my WoW mage to 70 for Wrath, but once I do that I’ll go buy it and give the full retail version a go so I’m not just basing my knowledge on beta, [...]
World of Warcraft: The Bejeweled Crusade
Saturday, September 20th, 2008I have an on-again off-again love affair with casual games. They can be a lot of fun, as anyone with access to the Microsoft Live Arcade knows. If you’re interested, I know a whole slew of obscure indie RPG and fantasy strategy games that I could recommend. But I also like the simpler games like [...]
Race and Faction: The Final Frontiers
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008I was reading Silentstephi’s World of Warcraft rant about being stuck with her dwarf priest this morning, and I totally sympathize. She had picked a dwarf not because of their pleasing aesthetics, but because at the time it was the only realistic option for raiding due to the Fear Ward ability (once only available to [...]
Lich King Release Date and Low-Level Content
Monday, September 15th, 2008Today’s official announcement revealed that the World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King expansion will be hitting stores on November 13th, 2008. Soon, many people will be coming back to the game for the first time in months (or even years, if they didn’t like the Burning Crusade expansion), and a lot has changed [...]
World of Warcraft Resources: WoW Insider
Sunday, September 14th, 2008I wanted to take a moment and give a shout-out to WoW Insider today. WoW Insider is one of the sister sites of Massively, and if you’re a fan of World of Warcraft, you want to read them. I’m pretty consistently amazed by both the knowledge of the game and passion for playing that their [...]