Avoid the Pain, Grab a WoW Leveling Guide2009-09-24 00:00:00Leveling in the World of Warcraft can, for some, be compared to whacking your head into a wall: painful and something to be avoided.
Say what? Ok, to be fair, the first time, or even the first few times, leveling characters in WoW is a kick. Many of the quests are clever, fun, interesting, and have a good story behind them. Of course, some are little more than an excuse to kill off a bunch of Raptors, but others have a lot more detail, story, and humor.
Still, like any story told more than once, if you've done the quests several times they get old. If you've leveled many characters they might be really old. Trying different races doesn't help, since they all do the same quests once they get into their teens. If you've leveled many characters you might even find it ... painful. Doing it yet again becomes somewhat unattractive.
People do the leveling grind anyway because the end game content is so good and because their friends are already there and/or they want to try another character at that level. .
Playing different classes helps to alleviate the tedium, since the strategies and abilities are different, but still, it's all been seen before. PvP might help here. Twink out your character a bit and run around gank...
Interview with Kyle Rowley2009-09-18 00:00:00Kyle Rowley is RF Online's Community Manager. He recently took a few minutes to answer our questions in this WarCry interview. Find out what's been going on for this localized game from the British MMO publisher.
WarCry Q&A: RF Online
Answers by Kyle Rowley
Questions by Shannon Drake
WarCry: How has RF Online done since launch? Are you pleased/disappointed/etc. with its performance based on your expectations?
Kyle Rowley: Since the game launched in February of last year, we've seen gone through both highs and lows with the game - but overall, Codemasters are more than pleased with RF Online's performance. We always knew that the game would only really appeal to a niche market, so we never expected to hit World of WarCraft numbers. By successfully launching and operating RF Online, Codemasters Online Gaming have learnt a lot about all the different aspects of MMO games operation - this ranges from community interaction, server maintenance, developer relations and a host of other key areas. Our service can only get better as we learn from our mistakes on other products, so we have very high hopes for our future titles - especially The Lord of the Rings Online.
WarCry: How much has the game change...
Hidden Gems Throughout Video Game History
Goin2009-09-14 00:00:00h2>As I stare at the back of my husband’s head, I grow more and more resentful. Every ˇ°cleverˇ± quip into his headset gives me the violent urge to throw something at his head.
ˇ°Honey,ˇ± I direct through clenched jaws ˇ°Are you coming to bed? It’s 11:00 and I’m exhausted.ˇ±
The standard reply? ˇ°I just have to finish this dungeon. Five more minutes, I promise.ˇ± On that note, I roll over and go to sleep.
My husband is a recovering gaming addict. I say this with a mixture of fondness and frustration. Fondness that my husband still can play like a child and for me he harnesses his ability to game for days on end, and ...
The Death of "alt + tab" Chat2009-09-07 00:00:00Tired of "alt + tab" to chat with friends? Read on!
PlayXpert CEO Charles Manning has taken some time to bring WarCry readers an incredible look at a brand new gaming platform. Billed as 'made by players for players', PlayXpert seeks to bring the best of out-of-game communications systems and tools into virtually any game.
Please introduce yourself and outline your role at PlayXpert.
Thanks for the opportunity to talk to WarCry more about PlayXpert. My name is Charles Manning. I'm the president and CEO of the company.
Exactly what is PlayXpert?
PlayXpert is the ultimate PC gaming platform - built by players for players. It provides universal in-game overlay on top of most any PC game - and combines it with an extensible, modular widget architecture so that virtually any tool can be brought into the game experience in a semi-transparent way. What is unique about our technology is that we can bring any tool you want into the game - without impacting game performance and without requiring any special "hooks" into the game. We build widgets - but the community can also build widgets - which is really powerful. Examples of the widgets we build include our chat widget (int...
Buying Virginia Lake Homes Offers Good Investment Opportunity2009-09-04 00:00:00Buying Virginia lake homes can be a very viable investment option. Virginia foreclosures have accelerated which depressed the values of listed foreclosed properties in the state. Essentially, you will be able to find extremely affordable Virginia lake side properties today. Banks and lenders usually want these properties off their books so they sell them with heavy discounts. Because you can buy cheap Virginia lake side properties, you can make a decent profit when you relist them at the homes market. On the other hand, you can also sit on the property and develop it further so you can increase its market value while enjoying a second home.
One of the first things you need to do if you want to invest on Virginia foreclosures is to get a pre-approval. You will certainly need financing when you purchase Virginia lake homes. A pre-approval means that you are highly qualified to acquire properties on listed Virginia foreclosures. You can easily find source of fina...
MMOs reach new heights in Western market2009-09-03 00:00:00Its popularity in the Asian market is already well known, but MMO gaming is having an increasingly significant impact in the Western markets, a new report from analyst Screen Digest states.
Next Generation reports that for the first time ever revenue from MMO gaming topped USD1bn in the Western market in 2006, driven in the main by Blizzard’s phenom...
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