New World: FOMO or FOTM?
Amazon’s new MMO, “New World”, comes out soon. Everyone is excited – but I don’t know if I’m ready for a new MMO commitment.
The Chronicles of Spellborn
How far would I go to play Spellborn?
Would I order the mainland European version of the game from Amazon Europe? And pay extra for the collector’s edition? Maybe. Costs less than US$60, so cheaper than a console game. I hope they let me play it. Why wouldn’t they? It’s not even going to be out in the US for months. They can cut me off then, if they feel strongly about it. Or, you know, invite me into the closed beta, but I don’t like those odds. I’ve been sitting in the queue for the European closed beta for a couple of years now. ...
Spellborn vs Runes of Magic CAGE MATCH
There’s two MMOs out there you have probably not heard of. There’s HUNDREDS of those, right? Once you get out of the calm, safe, bathwater-warm surf of the current crowd of big budget MMOs, it’s a wild tide of MMOs with names you can’t remember and details you can’t recall. None of them will challenge WoW, so you WoW-ians can get back in your chairs. I am not going to say anything negative about the current crop. ...