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Tag Archives: PvP
Epic Over Simplification – The PvP Market
As gamers we went through a long cycle of MMORPGs where developers bought into the hype that the majority wants PvP. In EverQuest we called them the vocal minority. The non-vocal super-majority has spoken and PvP/RvR games are no more … Continue reading
Lord of Ultima
Lord of Ultima has been officially out for a couple of weeks now and I’ve been finding myself rather addicted to it. I’m a victim of city building games usually. I love to design tiny empires, build them up and … Continue reading
I’ll have the MMORPG, hold the BGs!
Lately there has been a great deal of discussion regarding how PvP affects PvE in MMOs. Anyone who has read Epic Slant for a while knows I’m pretty passionate about the subject. I’ve been quiet on the subject for a … Continue reading
Global Agenda first impressions
A week before the launch of EverQuest II Sentinel’s Fate, one of my guild mates started talking about Global Agenda. It is no secret that I do not like PvP in my MMOs but in general I don’t mind MMOFPSs … Continue reading
MMO Roads less traveled
It seems to me that MMOs very rarely stray from the genres of science fiction or fantasy. These two settings seem to be the safest to do and are frequently repeated. So much so that I am frequently surprised that … Continue reading
Battlegrounds come to EQ2, doh!
I had heard a lot of rumors floating around the Sentinel’s Fate beta that battlegrounds would be showing up in EverQuest 2. I hoped that it was just a joke to tease me into a froth but it appears they … Continue reading