Tag Archives: Warhammer

Absolutely had to share this!

I’ve finally got my head above water on my project and returned to my blog reader. It feels like it has been so long and as a result I have a whole lot to catch up on. I came across … Continue reading

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Do existing IPs bring more MMO success?

The MMO genre, like most genres, is not immune to trends. One of the current ones that we’ve been working through is taking an existing intellectual property and designing an MMO around it. We saw it with Star Wars Galaxies, … Continue reading

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EA merges Mythic and Bioware

BioWare and Mythic’s RPG teams are now one and the same, in the eyes of Electronic Arts. The publisher has restructured the design of their RPG and MMO group, putting Ray Muzyka, co-founder and general manage of BioWare, at the … Continue reading

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Articles to read this week

I try to spend a lot of time reading through other blogs and news articles during the week when possible. It gives me inspiration for my own articles and keeps me informed on what is going on. The MMO sphere … Continue reading

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A dubious package on my doorstep

Like many evenings I returned home from work tonight expecting nothing but junk mail and bills in the mailbox. I was not disappointed in that but I did find a package nestled outside of my door. This package had my … Continue reading

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Character Advancement Part V – Heroic Levels

It is time once again for an article about character advancement. We’ve covered some of the normal ways to progress (levels, skills and traditional AAs) and even some crazy ideas like Endless Grind Points. Today I want to look at … Continue reading

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WCPI and Blogrolls

It does appear that there has been a general hush over the Warhammer blogging community lately. Not a lot of news is coming out from Mythic and not a lot of us are writing about the game. This is not … Continue reading

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The math behind loot drops

When it comes to any sort of MMO there is never universal agreement on what frustrates players. There is, however, agreement on individual things that do frustrate us all. One of them is “broken” drop rates. I am a big … Continue reading

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Warhammer’s Keep Upgrade System

Warhammer Online patch 1.2.1 is drawing closer and Monday Mythic took the opportunity to share some of the highlights from the upcoming Keep Upgrade System. If you haven’t taken the time to read the specific details I really must suggest … Continue reading

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