Saturday, April 28, 2007

Knights of the Old Republic MMO?

BioWare has formed a new online team to create a Star Wars: Knight of the Old Republic massively multiplayer online game. You can read more about it here.

Friday, April 27, 2007

Warhammer Online Beta Coming Up!!

It's been a good wait watching the development of this blossom into a true Warhammer game. Beta has just been announced at Warhammer Online's Official Site, in which they are picking guilds for the test. I hope whoever gets the chance to beta test this game really does a good job and nails out the bugs. I've been waiting for Warhammer to become a MMO for a very long time. I even followed the previous Warhammer Online which was being made by a different company until it stopped development.

Here's to hoping my guild named the Legion of Steel gets into beta, we've been waiting for this one for a long time. *crosses fingers*

:)

Sunday, April 22, 2007

World of Warcraft : Blood Elf Mask?

Alot of people wonder where they can pick one of these up. They are located in Azuremyst Isle and Wrathscale Point near the southern coast. Both the Alliance and the Horde can kill the Blood Elf Bandits to get these (They are not in the service of the Horde).

*Hint - For lower level characters, it's easier to drown yourself under the boat in Auberdine where you take to get to Valaar's Berth, and then respawn on top of it.

Hunter Pet Training for the Blood Elves?


Alot of new players seem to have no clue that at level 10, the Blood Elf Hunter can do a questline to get the ability to train pets. The person you need to speak to is Oninath, he's located in the Hunter training area in Silvermoon City in the north eastern area.

Thursday, April 5, 2007

Trademarking Your Guild Name? Has It Gone Too Far?

When guilds start becoming living communities, is it right or wrong to trademark your name?

"The Syndicate® has also Trademarked our name with regards to all things online gaming related. Because we own the trademark of The Syndicate® (and our logo and motto’s) it is not permitted that our name be used by any other gaming guild/clan/group or any other gaming related webpage without our expressed written permission."

Article found at: http://www.raphkoster.com/?p=302

The Funniest and/or Interesting Guild Names?

While in my travels through various MMO's, I've picked up some very funny guild names. Check them out!


Rolfcopter Down Send Aid
Built Horde Tough
Itty Bitty Brigade
Huge PvPness
Riders of Lohan
Two Dollar Horde
Flowers of Happiness
Oprah Windfury
Death From Below
Hurts when I PvP
Farm Or Family Dies
Sapped Girls Cant Say No
Less QQ More Pewpew
Rock N Reroll

Monday, April 2, 2007

Uber Guild vs Zerg Guild? What is it?

People often confuse an Uber Guild with that of a Zerg Guild. A guild who's soul focus is to recruit as many people as possible to bloat their large memberbase and zerg the opposition. That is the generic definition of a true Zerg Guild. In the end, all the guild wants is large numbers by any means possible. An Uber guild is not a zerg guild, although an Uber Guild usually has a large membership and following behind it. They usually rely on skill, organization, and a large memberbase themsevlves but usually attain that over time through strict recruitment policies. Uber Guilds take next to no time at all to build up, but they usually implode as quickly as they were born. It's sort of like having a herd of horny bulls running amok all over the place with little direction, and breeding on a massive scale. lol. Yes, nice analogy huh? An Uber Guild has some sort of order to it, it has structure and a common cause. Some examples would be Fires of Heaven, Solidare, Afterlife, Legion of Steel, among many others. While the Zerg Guild burns bright but dies out just as fast, the Uber Guild is usually quite longlived.

Sunday, April 1, 2007

Warhammer Online - High Elves & Dark Elves

It's amazing that Warhammer is finally arriving as a MMORPG. Alot of people have been waiting for this. So far only the Empire and Dwarves have been revealed for the side of Order, and the Greenskins (Orcs & Goblins) and Chaos have been revealed for the side of Destruction. It's been rumored that in the Spring of 2007 that the High Elves and Dark Elves are being revealed with alot of enthusiasm.

Indie MMO Game Development Conference

April 14th-15th, 2007 in Minneapolis. Discusses various Indie groups and developers including Richard A. Bartle Ph.D, who co-wrote the first virtual world MUD (Multi-User Dungeon) in 1978, thus being one of the forerunners in the MMO industry. If you want to check it out, visit: http://www.mmogamedev.info/