| A Look Ahead at 2008 |
01/04/08 |
MMOWTF
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MMOWTF columnist Dan Fortier brings his own brand of cynicism and sarcasm to a look at what MMORPG fans can expect from the industry in the coming year.
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Dan Fortier |
| Affluenza |
12/13/07 |
Community Forum Spotlight
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Not to be confused with the viral influenzsa, affluena is actually "a state of extreme materialism which is the impetus for accumulating wealth and for overconsumption of goods; also, feelings of guilt and isolation from the dysfunctional pursuit of wealth and goods." In her Forum Spotlight, Laura Genender looks at a thread that tackles this interesting concept in how it relates to MMORPGs.
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Laura Genender |
| Conan |
12/18/07 |
Beyond the MMORPG
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In this Beyond the MMORPG column, Managing Editor Jon Wood takes a look at a small aspect of the recently released Conan game for the XBox 360 and expresses concerns about "franchise" or IP MMORPGs.
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Jon Wood |
| It's the End of the World |
12/28/07 |
MMOWTF
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In his MMOWTF column this week, Dan Fortier takes a look back at the year 2007 and some of the news stories that dominated MMO headlines.
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Dan Fortier |
| MMOWTF Award Winners |
12/21/07 |
MMOWTF
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Last week, Dan Foriter opened up voting on the worst games of 2007. Today, he posts the results along with his own picks.
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Dan Fortier |
| MMOWTF Awards |
12/14/07 |
MMOWTF
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Dan Fortier, being the rabble-rouser that he is, has opened the voting on his own awards to coincide with our Reader's Choice Awards. The MMOWTF Awards celebrate and glorify all that you, the MMOWTF readers, hated about 2007.
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Dan Fortier |
| Online Friends |
01/03/08 |
Community Spotlight
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Community Manager Laura Genender takes a look at the concept of online friends and looks at a forum post that brings to question the concept of friendships in MMOs, and what communities best foster these long-lasting relationships.
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Laura Genender |
| PvP in MMOs: What Gamers Want |
12/10/07 |
Community Blog Spotlight
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This week in her MMORPG.com Community Forum Spotlight column, Community Manager Laura Genender discusses a user blog involving PvP and what kinds of experiences players are looking for.
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Laura Genender |
| Questioning the Crutch |
12/17/07 |
Community Blog Spotlight
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Over-powered skills and abilities in games are often referred to as "crutches". Today, Laura Genender takes a look at an MMORPG.com blog that brings the idea of "the crutch" into question.
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Laura Genender |
| Story - Smackdown vs. Raw |
12/24/07 |
Beyond the MMORPG
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In this Christmas Eve edition of Beyond the MMORPG, Managing Editor Jon Wood uses Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 to discuss storytelling in MMORPGs.
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Jon Wood |
| Waiting for Lich King? What to Do? |
12/12/07 |
Joe's World... of Warcraft
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In Joe Iuliani's World of Warcraft column this week, he discusses the feeling of futility that he is feeling in waiting for the new WoW expansion, and offers some suggestions to players of things to do in the meantime.
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Joe Iuliani |
| What's in a Game? |
12/27/07 |
Community Spotlight - Forums
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Community Manager Laura Genender uses her Community Spotlight this week to talk about the different ways in which people can enjoy MMORPGs, and the ways in which some games are better suited to some play styles than others.
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Laura Genender |
