The Absolute Wretched State of the MMORPG Genre
Normally I avoid talking about YouTubers and streamers. Today’s video centric video game commentary scene is much like blogging was 20 years ago. It’s a good fit for today’s short …
Tag: MMO
Official WoW Volunteer Tester Claims Blizzard Developers Insulted and Belittled Fellow Testers
According to Twitter user @MagdalenaKDuser, since 2013, Blizzard Entertainment has maintained secret and private forums for elite World of Warcraft volunteer theorycrafter testers to share their insights into class builds …
GLAAD is Incentivizing Video Game Studios to Create LGBTQ Propaganda
We can all breathe a sigh of relief. America got lucky this year. Thanks to the China Wuhan virus and a month of riots, looting, arson, murder, mayhem, and desecration …
It’s Time for the Alliance to Take Down their Racist Statues and Defund the Stormwind Army
Open Letter to the Nobles of Stormwind, Forgive me for this bold intrusion but what I am about to say is of the utmost importance. You may know me, for …
Darkpaw Games Promotes Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Non-Binary, Asexual, and Pansexual Pride Propaganda in EverQuest
As expected, Darkpaw Games is continuing to disseminate LGBT PRIDE propaganda in both EverQuest and EverQuest 2 MMORPGs. This month they offered 3 new PRIDE themed pet bunnies to complement …
Blizzard President J. Allen Brack Makes the Ridiculous Claim that WoW is Just as Social as it was When Released
Want to know a dirty little secret about the video game industry? Many top executives and even some developers don’t even play their own games. It seems crazy but it’s …
Former Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime Admits Making WoW More Accessible Eroded its Social Nature
After years of speculation, we finally have the official smoking gun as to why World of Warcraft was dumbed down with the release of the Cataclysm expansion. They did this …
Darkpaw Games Fails to Honor Black History Month in EverQuest’s Norrath
In an act of shocking indifference and betrayal to all black gamers, Darkpaw Games a subsidiary of Daybreak Games failed to honor Black History Month within their long-running MMORPGs EverQuest …
Prediction: The New EverQuest will be a Multiplayer Action RPG with MMO elements
All journeys come to an end. I have uncovered some additional information regarding the future of EverQuest and if you love MMORPGs, it’s not good. In three previous articles where …
More Evidence that a New EverQuest Game is on the Horizon
After months of rumors of imminent studio changes, last week, Daybreak Games finally announced it was splitting into 3 studios. One of their new studios named Darkpaw Games is solely …
Daybreak Games Creates a Permanent Memorial for Brad McQuaid in EverQuest
Rumors started abounding on various forums that a permanent memorial to Aradune Mithara was placed in a small secluded hamlet in Norrath’s the Plains of Eastern Karana. Today I logged …
20 Years Later: The State of Fantasy Virtual Words in 2019
The recent passing of EverQuest co-founder and MMORPG visionary Brad McQuaid has caused me to pause and take stock of the fantasy virtual world genre that was born 20 years …
BlizzCon’s 2019 $49 Virtual Ticket is Too Expensive
Most Blizzard fans will never be able to afford to go to BlizzCon which is held almost every year at the convention center in Anaheim, California. With that in mind, …
You Too Can Be a Video Game Designer Using One of these Weird Tricks
Tired of your 9 to 5 job? Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired? Are you looking for a career change? Or maybe you’re stuck in your …
25 Questions I would have Asked the Daybreak Developers at the FoH EverQuest AMA
Last month the admins of the Fires of Heaven discussion forums organized a long overdue EverQuest AMA (ask me anything) question and answer session for a handful of Daybreak Games …
Daybreak Games Smashes the Fourth Wall with Pride Month Virtue Signaling in EverQuest
In theatre and film, there is a concept known as the Fourth Wall. Simply put, the Fourth Wall is an imaginary border that separates the setting of the play/film from …
Why World of Warcraft Classic will Save the MMORPG Genre
May 26, 2016 will go down in video game history as the date that the MMORPG genre was saved from oblivion. That was the fateful day that former Blizzard World …
More Clues about the Future of the EverQuest Franchise
In my last article, I discussed recent news about two top Daybreak Games developers named Holly Longdale and Luke Sigmund. Executive Producer of the EverQuest franchise Holly has been involved …