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Go Buy Herbs Now!

2008-08-28 03:14:39 by Cameron Sorden in Random Battle
 
It looks like well be getting the World of Warcraft 3.0 content patch with most of the nifty WoTLK stuff in just a few weeks. Quoted from the official post We have outlined some of the larger features scheduled to release with the patch below New class spells and talents Stormwind Harbor Barbershops in capital cities Zeppelin towers outside of...
 
 
 
 
 
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Riddle Me This

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2008-08-27 15:05:24 by Cameron Sorden in Random Battle
Is anyone else bothered by the fact that promotional World of Warcraft materials always show characters in cool-looking, matching outfits, when in fact your characters outfit will never match in color or style until end game raiding (and then only if you choose to use all your set pieces They should really do something about that: Appearance tab...
 
 
 
 
 
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WoWs Recruit a Friend Program

2008-08-25 17:13:05 by Cameron Sorden in Random Battle
 
Ever since Myrix suggested that I use a trial account to power-level myself a new character on my World of Warcraft PvP server, Ive been thinking about doing just that (for all the reasons I talk about here ). Originally I hadnt wanted to do it since it seemed like an exploit (and a hassle), but today I read an interview where a Blizzard rep...
 
 
 
 
 
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WAR Links and WoW Cinematic

2008-08-21 18:30:47 by Cameron Sorden in Random Battle
 
...games have but who knows On the Blizzard front, the new Wrath of the Lich King cinematic is up. Ive seen at least one person call it boring, but I thought it felt pretty epic. Just not as action-packed as some of the others. Arthas makes me want to play a Death Knight
 
 
 
 
 
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Warhammer Online - Analyzing the Response

2008-08-20 03:23:45 by Cameron Sorden in Random Battle
 
...game Instead, I think its more interesting what people are saying about how they feel about the game. The reviews range from positively glowing to lukewarm-at-best , and everything in between. I dont see anyone saying that it sucks, but theres an unsettlingly large quantity of the Its okay, nothing special sentiment floating around especially...
 
 
 
 
 
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DC Universe Online

2008-08-19 03:57:41 by Cameron Sorden in Random Battle
 
...gameplay sequence, but put side by side next to even the better Champions videos, DC Universe just looks hands-down more exciting and awesome. This is what a superhero MMOG should look and play like, in my opinion Theres also a preview up at the GameInformer site. Go check it out: lots of great info about whats in store for us. Honestly,...
 
 
 
 
 
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Twittering Like a Madman

2008-08-18 21:40:07 by Cameron Sorden in Random Battle
 
...game and book-related stuff constantly, so if youd like to follow me for even more Random Battle-like goodness, heres my twitter name http://twitter.com/cameronsorden I should add that Ill probably be using Twitter to highlight the kind of one-liner news items that I used to do in my occasional Random Bytes posts I should further add that I...
 
 
 
 
 
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Sick, Sick, Sick

2008-08-18 19:56:16 by Cameron Sorden in Random Battle
 
...game, why cant I just make any class at 55 and save myself the trouble Furthermore, why is the RaF program only available to new customers? Why cant I link with a friend and get the same benefits? Im probably responsible for more than ten people playing World of Warcraft (directly), Ive purchased two accounts in my name and two in my fiancees...
 
 
 
 
 
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Champions Online Updated Impressions

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2008-08-17 18:17:37 by Cameron Sorden in Random Battle
 
...game, because it doesnt do the combat justice. As usual, seeing the actual game being played was far more enlightening than the promotional material Combat is much faster and more active than it appeared at first, and there seems to be a lot of movement on the part of both the characters and the villains. Its still pretty much classic MMOG...
 
 
 
 
 
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Classic Emulation: Missed Opportunities and Piracy

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2008-08-17 17:53:52 by Cameron Sorden in Random Battle
...games I could find over to my home PC one at a time on 1.4MB floppy disks. They were Final Fantasy IV and Final Fantasy V (translated thanks to a fan-made patch). Final Fantasy VI was 1.7MB, too large for my floppy disk In my teens, newly armed with the internet at home, I paid careful attention to the larger Japanese RPG translation scene. I...