Dragon Warrior Land enters beta phase
By Heath | June 9, 2010 at 9:49 am
Our old buddy Tim has been hard at work developing an MMORPG set in an “alternate universe” tipping its hat to the Dragon Quest series. This 2D online adventure has the working title of “Dragon Warrior Land” and can be checked out at its official website. While still in development and testing, the game promises a main story as well as many sidequests, customizable player housing, and a balance between party and solo play. This is being made by the man who once taught me everything there was to know about Ultima Online, so I trust he knows a thing or two about what makes a quality MMORPG. Check it out and apply for the beta.
MMORPGLand 8: Retired Fan Class
By Heath | May 3, 2010 at 10:33 pm
This edition of the MMORPG news roundup includes looks at EverQuest II not quite luring retired players back the way SOE would like to, World of Warcraft class update previews, TERA, and much more.
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MMORPGLand 7: Cherry Pirate Banks
By Heath | April 15, 2010 at 10:09 am
Got time to read all the MMORPG news going around? Neither do I. But I did find this cool stuff:
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MMORPGLand 6: Alpha, Ultima, and so on
By Heath | April 8, 2010 at 7:49 pm
Here we go with another MMORPG update, with tidbits on World of Warcraft class updates, Aika becoming something of an exclusive club, new Final Fantasy XIV screenshots, a new Ultima game, and more.
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MMORPGLand 5: Corrupt PS3 Books
By Heath | April 1, 2010 at 9:34 pm
Welcome to another summary of the MMORPG scene. We’ve got updates on some PS3 MMORPGs, Warhammer Online, Champions Online, Runes of Magic, a couple of MMOs getting related novels published, and more. Let’s get started…
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MMORPGs Will See Console Success
By Heath | March 26, 2010 at 11:18 am
Planet Xbox 360 makes the case that console MMORPGs “will always fail” in this fairly interesting perspective. I’ve learned to never say “never” (or um, “always,” as the case may be) in this business though. Before I go on, let it be known that I think the article is well-written and the author, Will Prusik, knows his stuff and expresses his points well. I do, however, politely disagree. I think MMORPGs are on their way to console success.
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MMORPGLand 3: St. Patrick’s Day recap
By Heath | March 22, 2010 at 3:13 am
St. Patrick’s Day definitely doesn’t get the amount of widespread MMO special event love that other holidays enjoy. Nevertheless, there were a few MMORPGs that honored the day.
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MMORPGLand 2: Office References
By Heath | March 14, 2010 at 9:54 am
This edition of the MMORPG roundup includes a Final Fantasy XIV information conflict found between Square Enix’s website and the pages of Famitsu, news on Battlestar Galactica, The Old Republic, Free Realms, a Japanese Wizardry MMO, and more.
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MMORPGLand 1: Don’t Call it a Comeback
By Heath | March 1, 2010 at 6:49 am
Once upon a time I founded an MMORPG column and wrote it faithfully for like a year. I’m out of retirement, baby.
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Dungeons and Dragons Online high-rollin’
By Heath | February 27, 2010 at 4:53 am
Faced with the need for change, Dungeons & Dragons Online went free-to-play in September of 2009, giving options of monthly subscriptions or free play with the to purchase special items at their leisure (as some other MMOs do). Since that time, the some great things have been happening for the game, not limited to winning our Freebie Award. Per Turbine’s recent announcements, the game has seen over a million new players, and the game’s cash shop transactions are trippling the industry average. All this adds up to Dungeons & Dragons Online raking in 500% of the cash it was before the changes.
MMORPGs Love Valentine’s Day
By Heath | February 14, 2010 at 11:23 am
Here’s a brief look around the Valentine’s Day events going down in some of the biggest games in MMORPGLand:
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Taiwan man first to “beat” World of Warcraft
By Heath | December 3, 2009 at 8:52 pm
A Taiwanese man has been named as the first player to “finish” World of Warcraft.
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NCsoft getting serious about Aion cheaters
By Heath | November 24, 2009 at 2:59 am
Following vocal player quittings and criticism, NCsoft is taking steps to crack down on bots and real-money item sellers.
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Mythic guys do damage control
By Heath | November 21, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning producers Jeff Hickman and Jeff Skalski attempted to calm the waves in the WAR community via letters to the players. The news of huge layoffs at Mythic was cause for concern among many MMORPGamers; clearly, in any such event, a game’s future may hang in the balance. Hickman said,
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Random MMORPG Halloween events
By Heath | October 30, 2009 at 8:13 am
A goody bag of MMORPG Halloween ah…information…nuggets…covered in…linksauce and…I need to stop writing when I’m this tired. I hope I don’t pass out on the keyboard in the middle of this coluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
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Blizzard: Do as I say, not as I do
By Heath | October 20, 2009 at 11:11 pm
Final Fantasy XIV: M-M-O-Snap
By Heath | June 8, 2009 at 1:48 am
If you use the internet, which RPG Land is sometimes a part of, you’ve probably heard about the E3 announcement of Final Fantasy XIV. If you haven’t, the official website of the soon forthcoming MMORPG is available, in several languages, right here.
But let’s turn our attention to more important matters: the tide and current of the interscape. Announcements like this tend to make waves on the information superseas. Here’s a sampling of what fans like you, and unlike you, are saying.
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