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Gearflation2009-09-19 00:00:00back into World
of Warcraft, though the lure is growing. The good folks at Turbine were kind enough to send me an invite to the Lord of the Rings beta (random, not because of my position here at TTH). When I receive a beta invite I tend to "test" rather than play. It's a double-edged sword as it ruins my ability to review the game in the future, but does allow me a glimpse into the minds of the development team as I watch what aspects of their title receive attention during the pre-release final building phase. What a team is concerned about during this phase tells much about what direction a game will take post-release.
LotRO is already a more polished game than many tit...
Philips 19" Widescreen LCD HDTV: Perfect for Small2009-09-16 00:00:00Half-Life, World
of Warcraft, Age of Empires, the Thief series, Tomb Raider, Silent Hill, Resident Evil and even some text-based MUD's.
I've played games for a long time, and there are times that I...
Roleplay Roll-Call2009-09-10 00:00:00characters through four different MMORPGs: Lord of the Rings Online, World
of Warcraft, Ultima Online and Anarchy Online. Counting all the characters I've made in all those games, I have seventeen total. Of course, I don't play every single one all the time, there are not enough hours in the day. I do pay particular attention to a few of them at a time, with that time revolving around which ones have the most inte...
When the Real World Gets Substituted for the World of Warcraft2009-08-31 00:00:00A damage cycle is made up of multiple components: casting time, duration, global cooldown, damage output, and mana consumption. A persons performance in any encounter can be broken down into these six factors. Together, they determine the overall damage output your going to achieve when the encounter is over. By considering our spells, the length of the encounter, and how much mana is going to be expended; we can determine not only a "Ideal" damage cycle but also consider factors limiting our achieving this "Ideal" cycle. <br /><br />First though, a few things. <br /><br />First I deliver to you the comparison of Ruin and UA that I promised earlier since the two most popular warlock builds are defined by these talents. <br /><br /...