My vacation into the virtual lands of MMO’s began with Asheron’s Call in 1999. Playing with friends in a persistent world had a certain novelty to it. Granted, the release of Diablo II the following year quickly put my stay in Dereth on hold. Not one to limit myself to one game, I “toured” multiple MMO’s up until World of Warcraft’s (WoW) launch in 2004. Multiple MMO’s huh?
Tag Archives: Diablo II
Why Pay Monthly?
The standard $15 admission to most MMO’s is one that I would gladly say goodbye to in a heartbeat. Spending $50 to outright buy a game in the beginning and then maintaining the game at $15 a month is simply insane. Why would anyone pay a developer/ publisher monthly for something they already purchased for $50? Server maintenance, free monthly updates (until your eventually hammered with a $40 expansion), and customer service are but a few things that come to mind. But why pay monthly at all?
BlizzCon: Day 2
Wow, Lord Andrew and I have had a chance to play a lot more of the new games.
BlizzCon: Day 1
JBG correspondents Scotto and Lord Andrew write from the depths of Blizzard Entertainment’s BlizzCon. Follow their adventures below!
Passing Through: Most Hated of All Adversaries I
Every gamer has an enemy within… Join JBG as we look at the most annoying, memorable, and downright evil videogame enemies to date. Deep in the heart of the Kehjistan Jungle a most sinister enemy awaited players of Diablo II, the Fetish Shaman. Capable of resurrecting little fetishes (demonic, cannibal-like children) the shaman proved aContinue reading “Passing Through: Most Hated of All Adversaries I”
