South Korea: Known for housing some of the worst video game addicts in the world. Home of news reports regarding parental neglect/ infant death due to the parents being addicted to a popular MMO.
Tag Archives: Maple Story
Confessions of an MMO Tourist
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?
Surf Report – 12/14/09
Surf Report for 12/14/09: Articles revisited, Christmas lists checked, and Maple Stories ended.
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?
Surf Report – 12/7/09
Welcome to a Monday edition of the Surf Report. This week we cover transitional periods, Pearl Harbor, and Maple Story.
JohnnyBGamer 