Comparing MMOGs to other games Types
MMO role-playing game
MMO first-person shooter
MMO real-time strategy
MMO sports Game
MMO racing
MMO rhythm game
MMO management game
MMO text-based game
MMO social game
Real-world simulations
MMO first-person shooter
MMO real-time strategy
MMO sports Game
MMO racing
MMO rhythm game
MMO management game
MMO text-based game
MMO social game
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Magic World Online Promised You a Memorable Halloween
2009-11-07
Magic World Online will give several events to general rejoice the Halloween! There will be player-beloved Double Experience Event from 2009-10-30 to 2009-...
2009-11-07
Magic World Online will give several events to general rejoice the Halloween! There will be player-beloved Double Experience Event from 2009-10-30 to 2009-...
WoW, Upgrading, and You
2009-10-09
Judgement<br />As we all know, how much you have to spend also puts a limit on what kind of computer or upgrade you'll need, so in advance, please don't come back at me saying OMG TOO MUCH MONEY or whatever, because I know computers cost a lot. But if you're going to pay monthly for a game that is not running well, you should consider an upgrade in general -- a simple RAM upgrade will work wonders towards letting you play games effectively. <br />Loren: <br />Judgement here will give most of the comments on PC rigs, I'll be giving you Mac gamers the lowdown on what it takes to run World of Warcraft. For those interested in how a LOW/MEDIUM/HIGH rig handled World of Warcraft, go right to the benchmarks I've included at the end of this article. <br />Judgement:<br />I'm going to start with a little list of MMORPGs I've played:<br />Shadowbane - shitty graphics (sorry, no other word for it); extensive stress due to crowding (many players on-screen at once due to guild wars)<br />Lineage 2 Open Beta - good graphics, lots of crowding (it was a big beta). Risk Your Life Open Beta - great graphics, little to no crowding (was a Korean game)<br />Final Fantasy XI - amazing graphics, overcrowded areas like like Quifim and Kazham<br />City of Heroes - good graphics, way too much crowding (man, that city needs a lot of heroes...)<br />SWG 14 Day Trial - Played it for 2 minutes, got bored, uninstalled it.<br />I also play graphic/gameplay intensive games like Warcraft 3, Battlefield 1942, etc. etc. etc.<br />The reason I wrote that is to tell you that my experience with games vary, and I know which specs are the best for which type of problems your computer will encounter. Problems with graphics and problems with crowding may both result in lag, or even link-death (disconnecting), but they're working with completely different parts of your machine.<br />World of Warcraft will fall into the category of Great Graphics, and yes, tons of crowding. So lets prep your machine for that. <br />Loren:<br />Although World of Warcraft sometimes has had over 3,000 players online at one time in one realm, the lag is quite manageable. Recently, Blizzard conducted a stress test for World of Warcraft, and the results which testers experienced firsthand were almost flawless. Despite attempting to throw as many testers as were humanly possible at the servers, they handled it quite admirably, and the vast majority of testers experienced little or no lag regardless of their hardware setup. The real "crunchy" times when your hardware will be a problem are graphically intensive parts of the game, such as enjoying a flight on your factions air taxi such as a Gryphon, and entering large cities where there are hundreds of players present. An example would be Ironforge near the bank/auction house, or during a large raid. <br />Judgement:<br />Here are MY specs:<br />Processor: AMD64 3200+<br />RAM: 1024 MB DDR<br />Hard Drive: Dual HD, 100gig, 60gig (160gig total; mentioning it because of the Stand Alone patch)<br />Graphics Card: 256MB NVidia FX5700<br />OS (Operating System): Windows XP Home Edition<br />Monitor: Hopefully I'll get a decent flat screen by the time WoW comes out. Working on it. Right now I'm sitting with a 15" LCD monitor, which I absolutely hate.<br />This system runs for something like $1800 on eBay, which you'd have to either be rich or nuts to buy. You can build something like that for about $1000 or less, which is already pretty cheap for what I have. If you're able to build your own computer, and have a decent amount of pocket cash, it's definitely a valid investment (I plan to carry this computer without upgrades through college, and I'm entering my junior year of highschool now). Once Windows makes a 64-bit OS, my computer = teh pwnz0r (or whatever).<br />Now, onto the good part. YOUR machine.<br />Alright, so no one really cares what I'm using. Fine. Let's talk about you. This is my personal preference on what the general system specs should be for anyone who wants to play good (not Shadowbane) MMORPGs, with a bad mix of crowding and great graphics. Awesome on the eyes, killer on the box. You DO NOT need a beast machine to run whatever you want on your computer. DO NOT DO NOT...
2009-10-09
Judgement<br />As we all know, how much you have to spend also puts a limit on what kind of computer or upgrade you'll need, so in advance, please don't come back at me saying OMG TOO MUCH MONEY or whatever, because I know computers cost a lot. But if you're going to pay monthly for a game that is not running well, you should consider an upgrade in general -- a simple RAM upgrade will work wonders towards letting you play games effectively. <br />Loren: <br />Judgement here will give most of the comments on PC rigs, I'll be giving you Mac gamers the lowdown on what it takes to run World of Warcraft. For those interested in how a LOW/MEDIUM/HIGH rig handled World of Warcraft, go right to the benchmarks I've included at the end of this article. <br />Judgement:<br />I'm going to start with a little list of MMORPGs I've played:<br />Shadowbane - shitty graphics (sorry, no other word for it); extensive stress due to crowding (many players on-screen at once due to guild wars)<br />Lineage 2 Open Beta - good graphics, lots of crowding (it was a big beta). Risk Your Life Open Beta - great graphics, little to no crowding (was a Korean game)<br />Final Fantasy XI - amazing graphics, overcrowded areas like like Quifim and Kazham<br />City of Heroes - good graphics, way too much crowding (man, that city needs a lot of heroes...)<br />SWG 14 Day Trial - Played it for 2 minutes, got bored, uninstalled it.<br />I also play graphic/gameplay intensive games like Warcraft 3, Battlefield 1942, etc. etc. etc.<br />The reason I wrote that is to tell you that my experience with games vary, and I know which specs are the best for which type of problems your computer will encounter. Problems with graphics and problems with crowding may both result in lag, or even link-death (disconnecting), but they're working with completely different parts of your machine.<br />World of Warcraft will fall into the category of Great Graphics, and yes, tons of crowding. So lets prep your machine for that. <br />Loren:<br />Although World of Warcraft sometimes has had over 3,000 players online at one time in one realm, the lag is quite manageable. Recently, Blizzard conducted a stress test for World of Warcraft, and the results which testers experienced firsthand were almost flawless. Despite attempting to throw as many testers as were humanly possible at the servers, they handled it quite admirably, and the vast majority of testers experienced little or no lag regardless of their hardware setup. The real "crunchy" times when your hardware will be a problem are graphically intensive parts of the game, such as enjoying a flight on your factions air taxi such as a Gryphon, and entering large cities where there are hundreds of players present. An example would be Ironforge near the bank/auction house, or during a large raid. <br />Judgement:<br />Here are MY specs:<br />Processor: AMD64 3200+<br />RAM: 1024 MB DDR<br />Hard Drive: Dual HD, 100gig, 60gig (160gig total; mentioning it because of the Stand Alone patch)<br />Graphics Card: 256MB NVidia FX5700<br />OS (Operating System): Windows XP Home Edition<br />Monitor: Hopefully I'll get a decent flat screen by the time WoW comes out. Working on it. Right now I'm sitting with a 15" LCD monitor, which I absolutely hate.<br />This system runs for something like $1800 on eBay, which you'd have to either be rich or nuts to buy. You can build something like that for about $1000 or less, which is already pretty cheap for what I have. If you're able to build your own computer, and have a decent amount of pocket cash, it's definitely a valid investment (I plan to carry this computer without upgrades through college, and I'm entering my junior year of highschool now). Once Windows makes a 64-bit OS, my computer = teh pwnz0r (or whatever).<br />Now, onto the good part. YOUR machine.<br />Alright, so no one really cares what I'm using. Fine. Let's talk about you. This is my personal preference on what the general system specs should be for anyone who wants to play good (not Shadowbane) MMORPGs, with a bad mix of crowding and great graphics. Awesome on the eyes, killer on the box. You DO NOT need a beast machine to run whatever you want on your computer. DO NOT DO NOT...
Funniest WoW Commercial Ever Featuring Mr. T and William Shatner
2009-08-24
a vast world. World of Warcraft is a "Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game" which allows thousands of players to interact within the same world. Whether adventuring together or fighting against each other in epic...
2009-08-24
a vast world. World of Warcraft is a "Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game" which allows thousands of players to interact within the same world. Whether adventuring together or fighting against each other in epic...