Diablo III won’t be coming out for at least another year. Now, I’m sad that this game of biblical proportions won’t be out in 2010(or possibly 2011), but nothing warms my sick, dark heart quite like the tears of fanboys everywhere.

Why does it warm my heart so? Fanboys of anything are borderline-bipolar when it comes to the things they love. They will defend their favorite products and companies from negative thoughts thrown from reviewers or friends as though they were defending their children from pedophiles. But, if the creator or developer of said products changes something about those products, the fanboys will turn on the developers so fast, unleashing a steaming vitriol in the form of a boycott or an angry email. So, it’s because of this hypocrisy they display that I revel in their despair.

Couple quick things: This game may very well ruin my life when it comes out. Finally, a giant cactuar for your viewing pleasure/horror. Enjoy.

Semper Shut Up,

The DevilGeek

While I am disappointed with the news that Diablo 3 won’t be released in 2010 I’m also kind of relieved.  That’s one less tangent to distract me from Aion, lmao!  I’m sure that once the game is released it will have been well worth the wait (as is usually the case with Blizzard) an’ coupled with Aion keeping my gaming schedule occupied I can endure another year.

“We always announce all of our games too early,” Pardo said, referring to when Diablo III was unveiled at Blizzard’s Worldwide Invitational in 2008.  “We realize that and go, ‘You know what? Next time we’re not going to do that.’ And then we always fail at that. But I’d rather fail at that than fail at making the game great. I think it’s safe to say that, yeah, (Diablo III) is not going to be out next year.” [ Source ]

Good question. Something awful have made a list of jokes pretending to be ‘fake’ answer from Blizzard employes of his email to them.

Here is some of it.

Tom Drivingschool
Diablo III On-Site Anesthesiologist

“Our lead designer locked his keys in the office three months ago and he’s too proud to call a locksmith. I honestly don’t think that wire hanger is going to reach the elevator button, much less get to the third floor.

Until something changes, we’re just camping out front all day with our laptops and playing Torchlight.”

Eric Hiccupcure
Diablo III Speedboat Physics Consultant

“We were actually ready to send the gold master out last month, but it turns out somewhere along the line spellcheck turned every instance of ‘Diablo’ into ‘Dublin’. Right now we’re regrouping figuring out whether we want to start the whole thing from scratch or just roll with it and rework the graphics/story to go all-out Gaelic with what we’ve got.”

Melissa Owlavoid
StarCraft II Sound Unstabilizer

“After we decided to split StarCraft II into three separate products, there was a lot of extra work to make sure things went smoothly. For example, the company’s lawyers have been meeting with all the developers to draw up our last wills and testaments so we’ll have everything squared away when we turn senile and/or expire sometime between the release of the second and third StarCraft II installments.”

Check it out at Something Awful

“Wir kündigen unsere Spiel immer zu früh an” erklärte Blizzard Vize-Präsident Rob Pardo der Gamer-Seite Techland gegenüber. Beim nächsten Mal wolle man das vermeiden – etwa um falsche Hoffnungen zu vermeiden? Das Spiel werde nun definitiv nicht 2010 fertig gestellt werden. Begründet wurde dies mal wieder mit dem berühmten Streben nach höchster Qualität… so viel Wahres da auch dran sein mag,  macht sich Blizzard dennoch mit seiner völlig fehlgeleiteten Ankündigungspolitik langsam aber sicher lächerlich. Die Unzufriedenheit auf Seiten der Fans ist sehr gut nachvollziehbar, wirken die immer längeren Herauszögerungen seit 2008 fast wie ein schlechter Scherz. Es lässt sich hierbei nicht der Eindruck einer gewissen Arrogant vermeiden – denn dass Unternehmen kann verfahren wie es will, Millionenverkäufe sind ihm so oder so garantiert. Im Interview beschreibt Pardo die ganze Verzögerungs-Sache als “typisch Blizzard” und bestätigt gewissermaßen, dass die Macher mit großer Sicherheit auf das Geld der Spieler zählen.

Nach Blizzards Auftritt auf der diesjährigen Gamescom sah es erst noch so aus, als würde das Unternehmen Diablo 3  spätestens bis zur ersten Hälfte 2010 fertig bekommen. Immerhin wurde zuvor verkündet, das Spiel solle noch vor Starcraft 2 veröffentlicht werden. Vorige Woche kam dann die (nicht ganz so überraschende) Schocker-Nachricht für alle Fans: Diablo 3 werde wohl erst viel später erscheinen. Mit dem obigen Statement ist jetzt endgültig klar, dass es keinen Release in näherer Zukunft geben wird.

Al parecer circulan por la red unos links que dicen ser la demo jugable del Diablo III. Pues bién, mucho ojito porque hay algunos links que pueden ser virus, por ejemplo aquellos que os digan que la demo es tan sólo 1 archivo comprimido de unas 10 MB; y luego hay otros que os dan alrededor de 30-40 links (los que yo he visto eran de rapidshare) que si os descargais os llevareis una desilusión si lo que quereis es jugar vosotros mismos, ya que lo que contienen dichos links es un video de demostración, eso sí, en una calidad excelente.

Saludos y a seguir esperando ^^

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   A apărut într-un final şi demo-ul de la Torchlight şi tot ce pot să spun este că nu mai m-am distrat aşa de multă vreme – practic am stat lipit de el ore în şir şi feeling-ul ăla străvechi de la Diablo a ieşit din nou la suprafaţă – foarte bun jocul – old style, rapid şi plin de nerv – practic RPG-ul în stare pură .

Liebe Freunde,

ich muss Euch auf ein neues tolles Spiel aufmerksam machen. Bei Torchlight handelt es sich um ein Action-RPG im Stile von Diablo, d. h. kämpfen, magische Ausrüstungen und Waffen finden, seine Superattacken hochpowern und weiterkämpfen. Alles was Blizzard so gut an Diablo gemacht hat, ist auch in Torchlight enthalten. Das Spiel birgt ein gewisses Suchtpotential also Vorsicht . Einen ersten Eindruck könnt Ihr im folgenden Video gewinnen.

Das wohl einzige richtige Manko ist der fehlende Multiplayer. Je nach Erfolg von Torchlight soll in 15-18 Monaten ein kostenloses MMO entwickelt werden, wo man mit seinen besten Freunden Quests lösen kann. Aber an dem Problem arbeiten jetzt schon findige Modder:

Bereits jetzt gibt es eine Vielzahl von Mods und das bevor der offizielle Editor erschienen ist. So etwas ist immer ein gutes Zeichen für die Langlebigkeit eines Spiels. Außerdem ist innerhalb von 2 Wochen der erste Patch erschienen. Ich kann wirklich nur bestätigen das Torchlight ein klasse Spiel ist, habe es mir direkt zum Release gekauft. Der Kaufpreis ist geradezu lächerlich. Wer direkt über die Entwicklerseite kauft, zahlt umgerechnet gerade mal 14 Euro. Über die bekannten Plattformen wie Steam, ist natürlich das Spiel auch erhältlich.

Torchlight is over last night but there still some more additional content to explore. This post gonna be quite a spoiler so just click away is you don’t want to spoil your game.

Torchlight ends at level 35 where you fight the last boss which is Odrak. Quite tough boss. Bummer though, it is not much challenging. Odrak is a huge monster, a dragon, and he summoning bunch of dragonkins. The dragonkin is the only part where it get hard cause I could died is they spray fire in group. Other than that, Odrak is nothing. Just click and slash him and keep your health and mana steady, than it is just a matter of time when he’s dead.

Compared to Diablo act boss, Andariel, Duriel, Mephisto, Diablo and Baal. All of them are quite tough to remember. Worst if you don’t have resistance to their attack type like poison for Andariel, cold for Duriel, lightning for Mephisto, fire for Diablo and.. I can’t remember Baal attack type;p

Well Odrak should thank me. At least I remember his name.

After killing Odrak, that means completing the main quest. Sylr comes to the dungeon telling about our killing and victory. She tell Odrak soul still dwell in the mine vein. So we can still explore level beneath the mountain. That mean to continue the play grinding for item and exp.

There is still other end option other than to keep playing. At the shared stash a new NPC appear. She said that we can keep playing or we can choose one item to give to a new character and play again. At the moment, I still not trying this.

There is also some more side quests like The Quest for Glory and Through the Portal quests. I’m not sure though whether this quest will be infinite or not.

Other than quest at the town, there are new two quest at the graveyard. Two NPC appear that are not there before. Both of them give a quest in a new dungeon of the crypt there. I’m not trying this yet.

So, thats Torchlight. Quite refreshing and not much of bummer. Overall it is quite good. Character is powerful and that’s make the game too easy. Maybe should try at least hard difficulty. Level area size is not much big. All is ok for me since I only want to finish it quickly.

If I should compare Torchlight to Diablo, it is Diablo 1 that’s the closest. Torchlight is not anywhere near Diablo 2, forget Diablo 3. Torchlight is just too small of ARPG. For the small price, it is not too bad. Diablo 1 have 16 levels and Torchlight have 35 level. But the fast gameplay make it just smaller than Diablo 1. In Diablo 1, I need to play it slower because, in Diablo 1, I usually cannot just face a lot of monsters at a time. That’s could mean instant. Usually most of us use the door tactic to make monster come one by one.

In Torchlight, my destroyer could just slash through the monster using ultimate skill in Might tree, the Devastate. With crit almost 5k, each monster only need 1 hit. That’s why it is so easy. I can even count the total time I died. And that not even because of monster strengh, but because I was careless.

Diablo 1 seems longer than Torchlight. That’s some memories.

Although I knew it is Matt Uelman that composing all the Torchlight sound and music, it’s bg music is too much like Diablo 1 or 2. You could say there’s Tristram living there. Well, at least that’s could, if not cure, lessen our diablo 3’s craving.

All is good. Good job and much gratitude to Runic for Torchlight. I hope Crate could make a decent game since they use the Titan Quest engine. And what’s the deal about Dungeon Siege 3 under development? Hey Chris, it has been over a year already and there’s still no news or hype about DS3? That’s killing your fans hope. At least release some screenshot

See ya later!

ps: Some Torchlight cook recipe here: Torchlight Transmutation Recipies

Nice of you to visit, my RPG player. As I’m sure you probably already know, tons of developing video games are ready to be released not too long from now.

While the majority of online gamers are MMORPG gamers, FPS and real time strategy gamers still take a substantial part of the gaming world. It just so happens that nearly all die hard gamers (the ones forgetting work or class to game until 4am everyday) are infatuated to RPGs; namely WoW. Some RPG players believe that playing RPGs are most worthwhile, since high levels and rare items are easier to identify than first person shooter and strategy skill. Despite this, there still are loads of shooter and strategy online game addicted gamers around. For example, the devout Starcraft and old school Counter Strike gamers. Both groups play a game that very likely older than their youngest relative.

Exactly why it is important to acknowledge these trends of PC gamers, is that this new period of computer games has quite a selection designed for these hardcore gamers. SC 2 will certaintly generate the most significant impact, because the advantage of being the follow up of the greatest computer game ever created. Even a complete country is anticipating SC 2, seeing as how Brood War is practically the biggest game in Korea, who boast the amazingly popular PC gaming league, KeSPA (Korean e-Sport Association). Diablo 3 is one more upcoming highly anticipated Blizzard game, as it is the the follow up to the hugely popular game, Diablo 2. Diablo 1 was the opening title of the Diablo legacy, and lead the way for dungeon crawling, hack and slash games following. Reproducing Diablo I’s original formula is a challenging objective that most copy cats have failed to reproduce. Luckily, maybe regrettably for playeres, role playing games have changed their interest away from perfecting the hack and slash genre and in the direction of the slow paced MMORPG design of World of Warcraft.

If you set up a historical index (yes, time is a significant role in this analysis) of the most flourishing PC games ever created, you would notice that Blizzard has been the leading company of the PC gaming industry, to the sense of being a monopoly. Through the first generation of online games, Starcraft I set the benchmark for Strategy games, and really all PC games in general. Then appeared Diablo 2, which gripped a whole new category of gamers, making previous MMORPGs look obsolete. In this generation, no game makes nearly the sum of income WoW’s 3+ million players produce. Up and coming MMORPGs view WoW as the game to top. It is practically anticipated that every new MMORPG executive questioned is asked, “Tell us, in what way your game top World of Warcraft?” Regardless, I think it is universally agreed upon that World of Warcraft ought to fall from its perch shortly from now, and give some opportunity for the next era of online RPGs. But if the tenacity of earlier Blizzard games act as a guide, you shouldn’t wait patiently for the death of WoW.

Yes, while Diablo 3 and Starcraft II have a huge advantage over less recognized games, there are still some new games that serve a reasonable oppnonent. Hype and being backed by a absurdly powerful company doesn’t always result in the recipe for a winner, a perfect example being AoC (Age of Conan). Guild Wars II is the sequel to the game that was originally glorified to be the WoW killer, which for a while seemed quite realistic. Star Wars: the Old Republic is another anticipated game backed by a large number of enthusiasts, but of different kinds. Earth Rise is one more title that is seldom recognized but may end up being a winner. May we witness another epic clash of gaming companies? Will we view a World of Warcraft-esque revolution in MMORG gaming? Only time will tell; but I have my money on SC II.

]]> http://finalfantasy14wallpaper.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/an-analysis-of-this-fresh-era-of-online-gaming/ Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:47:18 +0000 lonniemcgowan1979 http://finalfantasy14wallpaper.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/an-analysis-of-this-fresh-era-of-online-gaming/

Hello there, young video game fan. I’m sure you probably already knew, a huge wave upcoming PC games are to be released in the near future.

Even though more than half of gamers are RPG players, FPS and strategy gamers still are a noteable part of the online world. Nevertheless,Nonetheless, nearly all die hard gamers (the gamers escaping class and work to play until 2am everyday) are fanatical to RPGs like World of Warcraft. Some MMORPG players believe that playing RPGs are most worthwhile, since rare items and high levels are easier to recognize than aiming and RTS management skill. Even so, there still are plenty of FPS and strategy hardcore gamers all over. For example, the hardcore Starcraft and hardcore Counter Strike gamers. They both play a game that is most likely older than their youngest brother.

Why exactly it is curcial to acknowledge these facts of PC gamers, is that this new age of PC games has quite a selection aimed at these old school gaming addicts. SC 2 will undoubtedly generate the largest impression, thanks to the advantage of being the follow up to the most successful online game ever created. Even a country is waiting for SC 2, seeing that Starcraft:Broodwar is nearly the most popular game of Korea, which feature the staggeringly big gaming organization, called KeSPA. Diablo 3 is one more new hyped up Blizzard title, thanks to being the follow up to a mega hit game, Diablo 2. Diablo I was the opening title of the Diablo franchise, and guided the way for hack and slash games following. Reproducing Diablo’s original recipe is a tricky goal that most imitations have failed to accomplish. Fortunately, maybe unfortunately for fans, role playing games have moved their focus away from developing the hack and slash genre towards the slow paced RPG style of World of Warcraft.

If I were make a chronological graph (yes, time plays a considerable part in this examination) of the most flourishing computer games ever made, one could observe Blizzard has been the leading figure of the industry, to the point of almost being a monopoly. Through the first period of PC games, Starcraft 1 set the standard for Strategy games, and ultimately all online games in general. Then came Diablo 2, which mesmerized a whole new collection of online RPG gamers, making previous online RPGS look like child’s play. Now, no PC game comes close the sum of revenue World of Warcraft’s 3 plus million players create. Debuting MMORPGs regard WoW as the game to out do. It is practically inevitable that all new online RPG representative interviewed is asked, “Tell us, how does your MMORPG compare to WoW?” Regardless, I think it is often agreed that WoW ought to die out in the near future, and leave some room for the next era of MMORPGs. Yet if the persistence of prior Blizzard games acts as a guide, don’t keep your fingers crossed for the fall of world of warcraft.

Yes, even if D3 and Starcraft 2 have an advantage over lesser recognized titles, there are still a few upcomers that act as a visible threat. Hype and support by a incredibly powerful company does not always equal the guidelines for a winner, take a look at AoC (Age of Conan). Guild Wars II is the sequel to the MMORPG that was formerly hyped to be the World of Warcraft slayer, which for a time was quite plausible. SWTOR (Star Wars: the Old Republic) is yet another anticipated online RPG supported by a significant amount of enthusiasts, but of different kinds. Earth Rise is another title that is little recognized but could possibly become a winner. May we witness another epic clash of gaming companies? Will we behold a WoW-esque transformation in online gaming? Only time will tell; but I have my money on Starcraft 2.

]]> http://dinucody.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/torchlight-trailer/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:12:57 +0000 Alin http://dinucody.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/torchlight-trailer/

   Ce aromă de Diablo se simte pe aici chiar şi la o privire fugară – de fapt joculeţul ăsta cred că se vrea în felul lui o avanpremieră la Diablo 3, ceva care să mai ostoiască nerăbdarea aşteptării faimosului RPG .

Greetings, young gaming master. Like you probably already knew, a huge wave developing online games are ready to be released in 2010.

While a large amount of gamers are MMORPG players, first person shooter and RTS gamers still take a hefty part of the online world. But the majority of extreme gamers (the players forgetting work or class to play late into 4:30am everyday) are obsessed to MMORPGs; mainly World of Warcraft. Some RPG players believe that playing MMORPGs are most worthwhile, since rare items and high levels are easier to show to others than aiming and RTS management skill. Even so, there are still loads of first person shooter and strategy online game addicted gamers out there. Some that come to into mind are the hardcore Starcraft and hardcore Counter-Strike players. Both play a game that probably older than their youngest brother.

Why it is curcial to acknowledge these trends of PC gamers, is that this new age of PC games has quite a collection designed for these old school players. SC 2 will very likely create the most noteworthy splash in the pool, having the privilege of being the follow up of the most successful computer game ever created. Even a whole nation is in anticipating of SC II, as Starcraft is basically the most popular sport of Korea, who possess the marvelously big Starcraft association, named KeSPA (Korean e-Sport Association). Diablo 3 is another new highly anticipated Blizzard game, due to being the sequel to a widely popular game, called Diablo 2. Diablo 1 was the original game of the Diablo series, and paved the way for hack and slash type games. Improving Diablo’s perfect recipe is a big goal that most imitations have failed to reproduce. Luckily, maybe unluckily for fans, role playing games have changed their time away from refining the dungeon crawling and in the direction of the much slower paced RPG design of WoW.

If I were set up a historical chart (time is a major role in this examination) of the most successful PC games ever created, you could see Blizzard has almost always been the most controlling figure of the gaming industry, to the sense of being a complete domination. During the first period of online games, Starcraft I set the bar for Strategy gaming, and pretty much all PC games in general. Then appeared Diablo II, which captivated a whole new category of gamers, making previous online RPGS look like child’s play. In the present, no PC game makes nearly the sum of revenue World of Warcraft’s 3 plus million gamers produce. New MMORPGs look at WoW as the game to beat. It is almost unavoidable that every new online RPG representative questioned is asked, “So, in what way this MMORPG outdo WoW?” Regardless, I think it is often agreed that WoW must die out in the near future, and give some opportunity for the next generation of online RPGs. On the other hand if the persistence of prior Blizzard games serve as a guide, I wouldn’t hold your breath for the fall of world of warcraft.

Yes, despite the fact that Diablo III and Starcraft II have a lead over less recognized titles, there are still a few new titles that act as a visible threat. Hype and support by a ridiculously powerful company is not always the recipe for success, a perfect example being Age of Conan. Guild Wars 2 is the sequel to the online RPG that was formerly worshiped to be the World of Warcraft destroyer, which for a time was quite believable. Star Wars: the Old Republic is yet another anticipated MMORPG supported by a substancial number of fans, but of varying kinds. Earth Rise is another game that is seldom recognized but may become a winner. Will we see another epic clash of gaming companies? Will we observe a World of Warcraft-esque transformation in online RPG gaming? Only time will tell; but I have my wager on SC II.

]]> http://guildwars2accounts.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/a-look-of-this-modern-generation-of-pc-gaming/ Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:47:04 +0000 chrisparsons1970 http://guildwars2accounts.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/a-look-of-this-modern-generation-of-pc-gaming/

Welcome, PC gaming player! As I’m sure you probably already knew, tons of never seen before online games will be debuting in the near future.

While most of gamers are MMORPG players, the FPS and strategy gamers still play a noteable cut of the online industry. But the majority of zealous gamers (the gamers skipping work or class to game late into 5am everyday) are fanatical to online RPGs; for example, World of Warcraft. Some RPG players claim that playing MMORPGs are more worthwhile, since high level characters are easier to show to others than first person shooter and real time strategy talent. Even so, there are loads of first person shooter and real time strategy addicted gamers out and about. Some that come to into mind are the diligent Starcraft and diligent Counter-Strike players. Both gamers play a game that is most likely older than their youngest family member.

Why it is curcial to recognize these facts of PC gamers, is that this new era of video games has quite a selection targeted at these hardcore gaming addicts. SC 2 will certaintly create the most noteworthy splash in the pool, having the pleasure of being the after product to the greatest RTS game ever created. Hell, a whole nation is eargerly awaiting Starcraft 2, given that Starcraft I is basically the most popular activity of Korea, who own the remarkably large gaming organization, KeSPA. Diablo 3 is yet another new popular Blizzard game, as it is the the follow up to the hugely popular game, Diablo 2. Diablo 1 was the original title of the Diablo series, and guided the way for dungeon crawling, hack and slash type games. Replicating Diablo’s perfect recipe is an ambitious act that most imitations have failed to do. Fortunately, maybe unluckily for some people, games have changed their interest away from improving the dungeon crawling and towards the much slower paced online RPG design of WoW.

If you devise a time list (yes, time is a considerable part in this analysis) of the most flourishing online games ever made, one could see Blizzard has almost always been the leading company of the industry, to the sense of almost being a complete domination. During the first generation of complex computer games, Starcraft I set the benchmark for Strategy gaming, and really all online games in general. Then came Diablo 2, which captivated a new collection of gamers, making previous MMORPGs look like child’s play. Currently, no game in the world makes nearly the amount of cash World of Warcraft’s over 3 million gamers create. Developing online RPGs look at WoW as the game to beat. It is practically expected that every new online RPG director interviewed is asked, “So, in what way your online RPG improve over WoW?” Regardless, it is pretty much agreed upon that World of Warcraft ought to fall down soon, and allow some breathing room for the next era of online RPGs. On the other hand if the stubbornness of preceding Blizzard games serves as a guide, I wouldn’t keep your fingers crossed for the fall of WoW.

Yes, even if D3 and Starcraft 2 have an advantage over lesser known titles, there are still various new comers that act as a noticeable oppnonent. Hype and development by a extremely strong company does not always result in the formula for success, as shown by AoC (Age of Conan). Guild Wars II is the follow up to the MMORPG which was originally estimated to be the WoW killer, which for a while seemed quite possible. SWTOR (Star Wars: the Old Republic) is yet another hyped up online RPG supported by a large number of followers, but of different kinds. Earth Rise is one more game that is scarcely recognized but could possibly become a winner. May we spectate another epic clash of gaming companies? Will we observe a World of Warcraft-esque revelation in online gaming? Only time will tell; only time will tell.

]]> http://zumodecaos.wordpress.com/2009/10/24/diablo-3/ Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:43:06 +0000 britman http://zumodecaos.wordpress.com/2009/10/24/diablo-3/

Bien, como fan de la saga estoy tan emocionado como el que mas por el lanzamiento, que los rumores sitúan a finales de este año, porque para el año que viene blizzard anunció que los juegos que va a sacar son el Starcraft 2 y la 3ª expansión del Wow: Cataclismo, así que si no es 2009 tendría que ser 2011 y no creo, vamos eso espero, me jodería un huevo.

Hasta ahora la saga ha sido perfecta, legendaria, digna de recordar en la vida de todo jugador.

El Diablo 2 es al que mas jugué y el que mas disfrute personalmente, este juego batió un récord al vender un millón de copias en las primeras dos semanas en el año 2000, y en el 2001 se convirtió en la sensación del momento en multijugadores online, lo que lo hace glorioso es que aun sigue siendo muy jugado en internet.

El 1ª es menos llamativo aunque que tiene un encanto old school innegable.

Y el 3, la pinta que tiene es buena, con más peso de la historia del mundo y sobretodo muchas cosas bonitas que hacer, aplastar gente con muros, desmembramientos, etc.

Así que espero que cuanto antes podamos jugar a este jugo, no pediré que sea tan difícil como el Livealive, pero bueno, que haya que sudar un poco por favor, aun recuerdo la cantidad de veces que palmé matando el consejo zakarum en infierno, o los bárbaros del monte arreat que son unos hijos de puta muy jodidos, sobretodo el de los torbellinos.
Después del Baldurs Gate 2 es el juego que más ganas tengo de reinstalar.

Welcome, mmorpg master! I’m sure you probably already know, a huge wave developing games are to be released soon.

Even though the majority of PC gamers are MMORPG players, first person shooter and real time strategy players still take a hefty percentage of the online gaming industry. However, nearly all hardcore gamers (the gamers skipping class and work to game until 4am everyday) are captivated to online RPGs; namely WoW. Some RPG players say that playing RPGs are more worthwhile, since powerful character equipments are easier to show off than first person shooter and RTS management talent. Even so, there are still plenty of FPS and RTS online game hardcore gamers out there. For example, the dedicated Starcraft and devout Counter Strike players. Both groups play a game that is most likely older than their youngest sister.

Exactly why it is important to acknowledge these facts of PC gamers, is that this new age of PC games has quite a assortment designed for these hardcore gamers. SC 2 will undeniably make the biggest influence, having the pleasure of being the continuation to the most successful online game in history. Hell, an entire nation is in anticipating of SC II, seeing that Starcraft Brood War is virtually the main game in Korea, who boast the miraculously big Starcraft Brood War league, KeSPA. Diablo 3 is one more new popular Blizzard game, and is also the successor to a widely successful game, called Diablo 2. Diablo 1 was the initial title of the Diablo series, and lead the way for hack and slash games following. Improving Diablo 1’s innovative recipe is a hard feat that most replicas have failed to reproduce. Luckily, maybe unfortunately for fans, role playing games have shifted their attention away from perfecting the hack and slash genre and in the direction of the slower paced MMORPG style of WoW.

If I were make a time chart (yes, time has a considerable part in this analysis) of the most thriving computer games in history, one could see that Blizzard has almost always been the ruling company of the PC gaming industry, to the sense of almost being a complete domination. With the first generation of online games, Starcraft 1 set the bar for RTS games, and essentially all computer games in general. Then arrived Diablo II, which gripped a whole new party of RPG gamers, making previous online RPGS look pathetic. In this generation, no video game makes nearly the amount of money WoW’s 3+ million addicts generate. Emerging online RPGs view World of Warcraft as the game to out perform. It is practically anticipated that every new MMORPG director met is asked, “Tell us, how does your online RPG compare to World of Warcraft?” Regardless, it is generally agreed upon that WoW has to collapse soon, and leave some space for the next era of online RPGs. Then again if the persistence of prior Blizzard games serve as a guide, don’t keep your fingers crossed for the fall of world of warcraft.

Yes, even if D3 and SC 2 have a lead over lesser recognized titles, there are still a number of upcomers that are a noticeable oppnonent. Hype and being backed by a extremely strong company is not always the recipe for a winner, take a look at Age of Conan. Guild Wars II is the sequel to the online RPG that was initially glorified to be the WoW killer, which for a time actually seemed quite plausible. Star Wars: the Old Republic is yet another anticipated online RPG supported by a significant number of enthusiasts, but of varying kinds. Earth Rise is yet another title that is hardly recognized but may become a winner. May we witness another epic clash of gaming companies? Will we behold a WoW-esque revelation in online gaming? Only time will tell; only time will tell.

]]> http://onlinemultiplayerrpggame.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/a-view-of-the-current-generation-of-online-gaming/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:06:55 +0000 dalecarrillo1960 http://onlinemultiplayerrpggame.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/a-view-of-the-current-generation-of-online-gaming/

Well hello, mmorpg player. Like you probably already know, many developing PC games are dubuting a year from now.

While a good number of gamers are RPG players, FPS and real time strategy players still are a sizeable cut of the industry. Still, most hardcore gamers (the players missing work or class to game late into 4am everyday) are infatuated to MMORPGs like WoW. Some RPG players believe that playing online RPGs are most worthwhile, since powerful character equipments are easier to acknowledge than aiming and real time strategy skills. Even so, there are tons of FPS and RTS addicted gamers out there. Some that come to into mind are the diligent Starcraft and diligent Counter Strike gamers. Both sets of gamers play a game that probably older than their youngest cousin.

Exactly why it is curcial to recognize these traits of PC gamers, is that this new age of online games has quite a assortment designed for these old school gamers. Starcraft II will most likely make the most significant splash in the pool, having the pleasure of being the sequel to the most successful computer game produced. Even a nation is hyped for Starcraft 2, since Brood War is basically the largest game in Korea, which possess the remarkably popular PC gaming organization, named KeSPA (Korean e-Sport Association). Diablo 3 is one more upcoming popular Blizzard game, thanks to being the heir to the widely popular game, called Diablo 2. Diablo 1 was the original game of the Diablo series, and paved the way for dungeon crawling type games. Reproducing Diablo’s original recipe is a tricky act that most imitations have failed to reproduce. Luckily, maybe regrettably for some people, gaming companies have changed their focus away from refining the dungeon crawling and in the direction of the slow paced RPG style of WoW.

If one were to devise a time table (yes, time has a considerable role in this analysis) of the most successful computer games in history, you would observe that Blizzard has almost always been the most successful entity of the PC gaming industry, to the point of being a monopoly. With the first period of complex computer games, Starcraft set the bar for RTS games, and essentially all computer games in general. Then appeared Diablo 2, which captivated a completely different collection of RPG gamers, making previous MMORPGs look seriously outdated. Currently, no game comes close the sum of money WoW’s 3 plus million players generate. Debuting online RPGs perceive WoW as the game to beat. It is practically certain that all new online RPG executive interviewed is asked, “So, how does your online RPG improve over WoW?” Regardless, I think it is universally agreed upon that World of Warcraft must fall down in the near future, and allow some opportunity for the next era of online RPGs. Yet if the tenacity of earlier Blizzard games acts as any indicator, I wouldn’t wait patiently for the death of WoW.

Yes, even if D3 and SC 2 have a huge advantage over lesser recognized titles, there are still a few new games that act as a visible threat. Hype and development by a ridiculously powerful company is not always the steps for a winner, take a look at AoC (Age of Conan). Guild Wars 2 is the sequel to the game which was initially worshiped to be the World of Warcraft killer, which for a time seemed quite possible. Star Wars: the Old Republic is another hyped up online RPG backed by a huge number of enthusiasts, but of varying kinds. Earth Rise is one more title that is little known but might end up being a winner. Will we behold another epic clash of gaming companies? May we spectate a WoW-esque uprising in MMORG gaming? Only time will tell; only time will tell.

]]> http://thewestonlinerpg.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/a-review-of-our-latest-generation-of-pc-gaming/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:46:33 +0000 josephpugh1984 http://thewestonlinerpg.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/a-review-of-our-latest-generation-of-pc-gaming/

Welcome, my video game fan. Like you most likely already know, a lot of upcoming games are to be released next year.

Despite that a good number of PC gamers are MMORPG players, the FPS and RTS gamers still take a sizeable percentage of the PC gaming industry. Yet, the majority of dedicated gamers (the players avoiding class and work to game past 4am everyday) are captivated to online RPGs like World of Warcraft. Some WoW players argue that playing RPGs are more worthwhile, since high level characters are easier to show to others than FPS shooting and strategy talent. Nevertheless, there still are tons of shooter and strategy addicts out and about. For example, the old school Starcraft and old school Counter-Strike gamers. Both sets of gamers play a game that probably older than their youngest sibling.

Now why it is important to acknowledge these facts of online gamers, is that this new generation of computer games has quite a assortment targeted at these hardcore players. SC 2 will definitely generate the largest impact, because the advantage of being the next game to the greatest computer game ever created. Even a complete country is anticipating Starcraft II, seeing that Starcraft I is just about the most popular activity of Korea, which own the remarkably big SC organization, named KeSPA. Diablo III is another upcoming highly anticipated Blizzard game, thanks to being the follow up to the mega hit game, called Diablo 2. Diablo 1 was the first title of the Diablo franchise, and guided the way for hack and slash type games. Reproducing Diablo I’s original formula is a challenging objective that most copy cats have failed to accomplish. Fortunately, maybe unluckily for some gamers, gaming companies have shifted their attention away from improving the hack and slash genre and in the direction of the much slower paced RPG design of WoW.

If I were devise a chronological table (yes, time has a considerable part in this analysis) of the most thriving online games ever made, you would notice that Blizzard has been the leading figure of the industry, to the sense of being a complete domination. Through the first era of complex computer games, Starcraft 1 set the standard for Strategy games, and essentially all computer games in general. Then came Diablo 2, which enchanted a new group of RPG gamers, making previous online RPGS look pathetic. Currently, no PC game makes nearly the amount of cash World of Warcraft’s over 3 million addicts generate. Emerging MMORPGs perceive WoW as the game to surpass. It is practically inevitable that every new online RPG representative interviewed is asked, “Tell us, in what way this game compare to World of Warcraft?” Regardless, it is generally agreed that World of Warcraft must fall from its perch soon, and allow some space for the next generation of MMORPGs. Yet if the tenacity of previous Blizzard games act as a guide, you shouldn’t wait patiently for the fall of WoW.

Yes, although Diablo 3 and Starcraft II have a lead over lesser known games, there are still a number of new games that are a reasonable threat. Hype and development by a absurdly powerful company is not always the recipe for triumph, as shown by Age of Conan. Guild Wars 2 is the follow up to the game that was formerly worshiped to be the World of Warcraft destroyer, which for a while seemed quite believable. Star Wars: the Old Republic is yet another anticipated game backed by a substancial number of fans, but of varying kinds. Earth Rise is another game that is hardly recognized but may become a winner. Will we behold another epic clash of gaming companies? Will we witness a World of Warcraft-esque revolution in online gaming? Only time will tell; only time will tell.

]]> http://koreanmmorpg.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/a-peek-of-this-modern-age-of-gaming/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:57:10 +0000 leonardfranklin1987 http://koreanmmorpg.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/a-peek-of-this-modern-age-of-gaming/

Nice of you to visit, dear mmorpg fan! Like you probably already knew, tons of new online games are coming out in the near future.

Despite that a good number of PC gamers are RPG gamers, FPS and strategy players still play a considerable percentage of the gaming industry. It just so happens that most hardcore gamers (the individuals escaping work or class to play past 5am everyday) are captivated to RPGs like WoW. Some RPG players argue that playing online RPGs are more worthwhile, since high levels and rare items are easier to recognize than aiming and real time strategy skills. That being said, there are still tons of FPS and strategy online game hardcore gamers out and about. Some that come to mind are the hardcore Starcraft and hardcore Counter Strike players. Both play a game that very likely older than their youngest sister.

Why exactly it is curcial to acknowledge these facts of PC gamers, is that this new era of PC games has quite a assortment targeted at these old school players. Starcraft II will most likely generate the most noteworthy influence, having the privilege of being the sequel of the best real time strategy game ever. Even a whole nation is in anticipating of SC 2, seeing that the original Starcraft is nearly the most popular game in Korea, who feature the astoundingly intricate SC league, called KeSPA. Diablo 3 is an additional upcoming highly anticipated Blizzard game, and is also the successor to a hugely successful game, named Diablo 2. Diablo 1 was the opening game of the Diablo franchise, and paved the way for dungeon crawling, hack and slash genre. Reproducing Diablo 1’s perfect recipe is a hard objective that most replicas have failed to accomplish. Fortunately, maybe unluckily for playeres, gaming companies have shifted their attention away from developing the dungeon crawling towards the less fast paced paced online RPG style of World of Warcraft.

If I were create a time table (time is an important role in this analysis) of the most successful PC games ever made, you would observe Blizzard has been the most successful company of the gaming industry, to the sense of almost being a monopoly. During the first era of complex computer games, Starcraft I set the bar for RTS games, and basically all online games in general. Then arrived Diablo 2, which gripped a new category of RPG gamers, making previous MMORPGs look like child’s play. Now, no video game comes close the sum of revenue WoW’s 3+ million gamers generate. Rising MMORPGs look at World of Warcraft as the game to surpass. It is practically inevitable that every new online RPG director met is asked, “So, how does this online RPG improve over WoW?” Regardless, it is generally agreed upon that WoW has to die out in time, and allow some opportunity for the next era of online RPGs. Though if the persistence of earlier Blizzard games acts as any indicator, I wouldn’t keep your fingers crossed for the death of world of warcraft.

Yes, despite the fact that Diablo III and Starcraft II have a lead over less recognized games, there are still some new games that serve a visible threat. Hype and development by a incredibly powerful company is not always the guidelines for a winner, a perfect example being Age of Conan. Guild Wars II is the sequel to the game that was at first estimated to be the World of Warcraft destroyer, which for a while was quite realistic. SWTOR (Star Wars: the Old Republic) is yet another hyped up title backed by a huge amount of fans, but of different types. Earth Rise is another title that is seldom recognized but might end up being a winner. May we see another epic clash of gaming companies? May we witness a World of Warcraft-esque revelation in PC gaming? Only time will tell; only time will tell.

]]> http://finalfantasy14gameplay.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/a-look-of-our-latest-age-of-mmorpg-gaming/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:43:12 +0000 jacobgolden1952 http://finalfantasy14gameplay.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/a-look-of-our-latest-age-of-mmorpg-gaming/

Nice of you to visit, online RPG fanatic. Most likely you most likely already knew, a plethora of new online games are to be released in 2010.

While more than half of online gamers are RPG players, FPS and RTS gamers still play a significant portion of the online gaming world. Yet, nearly all zealous gamers (the players avoiding work or class to game late into 4:30am everyday) are addicted to RPGs like World of Warcraft. Some WoW gamers argue that playing RPGs are most worthwhile, since rare items and high levels are easier to acknowledge than first person shooter and strategy skills. Nonetheless, there still are heaps of shooter and real time strategy addicted gamers all over. For example, the dedicated Starcraft and hardcore Counter Strike players. Both gamers play a game that is most likely older than their youngest sibling.

Exactly why it is important to recognize these trends of PC gamers, is that this new period of PC games has quite a assortment designed for these hardcore gamers. Starcraft II will indubitably create the biggest influence, having the pleasure of being the follow up to the best real time strategy game ever created. Even a complete country is in anticipating of Starcraft 2, given that Starcraft I is pretty much the leading game of Korea, which have the miraculously huge Starcraft Brood War organization, named KeSPA. Diablo III is another new highly anticipated Blizzard game, thanks to being the successor to the mega hit game, called Diablo 2. Diablo I was the original title of the Diablo legacy, and guided the way for dungeon crawling type games. Copying Diablo 1’s original formula is a tough objective that the majority of replicas have failed to reproduce. Luckily, maybe regrettably for some, gaming companies have shifted their attention away from perfecting the hack and slash genre and towards the less fast paced paced online RPG style of WoW.

If someone was to create a time chart (yes, time plays a significant part in this analysis) of the most successful PC games ever created, one could see Blizzard has almost always been the ruling entity of the gaming industry, to the sense of almost being a complete domination. Through the first age of online games, Starcraft 1 set the bar for Strategy gaming, and really all online games in general. Then arrived Diablo II, which mesmerized a completely different audience of online RPG gamers, making previous MMORPGs look obsolete. In this generation, no game in the world comes close the sum of income World of Warcraft’s 3+ million gamers create. Freshly made online RPGs look at WoW as the game to beat. It is pretty much unavoidable that all new online RPG executive interviewed is asked, “So, how does this online RPG surpass World of Warcraft?” Regardless, it is often agreed upon that WoW must collapse in the near future, and give some opportunity for the next era of MMORPGs. Then again if the persistence of prior Blizzard games act as any indicator, you shouldn’t hold your breath for the fall of WoW.

Yes, while Diablo 3 and Starcraft 2 have a lead over less recognized titles, there are still some new comers that act as a noticeable threat. Hype and development by a absurdly powerful company is not always the guidelines for a winner, as shown by Age of Conan. Guild Wars II is the sequel to the online RPG that was initially estimated to be the WoW slayer, which for a while actually seemed quite realistic. Star Wars: the Old Republic is yet another hyped up game backed by a large amount of followers, but of varying kinds. Earth Rise is one more title that is hardly known but could possibly end up being a winner. Will we witness another epic clash of gaming companies? Will we see a World of Warcraft-esque revolution in online RPG gaming? Only time will tell; only time will tell.

]]> http://craving4diablo.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/aspect-of-arpg-storyline-and-lore/ Sun, 11 Oct 2009 04:05:44 +0000 Alex http://craving4diablo.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/aspect-of-arpg-storyline-and-lore/

I want to start discussing about the aspect of ARPG I’d told you in the previous post before. Right now, these are all the main aspect of good ARPG (in other word Diablo) that I like; Storyline and Lore, Gameplay, Video and Audio. Right now I can think of only these three but I’ll add later when it’s comes to my mind.

It’s not like I sort this all things, but it just when I play crappy ARPG, thought just pop up and says ‘Yeah, that’s what this game don’t have, this is why it is crappy, this doesn’t feel right here, what a b.s. story, why doesn’t this work, why I cannot do this and that?’. It is just that kind of thought.

Storyline and Lore

Firstly, to me since after Diablo 2 and especially after Diablo 3 announcement, Diablo lore have became more and more diverse and exciting. Story needs at least a bit relevence and sense. If not, I’ll think it is just a crappy story. Of course most game story is made up, but it’s need to be acceptable in manner of sense.

Take a look at game with great storyline, Diablo, Titan Quest and Dungeon Siege.

Titan Quest Immortal Throne

In Titan Quest, the game took placed in world of mix of mythology of Greek, Egypt, Babylon and other (correct me if I mistaken) and most of it are Greek. Within the world, there are related mystical creature such as centaur, medusas, imp, lich and many others. And when you travel to different continent and places, you will faces different kind of monster relevant to the myth like jackal in Egypt and plant-monster in Babylon.

This kind of setting if important to the storyline and lore. It all blend together so well until player will feel that the world if alive. It is real and they will be sucked into the story. That’s Titan Quest world.

Dungeon Siege II Quest

Different setting we felt in Dungeon Siege 2. That’s Aranna world. The world so immerse with it many kind of lore and beast that never exists in real world like the shamanistic imp in the jungle and skath at the desert. The guy at Gas Powered Games really done their work in creating the DS universe. DS2 is one of the game the best lore I’d ever played.

And for Diablo, when we start playing Diablo 1, the world start with a small town, with dark and gothic feel. The world is town and dungeon in the monastery that change it feel every 5 levels downstairs. The world is not much bigger that any other, but where is the lore you think? Yes, the lore comes in the town when you talk to NPC, mostly from Cairn, and some from other like Pepin. That’s where the depth storyline of Diablo 1 comes. It’s not an immerse world but a universe shrouded with mystery.

When Diablo 2 comes around, that where Diablo universe emerge from the previous Diablo 1. Tristram become just a tiny part of the world. With more settings like Rogue Encampment, Lut Gholein, Kurast Dock, and Hell, and then Barbarian Highland, all the shrouded mystery before became clearer. Although some left unknown. Rescuing Cairn start the lore here. After that Cairn will explain all about the Diablo World. In Diablo 3, after the world map and timeline came, all the mystery became more clearer.

Next, we will discuss about other aspect, but I still not decide what to write yet. So soon! Please leave comment!

It’s first time I had seen this. Diablo 3 World Map. Hmm.. so this is how it’s look.. Check out the Arreat Crater. That’s where Harrogoth, the Barbarian city in Act 5 D2X use to be. It’s now a flaming hole. No one can be there. Although in D2X after the Worldstone explode, player still talk to NPC at Harrogoth. Actually, after the explosion Harrogoth and the whole Mt. Arreat is vanish from the map. It is just dissappear!

Check out the Arreat Crater.

Ein Vorteil als Spieler ist es, dass man der Zukunft positiv gegenübersteht (im Gegensatz zu Politikern, Philosophen, Marktwirtschaftlern und alten Menschen). Hier die Spiele, auf die ich warte:

Geordnet nach “was ist zeitlich aktuell am naheliegendsten angekündigt”

Assassin’s Creed 2 – November 2009
HdRO: Siege of Mirkwood - Dezember 2009
Bioshock 2 – Februar 2010
Mass Effect 2 – Anfang 2010
Plants vs. Zombies – Anfang 2010
Final Fantasy 2 (Unsinn, XIII) – Mitte 2010
Half Life 2, Episode Three – Irgendwann!
Diablo 3 - Irgendwann too
Katamari NATAL – Uff.

Kommentare zu den einzelnen Spielen:

Ich bin den Machern von Assassin’s Creed immernoch böse und werde auch Teil 2 nur mit extrem grummeligem Gesichtsausdruck spielen und dabei immer wieder rufen “Ubisoft ist eine Nazifirma”.

Ich habe nicht vor, Siege of Mirkwood von Vorneherein für blöd zu halten. MMORPG-Spieler neigen dazu, neue Sachen ohne sie zu kennen für Mist zu halten, und wenn sie draussen sind, ignorieren sie alle positiven Aspekte und tun so, als wäre ihr Spiel kaputtgemacht worden.
So möchte ich nicht werden. Ich werde mich darauf konzentrieren, einen ernsthaften Blick darauf zu werfen.

Plants vs. Zombies ist schon ne ganze Weile für den PC raus, und es ist absolut megasuper. Wer jetzt immernoch nicht die Demo gespielt hat, hat keine Ausrede mehr, denn das gibt es jetzt sogar als Flash-Spiel ohne Installieren online.
Ich hab’ keine Ahnung, warum die so lange brauchen, das für die Xbox zu machen. Programmieren die das ganze Spiel von Anfang bis Ende komplett neu? Dann will ich aber gefälligst auch ‘ne wirklich geile Xbox-Steuerung und mega-Achievements.

Ich hoffe, dass Final Fantasy XIII wieder einer der Meilensteine wird (z.B. im gegensatz zu IX und X-2). Aber eigentlich ist es mir egal, ich würde denen alles abkaufen, solange ich nur endlich das erste mal Final Fantasy nicht auf einem Handheld spielen kann.

Bioshock 2 und  Mass Effect 2 dürfen passieren. Selbst wenn sie nichts neues böten, würden sie 1A.

Diablo 3 inspiriert mich zum Schreiben.

Irgendwann Ende dieses Jahres werden wir auch nur Informationen über Episode 3 erhalten. Ich wär da schon mit sowas wie “erscheint Ende 2010″ vorsichtig. Wir kennen Valve ja.
Für eine Weile wurde Half Life 2 wie Duke Nukem Forever behandelt: “Vielleicht können unsere Enkel es eines Tages spielen”. Die aktuellsten Informationen zum Spiel fand ich hier. Deutsche Seiten die aktueller sind als mitte 2008 habe ich nichtmal gefunden.

Bonus: Spiele die ich nicht im Stuhl rumrutschend erwarte.

Dragon Age Origins
CoD: Modern Warfare 2
Borderlands
Left 4 Dead II
DJ Hero
Halo Reach
Irgendwas mit “Guitar Hero” im Namen.