Tango on line chat

It’s been a while since we last talked to Derek Smart. A year and a half, almost, if you’ve been keeping count. Last time we talked about Quest Online and Alganon, focusing on aspects of free to play and how Quest Online was promoting the game. With the approach of Line of Defense and a few changes over the past year in the free to play market, I thought it was about time to get back in touch. In the interview, we discuss Line of Defense including plans for the game’s monetization, the use of lockboxes in other titles, and some thoughts on the competition for Line of Defense. I always enjoy the opportunity to have a chat with Mr. Smart, he’s one of the few people I can trust to not hold back or filter his answers through a PR machine. You may know Derek Smart from Alganon, Line of Defense, as well as the Battlecruiser line of space simulators. Q. How will Line of Defense balance free to play with a premium model? Players gain Combat Experience Points (CEP) by … [Read more...] about Derek Smart Returns: Free To Play, Line of Defense, Lockboxes

Welcome along to Guild Chat, the column through which I attempt to resolve all of your guild-related issues with the help of the Massively Overpowered commenter community. This time, reader Sol has asked for help in bringing some sibling conflict to an end in his guild: He is an officer who is at the mercy of the two guild leaders, who happen to be sisters who seem to disagree on most guild leading decisions. Sol is frequently asked to arbitrate the disputes and frequently ends up in the firing line himself as a result, and adding to this is the knock-on effect their rather public arguments are having on guild membership levels. Sol is torn: Should he keep on trying to make peace between the sisters, or should he move on to pastures new in the hopes of finding a more comfortable in-game home? Check out his full submission and my advice on the matter below, and don’t forget to add your thoughts on the topic in the comments. “Tina, my guild leaders are driving … [Read more...] about Guild Chat: When sibling rivalry is ruining MMO guild relations

Welcome along to Guild Chat, the column through which the Massively Overpowered community can discuss and solve a whole plethora of guild-related issues other readers are facing. In this edition, reader-in-need Gwen is seeking our help with finding sensible ways to take an extended break from the guild she leads. She recently has received the happy news that she is pregnant and wishes to plan ahead for the time leading up to her baby’s arrival and that crucial bonding period thereafter, and she is thinking of taking maternity leave of sorts from her MMO of choice to welcome her new bundle of joy.The trouble is that she does wish to go back to her gaming as soon as she feels ready and doesn’t wish to retire her guild, so Gwen is looking for advice on how to conduct some sort of handover so her guild doesn’t die a slow death in her absence. Read below for Gwen’s full submission and my response, and don’t forget to leave your helpful advice in the comments … [Read more...] about Guild Chat: Planning a long break from your MMORPG guild

When World of Warcraft launches, the world stops to pay attention. The recent release of WoW Classic didn’t just pull in hundreds of thousands of players onto ever-expanding servers — it also became the talking point of the MMO blogosphere. Everyone seemed to either be playing it or sporting an opinion of it. We’ve done three opinion pieces ourselves – a top 10 list, an impressions piece, and even a roleplay piece. Now we’ve compiled a mega-compilation of thoughts, first impressions, last deaths, nostalgia goggles, directions to Mankrik’s wife, complaints, exclamations, joys, and trials for you to digest here. So let’s dig into it! Aternus Gaming “For now, Classic is a nice distraction. It has its flaws but, for the time being, a very active community and tons of people playing. I will probably keep you updated as I keep playing this game but I’m not sure if I have the patience to get all the way to level 60. I guess time will … [Read more...] about Global Chat: WoW Classic impressions mega-compilation

Today is the big patch day, and I am having to pacify myself by listening to The Secret World soundtrack while at work.  We’ve had report from in game, that custom chat channels are now working again.  You have to rejoin the channel when you first log in, and then reportedly the tab stays bound.  That said, it is probably still safest to use the Auto Join script. This won’t be a “real” post, but I wanted to throw together a quick howto for setting up the Auto Join scripts.  Credit goes to Scopique of Levelcapped for tipping me off to this existing in the first place. Creating Auto Login Find your Secret World install directory, this is typically “C:\Program Files\Funcom\The Secret World”. If you do not already have a scripts directory, create one aka “Scripts”. Inside the “C:\Program Files\Funcom\The Secret World\Scripts” directory, create two new files:  “auto_login” and … [Read more...] about #TSW Automatically Join Custom Chat Channels