In the Trenches

Champions Online PvP: Keep on Fighting Till the End

Developing quality PvP for any MMO game isn't a bed of roses, but there's a huge possibility that - if done right - a quality PvP experience could bring in a large batch of users for the title....

Features, Opinions

Thu, Apr 16, 2009

Cody Bye
A Beginner's Look at Darkfall - How to Get Ganked

Every week, Ten Ton Hammer's Cody Bye takes some time to write out his latest thoughts on competitive MMO gaming. When he decided to take a spin with Darkfall, however, Cody got more...

Features, Opinions

Thu, Mar 26, 2009

Cody Bye
Remembering EverQuest - Ten Years of Memories

Ten years is a decent amount of time by anyone’s standards. Even centenarians consider a decade to be a nice little chunk of their life. So the fact that EverQuest has spanned a decade in its...

Features, Opinions

Thu, Mar 12, 2009

Cody Bye
Five Reasons Why Open PvP Communities are Growing

Massively multiplayer online games featuring open world PvP are on the rise. There's simply no denying this fact as EVE Online, Darkfall, and Mortal Online are gathering up hundreds of...

Features, Opinions

Thu, Mar 05, 2009

Cody Bye
Do MMOs Need Leaderboards?

Ever since the days of arcade gaming, high scores have dominated gamers' minds. Without fail, these game players always want to have that top spot on the leaderboard to insure their status among...

Features, Opinions

Fri, Feb 27, 2009

Cody Bye
In the Trenches: How Socialization in EVE Online Killed BoB

In most MMOs, you defeat or kill your opponents in direct conflicts. Whether you're in Tier 4 in WAR, Wintergrasp in WoW, or the Border Kingdoms in AoC, you always stand toe to toe with your...

Features, Opinions

Thu, Feb 12, 2009

Cody Bye
In the Trenches: Building the Sports MMO

Video games and sports have been inseparable since the first Pong arcade machine found its way to the local tavern. So why haven't the major sports game publishers tackled a sports-based MMO?...

Features, Opinions

Fri, Feb 06, 2009

Cody Bye
In the Trenches: The Competitive Edge

Since the dawning of the modern MMO era, players have constantly been vying to see who was the best. Either through direct competitions like EverQuest's

Features, Opinions

Mon, Jan 26, 2009

Cody Bye
In the Trenches: The Draw of the World of Warcraft Arena

Few MMOs have a PvP system that is as popular as World of Warcraft’s

Features, Opinions

Fri, Jan 23, 2009

Cody Bye
Kingdom Under Fire II New Screenshots

The Kingdom Under Fire series was one of the more thrilling original IPs to make its way onto

Images, Media

Fri, Jan 23, 2009

Cody Bye

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