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There are some points of contention with the current cash shop setup to be sure. For example, while you can earn in-game currency and materials to purchase new Warframe blueprints and build them, you still have to purchase Warframe slots for real cash to use them once built. Likewise, the Pro skill tree that doubles your upgrade potential is a questionable move at best.
That said, having just recently entered beta there is still plenty of time for DE to make meaningful adjustments to both the price point on Platinum, and allow players to unlock more things via in-game currency vs. imposing cash shop purchases as the only option.
For TESO I went with the rough release window discussed back at E3, but I'll be surprised if it does launch that early in the year. I'll adjust the info on the article to a more general "2013" since we'd likely have begun seeing a lot more marketing hype by this point if it were indeed going to be a spring launch.
I played the heck out of Neverwinter at industry events last year, and genuinely dig everything I've seen so far. It easily has one of the best active combat systems I've played in an MMO to date, and I also think Cryptic has done an excellent job of capturing the spirit of the setting.
For anyone interested, there were some very clear reasons why RoR won out over something like Storm Legion for Best Expansion.
For starters, there was barely anything shown for the Rift expansion... it was basically a rundown of the bullet point features, none of which we were actually shown.
In contrast, the presentation for LotRO showcased the bulk of the actual content going into the expansion. The mounted combat system *is* very impressive, as are the engine upgrades, sheer size of the landmass being added, the new daily quest system, and a host of other things that we were shown.
So no, we're not on any secret payrolls - you should be ashamed of yourself for even suggesting such a thing. We were simply impressed by what Turbine had to offer more so than any other expansion shown at the event. Period.
A couple of the traps in that one were instant death. The spikes and boulders were for sure, but you can get hit with the flames and still survive provided you don't get hit too many times.
I'll have to go over the footage and listen for the squeaking noise you mentioned. There *are* some audio queues linked to chat, but you can adjust most of that stuff in the options menu. Otherwise, it was probably one of my minions -- didn't really need to keep them summoned during the platforming, but I also wanted to see if they would help trigger any of the traps since they sometimes run ahead of you when you stop moving. They didn't trigger them though, but at least now I know! :)