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Daily Column
10 new MMOG articles today! 173 so far in November!
If you haven't done so already, pop over and nab your Bounty Bay Online Free Trial. I would appreciate hearing what you thought of the game and so would the good folks who created it.
The comedy gods smiled upon me yesterday. I received a piece of spam titled, Video Game Cruise with Cloris Leachman. Who was the bright light that thought Cloris Leachman would be a celebrity that would attract gamers? Turns out this is a real cruise with other huge gaming stars like Tommy Tallarico (He was the annoying one on the show Reviews on the Run and is now the Video Games Live co-founder) and Barbara St. Hilaire. I'll go out on a limb and guess that more of you have heard of Cloris Leachman than Tommy or Barbara. What a wild and wacky trip it would be.
Yesterday's column regarding heavy death penalties hit a nerve with readers. Here are some of the comments from my mailbox. Names have been changed to protect those that didn't give me permission to use their name.
"I've tried PVP and for most part I've found that there are enough want to be soldiers of fortune lurking around the newbie area's that I've just about given it up. My best experience was in EQ 2 because I was able to level up enough within the safety of Qeynos to be able to do some crafting and venture out from the city gates to learn how to play against the Wolf Packs waiting for the new to venture out. I took a look at Vanguard but got ganked so many ways that I gave up at level 10 Ranger. I now just pretty much don't even let the idea of PVP enter my head. Now if I want PVP I just get on the Southern California freeways around 5:00 PM."
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"Short and sweet....you are RIGHT ON !!! I left UO for the same reasons. Pk'rs had a house right next to mine. They ended up getting banned for raping a female player in the game. R. Garriott felt the players should deal with the pk. I did. I stopped sending Garriott my money."
Medeor started a thread in the Loading... forums that is now two-pages long. Chime in with your thoughts. Tomorrow I will take a look at how the death penalty in EverQuest evolved over the years. How many of you remember the days when you could give another player consent to loot your corpse and then trade all of the items back to you? Rogues miss those days I'm sure.
Comments, questions or naughty pictures? Hit the forum or hit my mailbox. --Boomjack
New MMOG Articles At Ten Ton Hammer Today
- EverQuest 2: Karana Deity Guide and Miracles
- Jumpgate: Evolution - Developer Profile of Producer Hermann Peterscheck
- Lineage 2: The Kamael Hands-on Preview
- Lord of the Rings Online: Maps of Middle-Earth
- Lord of the Rings Online: The Field Guide To Farming
- Lord of the Rings Online: Rangers of Esteldin Reputation Rewards
- RedStone: Post-Launch Screenshots
- Tabula Rasa: Guide To Sappers
- Vanguard: Monster Project: Frengrot Foulbreath
- World of Warcraft: TenTonHammer's Guide To Mechanar
Hot Content - What I enjoyed yesterday.
- Jumpgate: Evolution - Developer Profile of Producer Hermann Peterscheck
- Lineage 2: The Kamael Hands-on Preview
Real World News
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Top 5 Reasons You Should Not Use a Shotgun For Zombie Defense [Thanks Matt]
Shotguns don't kill zombies, people do. -
Squirrels Cause Power Outage In 2 Cities in 1 Day
Reign of terror will continue until Rocky and Bullwinkle are shown during prime time. -
Robber Invades Home, Steals Watch and Hammer
He is now killing time until his next robbery.
Thanks as always for visiting TenTonHammer.com
- John "Boomjack" Hoskin and the Ten Ton Hammer Team
