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Daily Column
Loading... putting the 'Mo' in MMOG.
First, the Ten Ton Pulse, your finger on the beating heart of the MMOG industry.
If the Top 10 isn't enough, we also show the Top 20 and Top 50 lists as well, available to everyone on our homepage. (What is Pulse?)
- Warhammer Online - 200 BPM
- World of Warcraft - 149 BPM
- Age of Conan - 52 BPM
- EVE Online - 20 BPM
- Tabula Rasa - 16 BPM
- Jumpgate Evolution - 14 BPM
- Lord of the Rings Online - 10 BPM
- Atlantica - 9 BPM
- Dungeon Runners - 9 BPM
- Everquest II - 7 BPM
The Leipzig Game Convention, arguably the most important gaming event on the planet starts on Monday. Most of our coverage team, including yours truly fly out tomorrow for a Sunday arrival. Our coverage lineup is nothing short of spectacular. If you have questions for any of the MMOG developers now is the time to get them to us.
An early "Happy Birthday" to Phil Comeau who happens to be one of the Ten Ton Hammer team that will be in Leipzig. What better place could there be for a birthday than the brew houses of Germany?
One of the victims of the recent NCSoft layoffs which I have mentioned in the previous two Loading... columns was Scott Jennings, who according to Wikipedia is the most important game developer in the world. Another victim is April Burba, who was only recently made Associate Producer on Tabula Rasa. April is one of my favourite industry personalities. I wish her and everyone else who is now job hunting all the best.
The flow of new information from development teams has reduced from a torrent to a trickle with Leipzig just around the corner. GenCon and SOE FanFaire both start tomorrow. Who decided putting all these events on the same days was a good idea? I know it wasn't my wife, who will be celebrating our wedding anniversary alone. I haven't told her yet that BlizzCON is at the same time as Canadian Thanksgiving. When our team is traveling, you become our family, so hold on tight, keep your eyes on the site and enjoy the coverage that will coming flooding your way starting Monday.
The Loading Forums await you. Do you feel the need to contact me personally with naughty pictures or derogatory comments? Here's my E-mail.
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Ten Ton Hammer Epic Thread of the Day
Sometimes
their funny; sometimes they're foolish; sometimes they're flaming;
sometimes they're cool. Whatever this one happens to be, it's
our Epic Thread of the Day.
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From our Warhammer Online community forum
Submitted by Kralle
"So I have played it and I am unimpressed"
It
started with a guy named Persius. He's apparently unimpressed with WAR.
He didn't express himself very well. He earned himself an asbestos suit
and a reputation in the -500s as a result. Poor Persius is crying on
the inside; we just know it.We hope he enjoyed the barbecue, though.
Awesome Quote from the Epic Thread:
"Selling babies is far more profitable than eating them." - Annatar
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Do you have a favorite Epic Thread? Let us know!
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14 new MMOG hand-crafted articles today! 65 in August! 2049 in 2008!
New MMOG Articles At Ten Ton Hammer Today
Images/Video
Previews
- World of Warcraft: Darkfact's Beta Journal - Death Knights
- World of Warcraft: Xerin's Beta Journal - Exploration
- World of Warcraft: WotLK Druid Talents - Balance
- Warhammer Online: Zones - The Ekrund Beta
Interviews
Op/Eds
Contests
Community
- Age of Conan: Border Kingdom Cryer
- Lord of the Rings Online: Forum Discussion Summary
- Warhammer Online: Guild of the Month
Guides
Hot Content - Or, what I took a fancy to
- Champions Online: Fan Q&A - Environmental Combat
- The End of the World... of Warcraft
- Jumpgate Evolution: Exclusive Bleakstone Sector Dev Diary
- World of Warcraft: WotLK Beta Journal - Getting in the Game
- Star Trek Online: Fan Q&A - STO in Three Years?
- Star Trek Online: Emmert's Top 8 Gameplay Details
- Star Trek Online: Gameplay Trailer
- World of Warcraft: How much can one class change?
Real World News
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Court injunction issued barring man from loud sex
Neighbours can now return to their quiet, lonely and sexless lives -
1 in 5 men checked for prostate cancer
If you don't catch it early, it'll get you in the end -
Suitcase full of bacon sets off airport bomb detector
Travelers will now be restricted to 3 ounces of carry-on bacon in a sealed bag
Thanks as always for visiting TenTonHammer.com.
- John "Boomjack" Hoskin and the Ten Ton Hammer Team
