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Let us entertain you or at the very least waste some of your time at work.10.09.2006 Exclusive Content
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New Ten Ton Hammer Forums Released!
"The forums that service the internet's premier gold ad-free MMOG news and community network have a new home! We've corraled the separate forums from each of our community sites - World of Warcraft, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, Dungeons & Dragons Online, EverQuest II, EVE Online, Warhammer Online, and Gods & Heroes (with Lord of the Rings Online coming soon!) - and brought each of these forums under one vBulletin-powered roof with a single logon. Register today and join the excitement!" -
Op/Ed: Exploring New Worlds
"On Columbus Day, Ethec looks at whether or not MMORPGs offer enough for the explorers in the player community, and if expansions that simply add content for high level players are enough to keep things fresh and interesting." -
Dungeons and Dragons Online: Another 30 Minutes With Turbine (Module 3)
"In the wake of Ralsu's first Interview with DDO Lead Game Systems Designer David Eckelberry, the forums were ablaze with concerns about warforged and the changes coming in Module 3: Demon Sands. David visited with Ralsu again, and he had some big news." -
Dungeons and Dragons Online: Columbus Day - In Search of New Lands
"Explorers who discover something great or important go into the annals of history. Some of them become so famous that they get their own holiday. In the world of massively-multiplayer online games, players can capture that sense of discovery provided that the world is big enough. Ralsu recounts the thrills he had playing one MMO and "explores" the question "Can a world be too big?" " -
EverQuest 2: Trick Or Treat
"Night of the Dead is a long celebrated occasion in Norrath. With lots of tricksy fun and loads of bad for you candy, what's not to enjoy? Take a look at what this Halloween in game event will have in store for you!" -
EverQuest 2: Going Where No Elf Has Gone Before
"Exploration is such a huge part of gaming in a evolving world, but how much world is too much? Adding content seems like a good idea, but is bigger really better? Explore these ideas with Savanja as she shares her thoughts on Exploring Norrath." -
Gods And Heroes: It's A Small World After All?
"No we aren't talking about the EVIL ride at Disneyworld that will one day spawn forth evil animetronic dolls to destroy the planet. Every MMO is constantly growing in size, but how does this effect how social we are? Kiara takes a look at some classic MMO's, and explains how space can affect socializing." -
Vanguard: Saga Of Horoes: Beta Journal - Soloing In The Elven Forest
"Can you solo in Vanguard: Saga of Heroes? Many of us have been burned by games that promised solo content and failed to deliver. Shayalyn whipped up a Druid to explore newbie soloing possibilities in this week's beta journal. What were her conclusions? You'll have to read this week's journal and view the stunning screenshots to find out." -
Warhammer Online: Columbus Day!
"There's a fun sensation when finding a new zone in an MMO. The scenery changes, everything is different then a few minutes ago, and then BANG! A bear who's 40 levels higher then you decides to agro across the zone and "OMGWTFP0WN" you. Exploring is an essential part of any MMO and this week Ratboy looks at it indepth." -
World of Warcraft: Is Bigger Always Better?
"How much should MMOs cater to the explorer segment of the playerbase? Constantly enlarging the world keeps things fresh and interesting, but is it worth the adverse social effects that come from spreading out a population in an ever larger world?"
Vin Diesel Fact of the Day - Until Taxes came along, Death and Vin Diesel were the only constants in life.
Now from the real world. You can't make this stuff up. [Headlines Compliments of John]
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Most Expensive House In The World
...painted with "the hair from a dead spider's leg." -
Customs Discover Vodka Pipeline
...fail to report it for 17 years. -
Crash Victim Saved By Breast implants
...airbags indeed.
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