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Daily Column
New MMOG Articles at TenTonHammer Today
Hot Content
Real World News - You Can't Make This Up
1. Daily Column
Sometimes press releases are so full of jibber-jabber that I can't get past the first paragraph. Other times, I can barely believe what I'm reading. You decide which category Entropia Universe falls into with this literary gem,
"Entropia Universe, the safest virtual world utilizing a real cash economy, has been chosen by the Beijing Municipal People's Government supported online entertainment company Cyber Recreation Development Corp. (CRD) to create a cash-based virtual economy for China. The landmark deal was negotiated for almost a year and will bring an outside virtual world into China for the very first time. Entropia Universe was chosen over several other proposals, including one by Second Life."
My head asplode!
"David Liu, the CEO of Cyber Recreation Development Corp., says, "It is estimated that the project will generate some 10,000 qualified job opportunities in China. An important aspect for this project is also the positive effects on our environment that we foresee. People will actually be able to work from home inside Entropia Universe, as many people do today, even from rural areas, thereby decreasing the amount of pollution generated by travel. Entropia Universe's highly secure system and open-ended approach is suitable for a variety of exciting developments, from trade to cultural exchange, to environmental saving and historic preservation. All in all, Entropia Universe is absolutely the best choice on the market for us to achieve the set goals.""
Oh my, 10,000 qualified jobs in a country of oh, 1.5 billion people? It must be the unqualified jobs that are the real boon. I bet the Chinese workforce is just lining up to play furry virtual sex-dolls. At least they will be doing it from the comfort of their own home, assuming that they weren't just bulldozed over for the 2008 Olympics. I wonder if the bulldozers caused more pollution than the workers cars when they were traveling to work?
If you can translate this press release please do.
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2. New MMOG Articles At Ten Ton Hammer Today
Dungeons and Dragons Online: Custom Build - The Slayer
"Sudden Death, Without Warning. Quietly moving up to an opponent, and taking the opponent and the opponent's allies down in a flurry of death. The slayer is a barbarian rogue build which specializes in taking out key opponents and surviving the attacks of the key opponents allies. Read how to build one with Darkgolem's new build, the Slayer! "
Gods and Heroes: The Secrets of Cisalpine Gaul
"Here comes Charabis again! Today he's bringing information on the land known as Cisalpine Gaul. Be sure to read up before you go there so you can target the right people!"
Gods and Heroes: Dunes of Camars Guide
"Charabis is again your tour guide as he takes you on a journey through the Dunes of Camars. Come along and explore this once-flooded region of the Gods and Heroes world!"
Guild Wars: New Images From Eye of the North
"Guild Wars is going back to the roots of all RPGs in its first true expansion, Guild Wars: Eye of the North! With 18 unique, multilevel dungeons, players will be thoroughly challenged to navigate all the perilous hazards, monsters, and pitfalls of the bevy of dungeons in GW: EN. To promote this upcoming expansion, ArenaNet has released seven pieces of art and images for gamers to enjoy. On top of that, we also have their first developer diary showcasing the dungeons, which can be
found here. Please enjoy the view!"
Guild Wars: Dungeon-Focused Developer Diary
"To preview their first "true" expansion to Guild Wars, ArenaNet and their marketing team sent a developer diary to the Ten Ton Hammer team showcasing the expansion's underground network of life-rich dungeons. The expansion, Guild Wars: Eye of the North, will herald the return of the classic RPG style dungeon crawl to the game, and the article focuses on the permanency of events in the dungeons, the monsters you'll encounter, and much, much more! You can also view the entire collection of art and images by
clicking here."
Guild Wars: Video Preview of Eye of the North
"With a one-two-three punch of content, the Ten Ton Hammer team has brought you the Guild Wars: Eye of the North info and media. On this last and perhaps most impressive section, we present you with a video showcasing all the elements discussed in the developer diary and shown in the screenshots . The video is quite impressive and has several examples of GW:EN monsters, landscapes, and the ambiance of the dungeons. It's a terrific video, and I hope you enjoy it as much as we did."
Lord of the Rings Online: Dwarven Leveling Guide
"Leveling slowly may work over in Hobbiton, but Dwarves are workers! They excel and demand progress! Ten Ton Hammer has your guide for getting Dwarves to level 10 quickly and efficiently."
Sword of the New World: Preview
"The attitude in Sword of the New World: Granado Espada can be described with the phrase, "the more the merrier". The ability to control three characters at once while also killing dozens of monsters at the same time is a typical part of the SotNW experience. Cody "Micajah" Bye takes an in-depth look at Sword of the New World and outlines the inherent differences and similarities between SotNW and other MMOGs in his preview. Read on!"
Vanguard: Psionicist Spells 26-50
"New PSI Class Specialist Brahman continues to produce for the Ten Ton Hammer community. Today, he's got updates for all of the spells for levels 26-50."
World of Warcraft: UI Repository Update
"Our U.I. database has gotten a few updates over the last few days! With all this patch madness going on we've finally gotten hold of a few updated U.I. mods to shine up your screen. In this batch of updates we have: Ag UnitFrames, Auctioneer, Bartender3, Bongos, CTMod, and CT_RaidAssist. Check back soon for more U.I. mod updates!"
World of Warcraft: Making Money With Auctions
"We've got a new multi-part guide going up that gives an in-depth look at using the Auctioneer addon to turn a profit. In this update (the first of four) we explain the who, what, when and where of using auctioneer. In the next update it we'll be going into detail about supply and demand and other tricks that let you to use this addon to make a profit on the Auction House!"
World of Warcraft: Legal Issues And WoW
"This weeks âTopic of the Weekâ looks at the secondary market and how Blizzard should deal with it on a legal basis. As everyone knows Blizzard (along with most other MMO companies, and many sites including ours) has taken a firm stance against the secondary market. The question for this week comes down to "Should people get into legal trouble over an MMORPG?". Now go air your opinion in the
forums."
World of Warcraft: Patch 2.1.1
"A rather small update patch has been launched with a little bit of controversy. It appears stacked items sent through the mail unstack when you receive them with the latest patch. A little annoying, but the patch does fix the "Arena Shorts" aka the bugged pair of arena pants. As always, you can download this patch from our speedy servers with no waits, no queues, no popups or any other nonsense."
3. Hot Content
Interview With Brian "Psychochild" Green, Founder of Near Death Studios
Gods and Heroes: Interview With Travis George, System Designer
Sword of the New World: Exclusive Developer Diary #3
Lord of the Rings Online: Interview With Jeff Anderson
Interview With Industry Legend, Don Daglow
Fury: Q&A With Mike Hampden
38 Studios: R.A. Salvatore Interview Part 2
Gods and Heroes - Video Interview With Chris Launius
OGDC: Auto Assault Post-Mortem With Scott Brown
OGDC: EVE Online Interview With Peter Gollan
4. Real World News
Scientists Create Talking Paper
Your toilet tissue says you're an asshole.
China 'Displaces' 1.5 Million People For 2008 Olympics
And by 'displaces' they mean bulldozed their homes.
Man Sues Over Permanent Erection
But will it stand up in court?
Pirates Capture Danish Ship As French Warship Looks On
The croissant / danish hatred escalates.
Thanks as always for visiting TenTonHammer.com
John "Boomjack" Hoskin