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@ami_angelwings Temping to whip out your giant Wars or Treks, but any sufficiently-large franchise will continue to have gems to enjoy, even in the muck.

I don’t let fans ruin anything for me. If they’re too annoying I avoid them; my social space has always enjoyed what I like with like-minded friends, meatspace and online. (At least to my knowledge, nothing “ruined.” But I won’t rule out “hit with sourness/avoidance.”)

Management? Can I just use #MMORPGs in general as a franchise?🤣 Basically just been a sliding scale downwards, with WoW crippling an entire genre of game, and no upswing yet.

Creator? Usually that’s just hitting “a work.” Hmm. Xanth? Perhaps that’s more from my aging through them and nostalgia, but certainly a whole lot was his enshittification over time.

My first MMO was Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (WAR).
It wasn't a perfect game. Pleanty of bugs, but it had probably the best PvP of any game at the time. I played a Goblin shaman named Buzznutz. He was a healer build, and I have never felt more effective as a healer as I did playing that game. I was keeping our tanks up, and the shield walls strong.

A year later, the server I started on, Phoenix Throne, was no more. It was a victim of declining server population, and was shut down. It was a sad day, and the first time I ever experienced that grief of losing an online community.

There are some deaths I never really got over:

1) My grandparents
2) Joe Strummer
3) The death of Phoenix Throne

These days I'm full bore into the Elder Scrolls Online. I have found a wonderful guild, and don't see myself leaving this game any time soon. But nothing beats those days when I would get home from work, log in to WAR, and and jump into the WWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGHH!!!!!

Yes, there is the fan-maintained
Return of Reckoning, but it doesn't have the same feel. I dunno. If I can get it to work on Linux, I may just peek in to see what's going on.

But, man...those Phoenix Throne days....
🥲

https://youtu.be/i07CVuCKHB0

#mmo #mmorpgs #pcgaming #warhammeronline #waaaaaagh #warhammerfantasy #greenskins #orcs #goblins

www.returnofreckoning.comReturn of Reckoning - Index

Hi! I'm SecretPeriwinkle (Peri for short), a Canadian #Mikmaq #VTuber who loves gaming and creating content. I enjoy #retrogaming, #MMORPGs, #ARPGs, and #cozygames.

I've been gaming since I was 4, married a fellow gamer, and we have a little gamer too! Our #AuDHD household is always lively & fun.

When I'm not gaming, I explore my creative side as an #indieauthor, graphic designer & #photographer, and I dabble in #programming and cybersecurity research.

So @nimgimli put it in my head, all Inception-like, that WoW might be nice to visit, but it's been so long that I don't even know where my characters are on server-wise, and what to expect.

I missed a few expansions, so that's a lot of ground to cover optionally, and I don't know how to return.

I was thinking of resurrecting my Hunter, which I started the game as.

HELP!

#WorldofWarcraft

So over on the private AggroChat slack, there is this entire thread that sprung up that was largely demonizing the process of leveling in #MMORPGs. So this morning I wrote a post in defense of leveling, and I get that it is weird that I wrote a response to something that none of you will ever see... but alas that is what happened.

The Defense of Leveling
aggronaut.com/2024/08/31/the-d

Tales of the Aggronaut · The Defense of Leveling - Tales of the AggronautThis is going to be a weird post that is a response to a thread that most of you will never see... but alas I am still going to write it.

Watching a YouTube video about #MMORPGs and heard the following:
“And how can you successfully monetize this genre without destroying it in a world where corporations, game developers, and honestly the average person is rather greedy? But before that, thank you to this video’s sponsor: Raid Shadow Legends”

TESO turns 10 and you should be playing it | VG247

There are four MMORPGs that I've put time and money into (five if you count one from years ago): Guild Wars which was supplanted by Guild Wars 2, Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, and The Elder Scrolls Online.
TESO is the only one with official controller support, the only one I can easily play on my SteamDeck. This article talks a bit about its staying power and many of the things that differentiate it from the others.
If I had to pick one MMORPG, it would be Guild Wars 2. But if I had to pick another, it might be TESO.

VG247 · As The Elder Scrolls Online turns 10, here's why you should be playing Bethesda's overlooked Skyrim follow-upBy Fran Ruiz
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For a decade, I had a side hustle writing about games. For money. I travelled across Europe for it, and had incredible experiences.

But it was still a 2nd job, on top of my main job. And because I mostly wrote about #MMORPGs, that meant I usually had a third job in-game grinding away with whatever busywork was needed.

My son was born four years ago, and the last event I covered was the #FFXIV FanFest in Paris.

And then we had the Covid pandemic. And I’ve barely played a video game since.

Had to switch my Mastodon instance, so here we are again with the #introduction.

Hello everyone! My name is Nilvarcus, and I'm a wannabe #contentcreator from Finland. I mostly create gaming content on #YouTube, focusing on #MMORPGs, #FPS games, #horror games, and #roguelike games. I run my own small cult called Minions of Darkness. My other hobbies include watching #TV shows, #movies, and #anime, as well as taking walks outside while listening to #blackmetal.

Introductory post, you say?
Well, I'm selling my unholy powers of design and illustration in the boardgame sector, but in my sparetime I'm nurturing my hyperfixations on #Warhammer (#horusheresy, #EmperorsChildren, #WordBearers, #Salamanders), #StarWars (especially #CloneWars and oldschool #Mandalorians) and #TTRPGs and #pnp (#Storyteller #WorldOfDarkness #dnd #DSA). I love #MMORPGs - especially #ElderScrollsOnline and #worldofwarcraft
Languages: DE, EN, FR
#Queer #Ace