PAX East 2013 - Recap

Whoops! I've just been so busy with my last semester at college that I haven't had a lot of time to spend on my blog anymore these days. I only have one more month to go, and then I'll have plenty more time to spend posting updates, reviews and so much more!

Anyway... This month I did re-cap for OnRPG regarding their trip to Boston for PAX East 2013. Funny thing is that me and my brother went up to Boston a weekend BEFORE PAX East started. If we had taken the time to plan things out, we would have totally stuck around for PAX East. Oh well...

MMO News Week - March 11th, 2013

Another news week for Monday! I'm currently on Spring Break (even though it's still kinda freezing outside), and so I had plenty of free time on hand for this one.

I want to say that I’m sorry for not getting these news recaps out on a regular basis like I promised, mostly because I’ve just been having a lot of my time occupied by school and what not, but I assure you all that pretty soon I’ll be able to get these videos out more often so you all can start your weeks off with fresh news of all things happening in the MMO gaming world.

TERA: Rising - Review

It’s always been in the minds of gamers for years regarding whether it would be possible to create an MMORPG with satisfying combat similar to hack n’ slash action games. Titles such as Phantasy Star Online, Vindictus, Monster Hunter and many others have dabbled with this concept, but have always had a single flaw: Combat that was locked away in room-based instances and had restricted player limits.

Now the dream of a hack & slash MMORPG was realized with the release of TERA (The Exiled Realm of Aborea.) Recently, the game has gone through some hefty changes, with the most notable change being the transition from a P2P to a F2P business model. Bluehole Studios, En Masse Entertainment and Gameforge have made some bold claims with TERA’s gameplay, such as “True skilled based combat” and “Victory is determined by skill, not levels or gear.”, as if the game was made for action gamers in mind, rather than typical MMORPG players.

Just how true are these claims? Is TERA a true hack & slash MMO? After eight months of playtime, I can answer this question by saying:

“Yes and no.”

MMO News Week - 2/11/2013

Hello random people. Yes, I am still alive. Most busy with college work, as usual, but at the very least I still have time to do MMO news videos for OnRPG.

Also working on a second look review for TERA: Rising which I hope to have done by tomorrow. It's probably the most extensive review I've ever done on any game ever, so look forward to it... (or not!)

MMO News Week - 1/19/2013

Well I'm starting to get back into the swing of things in terms of news recaps for OnRPG. Hopefully I'll be able to continue recapping on a bi-weekly schedule just to keep up with what's happening in the industry.

This week: I re-cap OnRPG/MMOHut's 2012 awards and 2013 predictions, TERA (NA) transition into F2P, a review for Age of Wushu and more.