Miss out on BlizzCon last year? At the event, everyone received a Murloc card, which gives them a special treat in World of Warcraft and access to a future Blizzard game’s beta. Today, we have five of them to give away. Enter to win this prize before February 13th. Click below to enter.
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Contest: Win 1 of 5 BlizzCon Cards For Future Beta Access
Next Wednesday, January 30th, WarCry and EA Mythic will host a Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Developer Chat. This is your chance to find out the answers to questions on our Most Anticipated Game of 2008 . The chat will take place next Wednesday at 8pm Eastern. The connection details are:. When : 01/30/2008 8pm EST Where : irc.chatspike.net 6667 in #WarCouncil General chat will be available in #warcry Who : The developers of Warhammer Online Need a way in? No problem just use our Java Client or Chatspike’s IRC Client We look forward to seeing you there!
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Warhammer Online Developer Chat on January 30th
In his latest article, community columnist Sean Bulger looks at “The Site Beyond the Game”. This community management focused column looks at official sites, how different games do it and what else is out there. Every game has an official site for various reasons. The official site of a game is either an important hub of information and activity or it is simply a marketing page trying to draw players in. Or sometimes it is both, like how Sony Online Entertainment sets up their websites – the main page being a flash page used to draw players in, while also retaining forums and the Players websites. Read it all after the leap.
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Community Column: The Site Beyond the Game
Jonathan Steinhauer’s bi-weekly Monday column looks at the “level barrier” in its latest edition. Within, he examines the very concept of levels that most MMOs embrace and what’s wrong with them. Looking more into levels within games, we find that their use a broad statement of experience demands a certain rigidness of focus. Only a few rare exceptions (such as Neverwinter Nights where an adventurer can have more than one character class) allow for greater flexibility of experience. But if you were to twist character levels and actually measure real life experience, would it be absurd to find a man that is a Level 25 computer programmer, a Level 30 husband, a Level 10 bowler, and a Level 42 chef? Not at all. Read more after the leap.
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Steinhauer’s Opinion: Breaking the Level Barrier, Part 1
WarCry is proud to announce that on Wednesday January 23rd, we’ll be hosting the developers of Lord of the Rings Online live on IRC for fans of the game to get their questions in, face to face. The chat will kick off at 8:00pm Eastern (5:00pm Pacific). When : 01/23/2008 8pm EST Where : irc.chatspike.net 6667 in #WarCouncil General chat will be available in #warcry Who : The following Turbine developers will be on hand. Jeffrey Steefel (Executive Producer) Brent Schmidt (Content Lead) More to be announced… Need a way in? No problem just use our Java Client or Chatspike’s IRC Client We look forward to seeing you there!
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Lord of the Rings Online: Dev Chat On January 23rd
What began as a year in review editorial, morphed into an analysis of the evidence 2007 gave us that the subscription model was on its way out in North America and Europe. In this article, I look at the historic evidence and where things might head in 2008 and beyond. All the evidence suggests that World of Warcraft is not the harbinger of an expanded marketplace, but an aberration, a lightning strike at the right moment. Among Western audiences – as it was among Eastern audiences years ago – the subscription based MMORPG is at best on life support and more than likely on its way out the door. The one-two punch of WoW and Guild Wars in 2004 has delivered a significant blow to the prospects of any company that has the audacity to charge their subscribers a monthly fee. Guild Wars showed that a high quality experience can be free and WoW redefined what people expect for that $14.95 a month. Read more after the click.
Tonight, WarCry and SOE will team up and offer you a chance to quiz the developers of Vanguard: Saga of Heroes live on IRC. The chat starts at 8:00pm EST (5:00pm PST), full details are below: When : 12/19/2007 8pm EST Where : irc.chatspike.net 6667 in #vanguard General chat will be available in #warcry Who : The following SOE developers will be on hand. Thom “Phathom” Terrazas (Producer) Nick “Glip” Parkinson (Associate Producer) Salim “Silius” Grant (Lead Designer) Sharon “Moonlight” Morris (Senior Customer Service Manager) Ryan Elam (Director of Technology) Julie “Ellyra” Burness (Community Rep) Need a way in? No problem just use our Java Client We look forward to seeing you there!
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Vanguard Dev Chat: 8pm EST Tonight!
Just a reminder we are hosting a chat with the developers of Dungeons & Dragons Online tonight: Come join us for a dev chat this Wednesday, December 12 2007 at 8pm EST. When : 12/12/2007 8pm EST Where : irc.chatspike.net 6667 in #ddo General chat will be available in #warcry Need a way in? No problem just use our Java Client or the Chatspike Java Client So bring you questions on the new level cap, module 6, and the extra tough ones on new quests. We look forward to seeing you there. See you there!
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Reminder: DDO Dev Chat 12/12/2007
Pirates of the Burning Sea sets sail early next year, but in the meantime, Flying Lab Software and WarCry offer you the chance to sail those seas as part of their Stress Test. We have 500 Beta Keys to give away between now and November 30, 2007 for the game that lets you live the peg-legged life on land or at seas. For more information on PotBS, check out Pirates of the Burning Sea WarCry and check back regularly for our reoccurring Q&As every other Monday and our weekly screenshots on Thursdays. Click below to claim a key.
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Pirates of the Burning Sea Beta Key Giveaway, Claim One Now
