Starting this Friday, Final Fantasy XI will be hosting a series of events based on the Halloween holiday pretty much like every year. As usual, they will also be bringing a new twist to the regular candy hunt and costumes.
Be sure to check it out.
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Wednesday, October 15th
Sunday, October 12th
While advances in world story are promising in the arena of PvP, the other aspects of MMOs have suffered neglect. If "the pen is mightier than the sword" then why are players only able to use swords? The answer is that the devs won't let go of the pen.
Monday, October 6th
In this week's RoleCraft, Jim Moreno looks at the options RPers have when dealing with the old MMORPG standby - the expansion pack.
Monday, September 29th
MMO worlds are stagnant. They have cardboard cutout monsters and NPCs that stand in their assigned space. Players knock the monsters down like a fantastical shooting range, but after a few minutes, the pulleys whir, the monsters stand up, and the world reverts to its static state. On a micro level where thousands of players are sharing the same game space, this is to be expected. The problem is that it also exists at a macro level and constantly echoes in the background, "This world is not real... this world is not real..."
Tuesday, September 23rd
In this week's "RoleCraft," Jim Moreno looks at the difficulties of scheduling RP events with an established group, and some of the solutions involved.
Wednesday, September 17th
Final Fantasy XI Fan Festival '08 (say THAT five times fast...) will be held in Hollywood, California on December 5-6, 2008. Grab the link and a few details after the jump.
Tuesday, September 2nd
In this week's "RoleCraft," Jim Moreno looks at different ways to roleplay with weather effects in-game.
Monday, August 18th
In this week's "RoleCraft," Jim Moreno continues his look at character alignment in MMORPGs - this time focusing on how in-game factions make characters "evil" (or not).
Monday, August 11th
In this week's examination of Clausewitz "On Gaming," Jonathan Steinhauer looks at what victory and defeat mean ... to NPC monsters.
Monday, August 4th
In this week's RoleCraft, Jim Moreno looks at the standard D&D concept of alignment, how it works in roleplaying, and how it's applied to MMORPGs.
