The learning curve was very steep and you could easily see a discrepancy between those with prior arena PvP experience and knowledge, and those new to this style.

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Vindictus was brought to my attention by a friend who was obsessed with Mabinogi and could not wait for Nexon's newest hit, Vindictus, to be released. Nearly all of the buzz I saw was positive, surrounding Vindictus with a cloud of hype that made it win some pretty large awards so far. Now, the game has been out for a decent amount of time and continues to expand, following in the footsteps of the foreign versions. I have been playing the game for awhile now, and feel that I have given it plenty of time to have an unbiased effect on myself, so here are my first impressions of the game.

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Luckily for myself, they have delivered and given a new trailer and new gameplay footage, and after catching up on all the new information and videos I am left with many strong impressions, some good and others a little harsher.

Continue reading Early Impressions on The Secret World.

Hey guys. Over the course of the next month I am going to be writing a continuing series about redesigning the MMO industry. I will take a look at prime examples of what was done correctly and what could have been improved, and discuss overall changes that the industry should be looking to make in the next few years.

Continue reading What Can Be Changed to Make the MMO Industry Produce Stronger Games.