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May 11th, 2008

Perfect World: Wedding bells and experience mods

Here I am waiting, albeit impatiently, for two important changes to my current online game of choice, Perfect World. Just what are these changes? Take a gander at this image posted by Level Up! Games, Philippine publisher of the game, on its website:

Meantime, I’ll go run to the nearest supermarket and grab some gamer chow. […]

By Joel -- 1 comment

December 23rd, 2007

My World: Imperfectly Perfect

I’ve been talking a great deal about Perfect World—a massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed in China by Beijing Perfect World Technology and published in my home country, the Philippines, by Level Up! Games—but haven’t really shared much about its features.
Well, here I am, preparing to rectify the oversight in a section I’ve decided to […]

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December 19th, 2007

What in a(n MMORPG) name?

Okay. So we’ve established the fact that you are a player of one or more massively multiplayer online role-playing games. What we haven’t found out, however, is who you are in-game.
No, I’m not talking about the roles you play, including whether you cross-dress as much as your character. What I’m getting at, as the title […]

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December 16th, 2007

The thrill of the hunt

Must get mind off gold … loot … power! Arrrgh! No, wait, let me explain. My apologies for the absence. Aside from the Internet conking out at the most inopportune times, most of my waking hours have been spent researching more stories for MMOtaku.
This entry’s title speaks for itself. Yes, guilty as charged. I’ve been […]

By Joel -- 1 comment

December 10th, 2007

Bad eggs and crocodile tears

I’m pissed. I’m fresh out of an argument with a clanmate in Perfect World Philippines’ Tiger Server, and it has left me seething and craving for blood. So what does this fight have to do with Asian MMOs? A lot.
Let’s talk about bad eggs for starters. Every group has them. Having them around can’t be […]

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December 9th, 2007

A sense of community

I can’t generalize, I know, but I just can’t help but feel that players in Asian MMOs gel better than those playing Western MMOs or Asian-made MMOs in Western markets.
Of course, I’m only basing my assumption on perception—that is, what I see and hear. I do know, however, that communities that spring up from MMOs […]

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December 2nd, 2007

Coming Soon: Kingdom of Warriors

From several previews scattered all over the worldwide web, Kingdom of Warriors, billed as one of the most anticipated MMORPGs in Asia, seems like a clone of other, already successful online games from China. At first glance, the game screams “Nothing new here, move on!” and presents nothing except gorgeous graphics to reel in gamers […]

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November 30th, 2007

Craving for a slice of Zhu Xian

After getting a taste of a good massively multiplayer online role-playing game like China-made Perfect World in the Philippines, I’m starting to wonder what my “brothers and sisters” back in the mainland are cooking up for the neighborhood and other MMO-crazy Asian countries.
A well-placed clicks have done the trick. Aha! Apparently, the folks down in […]

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