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Archived News for January 26, 2001



EverQuest | New Forums for EQ Fans January 26, 2001
By: Mystery  
Giving the EQ Guild community what they apparently already have in no less than 10 other very popular locations, EQ Stratics has opened the new EQ Stratics Guild Forum.

I'm not taking issue with your efforts guys, I applaud your offering. I'm just taking issue with the We're unique! tone of the announcment.


Editorial | 5 Keys to a successful MMORPG, Article One January 26, 2001
By: Mystery  
Thomas Sitch, aka Dreadflame (thanks, Crossroads of Shadowbane) has spoken. Man, has he. In a proposed sequence of five essays, DF is going to let us know how he feels about coding for MMORPGs, and how this works into his development on Shadowbane. You can check out the post, and even comment on it, here.


Anarchy Online | New Developer Journal January 26, 2001
By: Mystery  
AO Vault just posted their most recent in a series of Developer Journals for Anarchy Online. In this article, they talk to Tommy Strand, Producer and Lead Designer for the product.

Tommy's got some great things


Atriarch | Scooping the IRC Chat January 26, 2001
By: Mystery  
In a wierd turn of events AT Vault scooped AT Stratics' own IRC chat with Serafina, developer for the Atriarch project. You can catch the summary of her comments in today's news update. Here's a sample:

Serafina: Soffo... yes, we already have stuff like that in the game including spinning kicks, weird punches and combos
Serafina: yeah, we got all that stuff
Serafina: The Cavolon have this cool combat move where they fly into the air and spin around like a helicopter.



Anarchy Online | CDs Shipping January 26, 2001
By: Mystery  
From Funcom:

We have now started to print the CDs for AO beta III. E-mails to the people who have been picked out for this stage of the beta and CDs will be sent out at the start of next week. This will be sent out in several batches over the next few weeks. Again, we would like to remind you that printing and sending out the material you need to start playing will take some time. This is only an update about where we are in the process at the moment.

Whoohoo!



Editorial | Netscape Users, Mea Culpa January 26, 2001
By: Mystery  
I sincerely apologize to Netscape users that may have visited the site since its inception 2 weeks ago. For some reason, I hadn't managed to look at the site, and see how silly it looked, with Netscape.

All changes to the website should now allow for the Netscape audience to see the true design -- not some hack job produced by a half-blind idiot (this doesn't disqualify me from said definition, however).


NeverWinter Nights | Big Board Update January 26, 2001
By: Mystery  
Over on the official message boards for Neverwinter Night, Bob McCabe (head of writing and design) has made a number of statements regarding the game. Here's a sample:

As for Beholders, they really are tricky, an



EverQuest | File it In: I never thought I'd see the day... January 26, 2001
By: Mystery  
According to a post on EQ Stratics, the Everquest Rathe server will be host to a rather unique event this evening:

The Keepers of Oak, Hero Assistance Night!

We will buff, heal, sow and assist, for free. This is our way of partially paying back to the community of the Rathe Server for the fun and excitement of the past 2 years, and to celebrate the future.

Where: Many zones, the Rathe Server

When: Friday January 26th, from 10pm to midnight EST

Thanks,
Brennos Oakkeep
Guild Leader, Keepers of Oak (Rathe)

I'm amazed...generous players in a game well known for its selfish fan base? Wow.



Atriarch | Proving that Media is Self-Inventing January 26, 2001
By: Mystery  
In the great tradition of media reporting on media reporting on media (like this very site), Crossroads of Atriana has posted a Community Profile Interview with a member of the Atriarch community Eyeke. What else are you going to do until the game comes out, right?


Beasts | Sabata Speaks January 26, 2001
By: Mystery  
Ever wonder what happened to this game? The website hasn't been updated for weeks, the head developer has fallen off the face of the map, and the page still lists the game in alpha mode. Well, according to the offici


Previews | The Very Last PSO Preview January 26, 2001
By: Mystery  
Daily Radar has posted what they claim to be the Very last Preview of Phantasy Star Online. They can claim this as the expected US release date for this product is within a couple of days.


RuneScape | Beer Make Og Strong! January 26, 2001
By: Mystery  
Now, if only the players emitted little hiccup and burping noises at the same time...

'Super strength Beer cheat' fixed. Today it came to my attention that by drinking huges amount of beer players were able to make themselves super strong, and then go killing everyone! This has now been fixed so Beer can only increase your strength slightly. Many thanks to the person who told me about this one. If you know of any more cheats/tricks let me know so I can fix them and make RuneScape a fair place for everyone.



Obsidan | New patch for Obsidian January 26, 2001
By: Mystery  
The latest patch for the Obsidian Chronicles MM title was released yesterday. According to the author, this patch was focused on some minor game-balance changes. You can find the technical details on the official Obsidian home page.


Editorial | Yahoo on Online Gaming January 26, 2001
By: Mystery  
Examining the online gaming market today is like make predictions on space flight and time travel from space shuttle launches. But, Yahoo feels that they can make some educated comments. I feel it's a good read, as you a get a glimpse from the outside in at the industry, but it's still no big news flash.


PlanetSide | Danny leaks a bit... January 26, 2001
By: Mystery  
Danny Han, distinguished member of the Planetside team, let it drop recently in an official planetside forum that vehicles are a lot more interesting than we thought:



Previews | Jumpgate, Again January 26, 2001
By: Mystery  
3D Action Planet, another Gamespy network site, has added their name to the lengthening list of sites deciding to post a preview of JumpGate, the new MM title from Netdevil.


Links Added for January 26, 2001:

Link Added: Fan Site : Archaean : The Complete Archaean Source
Link Added: Fan Site | Portal : BigWorld: Citizen 0 : Citizen Leck
Link Added: News : BigWorld: Citizen 0 : Bigworld HQ
Link Added: News : Atriarch : Crossroads of Atriana
Link Added: News : Atriarch : AT Vault
Link Added: News : BigWorld: Citizen 0 : Bigworld Vault
Link Added: Fan Site : Caeron 3000 : Caeron 3K
Link Added: Official : Star Wars Galaxies : Verant's Star Wars: Galaxies