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Camelot Patch Notes

Straight from the Camelot Herald: =================================== Dark Age of Camelot Test Version 1.67i Release Notes January 9, 2004 =================================== NEW THINGS AND BUG FIXES – We’ve changed the way Pulsing Blade Turn stacks for Wardens, Theurgists, and Runemasters to prevent…

Camelot Hot Fixes

Straight from the Camelot Herald: NEW THINGS AND BUG FIXES Sphere of Rejuvenation and Font of Power have been temporarily changed to prevent the stacking of multiple wards. Even though we can’t set up the permanent change today, we believe…

Star Wars Galaxies Wins Best Atmosphere in an MMORPG

RPGDot has announced the winner of their “Best Atmosphere in an MMORPG” for 2003, and the award goes to Star Wars Galaxies. A snippet: There’s something to be said about familiarity, and SWG’s atmospheric environments were good enough to make…

Gothic II Wins Best Atmosphere in an RPG

RPGDot has announced the winner of their “Best Atmosphere in an RPG” for 2003, and the award goes to Gothic II. A snippet: The unique atmosphere which was at the core of what made the first game in the Gothic…

Computer RPGs and Tabletop RPGs

Jotun from Mythica Headquarters has written a new article in which he compares the “role-playing” aspect of both CRPGs and tabletop RPGs. Here’s a bit to get you started: To a great extent, the appearance that one is role-playing in…

Anonymity in Middle-Earth Online

The official Middle-Earth Online website has been updated with a new letter from the development team concerning anonymity in the MMORPG. Does it ruin the role-playing aspect if a player is able to see another player’s full statistics? Here’s a…

Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel Review

XboxAddict has posted a review of Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel, giving the action RPG an overall score of 2.5 Check it out: I’m sure some may like Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel, but for me it was dejavu. Been there done…

Beyond Divinity Peek of the Week #21

The twenty-first installment of RPGVault’s “Peek of the Week” feature for the upcoming Divine Divinity sequel is now available. This time, Larian’s Marian Arnold talks about character icons. Check it out: The first thing a CRPG player usually does when…

BioWare Community Passes The 1.5 Million Mark

Straight from my inbox: BioWare fan community soars to new heights Recent success drives community membership to more than 1.5 million users EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada January 9, 2004 BioWare Corp. today released new growth statistics for the official BioWare Community,…

Beyond Divinity Preview

Silver Crossroads has put together a preview of Beyond Divinity, the upcoming Divine Divinity sequel. A snippet: Even the Divinity engine has been upgraded and enhanced in Beyond Divinity to offer more better and new features. The updated graphics engine…