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Vanguard Review - He Said, She Said

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2008-03-03 11:31:38 by Editor in VirginWorlds Blog
...grindy (like Lucent farming), or overcamped (Hegnarian). The addition of Trickster's Haven was a nice fun dungeon for the low 40s, but overall, the last 10 levels are a real test of endurance. Ironically, a common complaint heard from Vanguard players is that there is too much content at the lower levels, and it's impossible to do most of it...
 
Tags: vanguard, vanguard players, vanguard podcast, vanguard team offices, vanguard team, plague vanguard, vanguard unique, game, game stable
 
 
 
 
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West Karana: EQ: The Serpent Spine and Why I Hate the Grind

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2008-04-13 02:10:40 by Editor in VirginWorlds MMO News
...grindy part of the game comes, I quit. I refuse to support that kind of stupid game mechanic and if everyone protested the grind by quitting the game, then devs would see the light. Its a game. Its SUPPOSED to be fun. I only spent a very little time grinding in EQ. I lacked in AAs and gear but I always had fun. When it stopped being fun ta...
 
Tags: game, stupid game mechanic, quit eq2, quit, fun, play, west karana, necro fairly regularly, eq1 alts
 
 
 
 
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Beta Impressions Part 2 (Specific Positives and Negatives)

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2008-08-20 01:18:52 by Snafzg in The Greenskin
 
...grindy because solo players will only be able to complete stage 1, and then have to wait for the PQ to reset because they arent powerful enough to continue. Theyll also miss out on all the lottery items and additional XP rewards because theyll never progress past stage 3. Adversely, PQs also become grindy when you have more people around than...
 
Tags: capital city, capital city siege, city, inevitable city, city cuts, beta impressions, city model, game, game design
 
 
 
 
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Warhammer Online Leveling Guide - Appendix

2008-08-22 16:48:34 by Snafzg in The Greenskin
 
...grindy over time. Stage 2 can usually be completed solo or with a small group of two or three allies. Stage 3 needs at least one balanced group to complete. You receive additional XP and influence bonuses for each stage you complete Completing public quests nets you a fair bit of XP due to all the mobs youre grinding, as well as decent gear...
 
Tags: normal quests, normal quests nets, quests, reconnaissance quests, loot, loot rewards, public quests nets, public quests, rank
 
 
 
 
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Happy Birthday, Burning Crusade!

2008-01-16 07:57:00 by Tobold in Tobold's MMORPG Blog
 
...grindy (unless you hate instances). The number of possible 5-man instances to go to was larger. And if those 5-man instances got too easy for you, you could always visit them in heroic mode for better rewards. Subsequent patches added daily quests, which made farming money feel less like a treadmill and more fun. Crafting at level 70 was more...
 
Tags: crusade, crusade raid endgame, raid, core raid, level, single level, 10-man raid dungeon, level raids, endgame
 
 
 
 
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COLUMN: @Play: Angband - At Last!

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2008-01-19 00:00:18 by John Harris in GameSetWatch
...grindy for my tastes, like most MMORPGs), but Angband is perhaps the purest representation of roguelike tactics in any game. Later on we'll have a look at some of its variants, many of them rich games in their own right Links The Angband Newbie Guide
 
Tags: equivalent nethack player, player, player returns, max-level player, player delves deeper, angband player, player receives, nethack player, nethack
 
 
 
 
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Where to go...

2008-02-13 11:01:00 by Bildo in The Ramblings of a Bildo
 
...grindy for my tastes, and that leveling took a horridly long time... how much is the new speed really increasing the leveling pace? I want to make progression, not stagnate Everquest 2 . This game is one I've tried over a half-dozen times to fall in love with. But what happens is that like any normal dating scenario, for the first couple...
 
Tags: couple weeks, solid couple weeks, game, temp game, past week, couple, game loses, week, time
 
 
 
 
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Venturing Out Into the Murky Waters of Free-to-Play

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2008-03-17 18:27:00 by Cameron Sorden in Random Battle
...grindy. After a little research, I found out you cant even get quests until youve proven yourself by getting to level 7 through slaughtering bats around the starting town. That, plus a lack of direction, immediately turned me off of what could have otherwise been an interesting game. Of course, both of these games held to the same, classic,...
 
Tags: play, free-to-play imports, play game, free, game, aaa game, free-to-play mmogs, game experience, time
 
 
 
 
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Nintendo Wii Classic Controller Alternatives

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2008-04-10 23:26:00 by Daniel in DP's Gamer Blog:: Mighty Pirate!
...grindy feel of the N64s. The N64 controller essentially has three main buttons (A,B and Z) which translates well onto the Gamecubes 4 face buttons. The only disadvantage for N64 games may be the Gamecubes shoulder triggers. The N64s triggers are soft and light, conversely the Gamecubes triggers are large and springy. This nuisance depends on...
 
Tags: arcade sticks, wii arcade sticks, ps2 arcade sticks, controller, games, sticks, retro games, n64 games, gamecubes
 
 
 
 
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Tobold's MMORPG Blog: Difficulty and rewards of Wrath of the Lich King

2008-04-23 06:50:48 by Editor in VirginWorlds MMO News
 
...grindy gear upgrade now is equivalent to skipping exciting new content later
 
Tags: grindy gear upgrade, gear upgrade