That dress cost HOW MUCH !?!?!

I was set, credit card in hand, ready to resubscribe to EvE Online.

Thankfully I waited because something happened that made me rethink ever going back to EvE. People logged in and found out how much the micotransactions were for the costumes.

Turns out a Dress in EvE Online costs the same as a dress in the real world.

I don't know what CCP are thinking but this is not how you do Microtransactions. Theres a Video from blizzard where Samwise starts going on about Macrotransactions which thankfully the video is a bit of fun. It seems that CCP thought it was a good idea.

Shirts cost $25 and the eye implant is $68.

$25 for Blizzards sparkle horse or retarded lion was bad enough but at least people can see those and go ' Ooooo look at that moron. ' With EvE no one can see it because they haven't made multiplayer hotel rooms yet. 

Now people have found out that they are planning to sell ammo for real money as well as faction rep and other things.

I guess World of Darkness will be a second life that you pay to play with real world prices on clothing.

So yeah, I am no longer interested in going back to EvE online. This is problery a good thing.

City of Hero's Freedom

As I am short on time here is the link:

http://www.cityofheroes.com/news/freedom/freedom_overview.html

Sounds like City of Hero's is going free to play. Haven't had time to check up on all the details.

That's How I Play: DRAGON AGE

Possably NSWF, but its only minor. Content may offened, but its no worse than the game itself:



And if you haven't already, look up Beatdownboogie's Modern Gear 2 seriers.

Rift - The game with no rifts

I got rift at launch and found the beginning stages of the game to be one of the most enjoyable experiences in a MMO for a long time. There was a real sense of war between the planes.

Fast forward to today and I have re-subscribed and re-rolled defiant.

Before you hit the guts of the post, I was excited to play again and looked forward to it. I really did think Rift was still a good, freash and new MMO. Turns out I was being to hopeful. It is still better than the state that Warcraft is in but only just. 

Star Trek Online - New Engineering Report

This months engineering report is out and its a good one. It mainly covers the features of the next session of Star Trek Online.

A few of these new features have caught my eye:

# KDF access to most sectors
# DS9 Featured Episode
# KDF Patrol Missions in most sectors – featuring FvK OPEN PVP
# New female skirt and boot costume options

This is a klingon patch, they are getting a load of new content. The DS9 featured episode means Klingons will get to visit there soon.

The full report can be read here:

http://forums.startrekonline.com/showthread.php?t=220124

Quake Reboot and Game desgin

ID Software have announced that they are thinking of re-making Quake.

This has me excited but worried all at the same time.

Duke nukem Forever came out last week and its not the same game I enjoyed back in the mid 90's, Gone is the sense of exploration, action and fun. Instead we have the call of duty scripted, regen heath and halo weapon systems.

If they did this to Quake, I will skip over it much like I have with Duke.

I think this could turn out to be a long post, better put in a jump:

Planetside Next - Announcement at Sony Fanfeast

Finally some solid details are coming soon about Planetside Next, the reboot of the Planetside seriers.

I have my fingers crossed for Free 2 play model but still the epic awesomeness that made planetside what it was.

I'll post more details as they appear.