Onlife 44: A New Battlefield DateTime:2/8/2012 6:43:36 PM
And we're back. It's probably been long enough that you don't even remember Onlife, GameSpy's bi-weekly MMO column, and that's understandable. Games that iterate ever-so-slightly on the form are on the verge of release (Warhammer Online), while others that promise to give it a whole new lease on life are just a little further off (The Agency, Star Trek Online). In short, there's no shortage of substantive topics that beg for commentary.But since we thrive on continuity, we're going to pick up right where we left off (number 44; check out the archives), and pretend the hiatus never actually happened. Why? Because this is probably the best time in history to relaunch a dormant MMO column. Buy cheap wow gold here !
Which will probably make you wonder why I'm talking about Battlefield Heroes -- not nearly an MMO by most anyone's reckoning -- in Onlife's inaugural lite-relaunch installment. My justification is that it's probably more MMO-ish than you think, which as a result will make it susceptible to some of the ruts and snags we associate with those sorts of games. By the same token, even in its current pre-open-beta-state, Battlefield Heroes depicts one probable alternate future for what we call MMOs -- a game that is undeniably rooted in the world of competitive shooters, but governed by MMO mechanics like ability-cooldowns, level progression, and the like. You can buy cheap wow gold here ,we have cheap wow gold for sale !
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