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Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Classes, Economy, Events, in-game, Expansions, Game mechanics, New titles, Crafting, Making money If you're looking to get a head start on the new World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, you might be a bit overwhelmed on where to start.

Filed under: Fantasy, Game mechanics, Interviews, MMO industry, PvP, Warhammer Online, PvE It's not often that an unpaid MMO blogger gets the chance to interview an MMO developer, but if anyone deserves the chance, it's Tobold.

Filed under: Sci-fi, EVE Online, Game mechanics, OpinionOne of the nicest features of EVE Online is the fact that skill progression doesn't go hand-in-hand with a monotonous grind. Rather, the game uses a time-based system of advancement.

Filed under: Events, real-world, OpinionIn the MMO genre, celebrating five years of anything is quite a feat. If you think about it, what games were you even playing five years ago? Everquest? Ultima Online? So we acknowledge that the industry is still fairly young, and blogging about it is even younger.

Filed under: Business models, MMO industry, OpinionHow much game do you need to support a monthly fee? That's a question Tobold asked in his blog, noting that there are a number of games charging for monthly subs that would be better off with alternative business models.

Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, InterviewsAh, Paris - the romance, the exquisite food, all the latest World of Warcraft information from the 2008 Blizzard Entertainment World Wide Invitational. WoW Insider is there, and are reporting back every snippet about class change and renovations, world-PvP, developer panels, and everything there is to know about Wrath of the Lich King.

Filed under: MMO industry, OpinionMassively's interview with Richard Bartle from last week has caused several tidal waves of opinion over the now-infamous line, "I've already played Warhammer. It was called World of Warcraft." by the father of the genre.

Filed under: Business models, Game mechanics, Lore, PvE, Opinion, Roleplaying We can't help but wonder what the future of MMO storylines may eventually evolve into. So many players have so many various preferences when it comes to their favorite game's plot, that it's not an issue of pleasing everyone at the same time, but what the majority wants.

Filed under: Fantasy, Age of Conan, Business models, Culture, Economy, Game mechanics, New titles, Opinion That title is a quote from the latest entry over at Tobold's blog, concerning the success of Age of Conan. He believes the combat system itself is one of the main draws of the game.

New feature here at Sweet Flag…Blogger face off interviews! I’ll be pairing off gaming/entertainment bloggers, against a series of questions. I am happy to take suggestions on future face offs & questions you ‘d like to see answered.