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Bringing Back Free Play

Published on July 28, 2012 by in Andras, Free Play, Free Play Podcast, Gaming, MMO, MMOG, Podcast, Riknas

Do you remember the Free Play Podcast? You know, the funny yet informative show that Riknas, Andras, and Joe did? The podcast where every week they would get together and review a F2P MMOG? Yes? Good for you! Wait, you … Continue reading →

 
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Now Playing: Dark Souls

Published on July 23, 2012 by in Dark souls, Demon's Souls, Donovan, Gaming, Riknas, xbox live

Hey everyone. I know I haven’t posted in a while. It is my fault, I must confess. My posting schedule will remain erratic for a while, but it should start leveling out tomorrow. In the mean time, let me point … Continue reading →

 
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I Have A Name

Published on July 20, 2012 by in Links, Riknas, Riknas Rants, Typo, Typos

It’s Joshua “Riknas”. You can use Joshua, or you can use Riknas. If you really feel like it, you can use them together like a title or even alternate between the two every time you decide to mention me. My … Continue reading →

 
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Bio Broken

Published on July 18, 2012 by in Blogging, Gaming, Guest Post, MMO, MMOG, Mobile MMO, mobile revolution, portable, Riknas, smart phone, smart phones, Technology, The Mobile Revolution

Honestly, I can’t think of a way to work the title into something kind of clever, but it sounded kind of cool to me. That said, today Syp of Biobreak put up a guest post I wrote about The Mobile … Continue reading →

 
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Free Play Reviews: Dungeon Runners

Published on July 13, 2012 by in Archive, dungeon runner, Dungeon Runners, Free Play, Gaming, MMO, MMOG, MMORPG, NCsoft, Optional Subscription, Reviews, Riknas

By NCsoft. Welcome to another issue of Free Play! This is Riknas once again, and we’ll be going back to NCsoft once more, with their first F2P title, Dungeon Runners. Getting Started So, as you might have guessed (by the … Continue reading →

 
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Free Play Reviews: Exteel (Archive)

Published on July 12, 2012 by in Archive, arena game, Exteel, F2P, Free Play, Gaming, giant robot, micro transactions, NCsoft, pvp, Reviews, Riknas, RMT, role playing games

Hello folks, Riknas here, and I’d like to introduce to all of you, the Free Play Blog. You see, in the opinion of many, MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games) are what we could classify as, “Pretty cool” because … Continue reading →

 
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Fighting The Secret War

Published on July 11, 2012 by in Funcom, MMO, MMOG, MMORPG, Riknas, The Secret World, TSW

Riknas, signing off! ….Wait, that’s not how a post goes! Hey again everyone. Today I wanted to talk about some of the comments people have made specifically about combat in The Secret World. A fair number of commenters and bloggers … Continue reading →

 
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Free Play Reviews: Bloodline Champions

Published on July 8, 2012 by in arena game, Bloodline Champions, Free Play, Funcom, Gaming, pvp, Reviews, Riknas, Stunlock Studios

By Stunlock Studios. Published by Funcom. Hello and welcome to another issue of Free Play. It’s actually been a couple years since the Free Play Podcast, and it’s been even longer since the Free Play Blog. But dealing with hard … Continue reading →

 
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Roleplayers: Bloggers Hate You

Published on July 5, 2012 by in cosplayer, Gaming, MMO, MMORPG, MMORPG.com, mmos, Riknas, Roleplay, Roleplayer

At least, that’s the vibe that I’ve been getting for a while now. People don’t like talking about roleplaying. Fair enough, it’s not exactly something that you can mention in casual conversation when you meet someone at the gym, it’s … Continue reading →

 
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Today Is The Day

Published on July 4, 2012 by in Funcom, Gaming, Riknas, The Secret World

Good news internet, The Secret World has finally been released. Although I’ve been playing for a few days with the pre-order early access, only today did I get the chance to hold the physical copy in my hands. I thought … Continue reading →

 
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An End To The Archive

Published on July 1, 2012 by in Archive, Riknas, Riknas Rants

Hello everyone. Today I would like to announce the end of my archive posts. Although I said I would only use them for “rainy days”, I found that I just didn’t like having a huge backlog of posts available, and … Continue reading →

 
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Making it stick: Guilds (Archive)

Published on July 1, 2012 by in Age of Conan, Archive, City of Heroes, Darkfall, Gaming, Guild, Guilds, MMO, MMOG, Riknas

This image isn’t directly related, but it looks cool doesn’t it? The topic has been tackled many a time before, but I figure it is worth mentioning once more. That said, let’s take a look at guilds. In Champions and … Continue reading →

 
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Fit The Part: Feeling Like A Hero (Archive)

Published on July 1, 2012 by in Archive, Article, Champions, Champions Online, City Of, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Cryptic, Gaming, MMO, MMOG, MMORPG, Riknas

((This archive post has been edited with new images and  change of sentence content)) Now, it is a rare occasion indeed where I feel so compelled as to let people know what I’m doing in terms of gaming. Because to … Continue reading →

 
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What’s a Nerdy Bookah?

Published on June 29, 2012 by in Gaming, Guest Post, MMO, MMOG, Mobile MMO, Nerdy Bookah, Riknas, Riknas Rants

Really guys, I can’t figure it out. I mean, I get what it means to be nerdy, sure. But what’s a Bookah? Is it even supposed to be capitalized every time? Is it just “bookah”? My first thought is, “Well, … Continue reading →

 
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iCan’t Wait (Archive)

Published on June 27, 2012 by in Archive, era of eidolon, Gaming, phone interface, Pocket Legends, Riknas, Riknas Rants, Technology

Hello again Internet, it’s been too long my friend. It’s Riknas again, and I actually have something worthwhile mentioning, unbelievable as it is. While some people say otherwise, it’s a little known fact that Pocket Legends isn’t actually the first … Continue reading →

 
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Land As Far As The Eye Can Sea (Archive)

Published on June 26, 2012 by in agon, Archive, Aventurine, Beau, dark fall, Darkfall, Gaming, Pirates Of The Burning Sea, Riknas, Sea, sea sickness, Water

Hey guys. You wanna chat? If yes, you probably should go talk to someone, because these paragraphs, although they say a lot, never let you get a word in edgewise (In other news, I’m still not that funny). Poor humor … Continue reading →

 
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Community: You’re Doing It Wrong (Archive)

Published on June 25, 2012 by in Archive, Article, bioware, community, Doing it wrong, game companies, Gaming, Halo Waypoint, Riknas, U Play, Ubisoft

My father once told me, if I have nothing to say, I should not bother saying anything at all. However, this is also the same person who told me to go play in traffic, so I’ve since decided that his … Continue reading →

 
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Free Play Reviews: Shaiya (Archive)

Published on June 24, 2012 by in aeria games, Archive, Free Play, Gaming, MMO, MMOG, MMORPG, Review, Riknas, Shaiya

Shaiya by Aeria Games Well damn, number nine and we’re still here. Hard to believe it’s already been two months huh? Although some say that people will pay more for better quality, Andras and I will stay here to demand … Continue reading →

 
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Free Play Reviews: Dofus (Archive)

Published on June 23, 2012 by in Ankama, Archive, Dofus, Free Play, MMO, MMOG, MMORPG, Review, Riknas

Hey guys, Riknas again, if you didn’t pick up on it from the title, this week I’m covering Dofus by Ankama. Take a seat, and enjoy (Or try, at least.) The Story This game takes World of Warcraft’s accessibility to … Continue reading →

 
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Credit Where It’s Due (Part 1)

Published on June 8, 2012 by in Articles, MMO, MMOG, MMORPG, NCsoft, Riknas, SOE, The Agency

Good afternoon, readers. Or good evening if you’re reading this rather late. Of course, “Good morning” might be more appropriate for some of you. And for those of you reading this at 2:30 AM, I recommend you simply stop reading … Continue reading →

 
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