Line of sight plays an important role in modern MMO's.  If you're an old bastard like me, you probably remember running around in Ultima Online, spamming "Corp Por" and shooting lightning up the various orifices of your opponents through trees and walls and fences.  But for the past several mmo's that have come out (and by several I mean every single one that was 3D), LOS has been important.  It determines how you fight an enemy.  It defines where you can stand to heal your party and where you can stand to let the buggers all die a horrible death.  It's a nice little piece of code that helps with immersion (after all, how can one shoot arrows through five feet of brick in real life?).…  More

It's common knowledge that certain races and classes in mmo's attract idiots.  You know what I mean, most of you played WoW.  How many times did you see a Night Elf hunter named "Leagolas" or "Leegolas" in a battleground, and how many times did he turn out to be completely retarded?  Probably more times than you can count on your fingers and toes. 

But it was to be expected.  World of Warcraft released during the Lord of the Rings craze, and everyone waned to be a hero just like those in th…  More

Mark Jacobs, Co-Founder, General Manager and VP of Mythic has decided that it's up to him to rid the world of the scourge of gold sellers.  You may have seen some screenshots of the messages sent by GMs to players upon banning farmers or spammers (some of which seriously make me wonder if Mythic pays writers to sit there and help their GM's speak in character), and they're amusing for sure.

Jacobs, however seems to be past pretty words, and in a recent blog post he drew a line in the sand.  "Fo…  More