Alright, so we’ve had two expansions so far and we each expansion we’ve gotten a bigger and bigger gear reset. How many of you quit playing until the expansion after beating a few of the events? I know I’ve quit plenty of times thinking, “What the fuck is the point gearing up when my shit will be replaced within a few hours by a green quest item?”

Now the difference with me is that I was never a top end raider; I never had the time to commit to a raiding schedule. So I didn’t have Naxx gear the first time around to level with in Crusade, nor did I have Sunwell gear to carry me from 70 to 80. But in with each expansion the gear resets have been getting more and more severe. Top tier gear in 1.0 lasted until you raided in 2.0; and in 2.0 that gear last nearly into Naxx, but sometimes it was replaced fairly quick.

It’s going to be different with Cataclysm. The gear reset is going to be HARD. I mean hard like, “Why the fuck are you wielding Shadowmourne? Fucking noob.” If what I’ve seen and heard is accurate (4000 hps every time you ding, 400 dps 2H axes, etc.), we’re talking about top end gear being reset in the first twenty minutes. This is more severe than any time so far in the history of Warcraft because we’re talking about replacing hardmode epics here quickly. Another thing that’s different now is that everyone has decent gear now. With the advent of badges, everyone is decked out with decent item level shit. Warcraft is saturated with gear. There isn’t much of a gap these days in the haves and have-nots in terms of power compared to 4-5 years ago.

So why are you playing? If you’ve already killed Arthas, are you really interested in the dragon raid they’re putting up on the PTR? Is that really going to hold your attention?

On a side note, I wonder if purple will be the new blue and Warcraft will finally start doling out purples for quest rewards and then have raids start dumping legendaries all over the place and then introduce the red item, the artifact, for end tier bosses. That would be awesome.

Did you know that Underfoot, Everquest’s latest expansion, just released? Yes, I mean Everquest 1, as in the game that was released over a decade ago. Good for them really. Do you know anyone that still plays?

If you’re feeling a burning pain in your chest, that’s nostalgia. You can pick up this bad boy on Steam for a cool $40.00 US. If that isn’t a fucking crime, I don’t know what is. Yes please, I’d like to spend $40 on an expansion for a game that was made in the 90’s.

Do you feel left out of the loop? Or you’re just too busy, I get it. School, work, heck even a girlfriend? Most of us miss out on this type of news some time or another. I’m here to tell you all the new MMOs currently in development, even pre-beta! You can even check back at Rerollz often to see our exclusive interviews with staff from some of the upcoming titles.

So here’s your list fellow gamer. And I hope you get as excited as I do when reading about some of the games we have in store for us in the future. Today I will only list games that are gauranteed to be monthly subscription-based.

• DC Universe Online
• Star Wars: The Old Republic
  
• Star Trek Online
• Stargate Worlds
• Expansion: Lord of the Rings: The Siege of Mirkwood (dec. 2009)
• Alganon (dec. 2009)
  
• Final Fantasy XIV
• Expansion: World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
• Expansion: Age of Conan: Rise of the Godslayer
• Expansion: Everquest 2: Sentinel’s Fate
  
• Guild Wars 2 (no monthly fee, but worthy enough to mention)
  
• Global Agenda
• The Agency
• Lego Universe
• Expansion: Eve Online: Dominion
  

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City of Heroes gets ready to release their largest expansion since the launch of City of Villains in 2005.

City of Heroes Going Rogue officially opens the “mirror universe” of Praetoria and an all-new alignment system that explores the shades of gray that lie between Heroes and Villains. For the first time, Hero characters can become Villains and vice versa, enabling Heroes to cross over to the Rogue Islesâ„¢ and Villains to experience Paragon Cityâ„¢.

For more information you can find the full press release from NCsoft here.

Yesterday, Electronic Arts announced in a press release that they will be releasing an 8th expansion for the “legendary” MMOG Ultima Online in the summer of 2009.

“Stygian Abyss revolves around the introduction of the playable Gargoyle race. Since taking center stage in the original Ultima series, Gargoyles have been a fascinating part of the Ultima story – now, Ultima Online players can enjoy Gargoyles firsthand, with a variety of unique skills, including Throwing, Imbuing and Mysticism.”

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Nanyea of Castlerealm recently sat down with Craig Morrison, Game Director, to discuss the latest issues and developments for the MMORPG Age of Conan. Age of Conan was released last year and started off with a rush of potential subscriptions with a large influx of box sales. Unfortunately the game proved to be unfinished, riddled with bugs, and completely unpolished. Age of Conan saw a sharp decrease in subscription renewals after the first few months.

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