Uploaded July 2012 | Updated September 2026, 14 hours ago
thegamejar.com presents Ryan's first time playing an MMO.
At Rezzed some bright spark over at TheGameJar HQ thought it would be a mighty good idea to put me on MMORPG duty. Having never of played game in this genre before the mere suggestion of getting hands-on with one of these bad boys, let alone write about one, sent thousands of tiny puss-filled noob-pwning needles up my spine. The simple truth is I am scared to write about things I don't understand, and given the well known ferocity of most online gamers being given this task was more than a little daunting. So, to put it out there, am I going to use the right terminology? - No. Why the fuck was I just running around as a fox? - I have no buggering clue. And yes I did just use the arrow keys, not WASD.
Read the full preview here thegamejar.com/2012/07/hands-on-rift
thegamejar.com presents Ryan's first time playing an MMO.
At Rezzed some bright spark over at TheGameJar HQ thought it would be a mighty good idea to put me on MMORPG duty. Having never of played game in this genre before the mere suggestion of getting hands-on with one of these bad boys, let alone write about one, sent thousands of tiny puss-filled noob-pwning needles up my spine. The simple truth is I am scared to write about things I don't understand, and given the well known ferocity of most online gamers being given this task was more than a little daunting. So, to put it out there, am I going to use the right terminology? - No. Why the fuck was I just running around as a fox? - I have no buggering clue. And yes I did just use the arrow keys, not WASD.
Read the full preview here thegamejar.com/2012/07/hands-on-rift
