The MMORPG Gamers Handbook

Kody — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:33:59 GMT

We have a very special treat for everyone going into this weekend. We were recently contacted by an MMORPG veteran of nearly nine years -- Musse Dolk -- who wished to upload a project he's created during his time in Game Design School. It's a compilation of gaming knowledge from his experiences playing MMORPGs, and we're delighted to host it here on Curse.com so that everyone can take a look, and maybe even learn something new!

The book, titled "The MMORPG Gamers Handbook," is a very informative piece for players new to MMORPGs, and we highly suggest taking a look if you've just gotten started in World of Warcraft, Age of Conan, or any other of the plethora of MMOs available on the market. Regardless of the game you're playing, Musse Dolk's book will no doubt have something relevant to it contained within.

The spoilers out there all offer great help on advancement. But for the most part they do not give general advice on how to play efficiently together with other players. That is where this book comes in. It is not supposed to be a replacement for any other guide out there. Instead, it supplements them by giving players general guidelines to follow that should be suitable for most MMORPG’s out there. This book will point out the most effective practices of team play and steer you away from potentially dangerous ones. It will be a knowledgeable hand to guide you along the way and help you quickly become an experienced MMORPG player.

Head over to The MMORPG Gamers Handbook here on Curse to download it!

So you wanna be a pro video game player?

Kody — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 02:17:31 GMT

ESPN.com's Page 2 released an excellent article today written by Patrick Hruby. It's not your typical sports article, though. This one looks into the life of competitive gamers and how this up and coming e-Sport is beginning to garner a lot of attention - not just from sponsors and the press - but from fans as well.

Patrick Hruby wrote:

Fingertips on plastic. Angry cicadas. Hundreds of gamers jabbing hundreds of buttons, slack-jawed, unblinking, faces damn near pressed to the glass, all jockeying to become the very best "Halo 2" players on the planet, watched in turn by what seems like -- wait, what is -- a couple thousand fans. This is Major League Gaming's Chicago tournament, the latest stop in an eight-month, six-event season, host to 16 professional teams and dozens of semipro and amateur wannabes. And no, that's not a misprint.

The fact that competitive gaming has come this far so fast is impressive. The country's top Halo 2 player has a contract worth $250,000 a year - to play games - and has even founded his own business where he trains would-be Halo players, showing them the ropes for the cool price of $115 an hour. The number of clients he tutors has reached over 1,000 people and even includes such notables as New Jersey Nets forward Richard Jefferson.

Patrick Hruby wrote:

Poor coaches Final Boss, which brings us to our next point: Pro gamers have coaches. And game plans. They scout opponents by watching film. They even hold NFL preseason-style scrimmages -- hence the two kids, Justin and Lester, playing "Halo 2" on two of the half-dozen flickering televisions lining each side of the room. They're members of 5K, one of MLG's up-and-coming squads, here to give Final Boss some quality practice. And also crash on the couch.

It's a lengthy article, but it's very much worth the read if you're interested in finding out more about the life of a pro gamer. Head over to So you wanna be a pro video game player? to read more.

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The MMORPG Gamers Handbook

So you wanna be a pro video game player?