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Runes of Magic: Some thoughts
I downloaded and installed Runes of Magic over the weekend and it set a record with me. It set a record of being the game that lasted less than 5 minutes on my hard drive. I have never seen such a blatant copy and paste of WoW in my life. Everything from the character creation to the graphics ...
Runes of Magic: WOW, EQ2 + LOTRO Pudding
Runes of Magic: WOW, EQ2 + LOTRO Pudding
notadiary.typepad.com — What do you get when you take the most vanilla aspects of World of Warcraft, EverQuest II and Lord of the Rings Online, and roll them into a free-to-play MMO? You get Runes of Magic. And God help us, they’ve... (more) Runes of Magic: WOW, EQ2 + LOTRO Pudding
Why you should be playing Runes of Magic: Open Crafting
massively.com — "Why you should be playing ..." is a freeform column from Massively.com intended to inform you about our favorite parts of our favorite games. We want you to know why we're playing them, so you can know what to play. Runes of Magic is enjoying some ... (more) Why you should be playing Runes of Magic: Open Crafting
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A strange endorsement
Tobold's MMORPG Blog — ... But the strangest endorsement for Runes of Magic I read came from The Common Sense Gamer. Darren says he isn't playing Runes of Magic because it is exactly like World of Warcraft. Hmmmm. Exactly like World of Warcraft and free? Sounds like a winning combination to me! ...

Runes of Magic - Let Me Start Complaining
The Ancient Gaming Noob — ... I first really took note of the game Runes of Magic when Darren complained that it was a complete rip-off of World of Warcraft. ...

How Much is that Horsie in the Window?
The Ancient Gaming Noob — ... Darren has gone back to give Runes of Magic another try and seems to be more disposed to like it than he was the first time around. But then he hit a snag.  He started looking at the Real Money Transaction, or RMT, aspect of the game and did not like what he saw. Specifically, he saw that a permanent horse in the game was going for about $10 after translation from cash to virtual currency to actual Equus ferus magicus. His response was rage and shock.  And I have to admit, my initial gut reaction ...

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