Welcome to another edition of MMOre Power, a semi-regular section of MMOtaku that highlights survival necessities in the ever-changing and fast-paced world of massively multiplayer online games. In this edition of MMOre Power, let’s discuss newsletter subscriptions to your favorite online games.
I know you’re begging to ask what the big deal is with newsletter subscriptions and how they are linked to getting MMOre Power in an MMO setting. All right, let me go straight to the point. Having a subscription to the newsletter of an online game affords you special items through what publishers call “promotional codes” attached to the …read more

It’s time once again for another installment of MMOre Power, a semi-regular section of MMOtaku that highlights survival essentials in the world of massively multiplayer online games. In this edition of MMOre Power, we check out Atlantica Online and its Blessing License.
While other MMORPGs market in its item malls some trinkets that boost experience points rates, NDOORS and Atlantica Online takes it a step further with the Blessing License, which essentially works the same except for the fact that it also increases attack power or damage by 150 percent and defense by 110 percent.
These bonuses are pretty handy if you’re …read more

It’s time again for MMOre Power, a somewhat regular section of MMOtaku that highlights essentials in the world of massively multiplayer online games. In this installment, we’ll talk about Perfect World’s Upgrade Stones, better known as Mirage Celestones in Perfect World International, Immortal Stones in Perfect World Philippines and, as far as I can remember, Fairy Stones in Perfect World Malaysia-English.
Whew!
Okay, as the title implies, Mirage Celestones, Immortal Stones and Fairy Stones are one and the same, and are used to upgrade equipment, from armors to weapons to accessories. No Perfect World adventurer can live without them—that is, unless you …read more

Welcome to the second installment of MMOtaku’s new weekly topic MMOre Power, which highlights playing essentials in the world of massively multiplayer online role-playing games that aid characters in their quest for might and glory.
In this edition, we’ll talk about mules and how they can help a fledgling hero cope with the hardships of leveling in any MMORPG. By “mules,” of course, we are talking about secondary or alternative character, which act as (you guessed it!) mobile and interactive storage bins.
Here’s a brief but more detailed description of a mule character courtesy of Wikipedia:
One of the most common uses for …read more

It’s been a hectic and crazy week, what with multiple religious celebrations, power outages, connection problems, and time constraints hitting at the most inconvenient time. To make up for it, I’m launching a new series called MMOre Power, a rundown of massively multiplayer online game essentials that give your character (or characters, as in my case) that needed oomph to survive in the harsh virtual worlds.
Today, we’re featuring the Growth Vial, a powerful draught in Atlantica Online that raises a character’s attribute by five points. What? You need a potion just to raise stats in Atlantica? The answer is, “Yes.” …read more