Folks against gold buying have what seems to be the strongest argument supporting their cause yet. From the New York Times (and linked to Kotaku since NYT requires an account), news breaks that Kim Jong-Il has been sending the country’s PC elite into the MMO world to pave the way for gold-farming bots. On Thursday …
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The Multiverse – Season 02 Episode 08 – “Milk Them Mode”
Hey Gang, It’s been an interesting set of weeks and we thank you for sticking with us and awaiting this episode! Adam and I have our travel behind us, so we came together Saturday to talk about the utter WEALTH of MMO news that’s cropped up this last month. On the docket today: RIFT’s state …
My Experimental Interview with Trion and The Electric Steam Sale Experiment
Happy Friday, folks. Today looks to be a beautiful day going into a great weekend. I’m a bit excited for tomorrow, actually. I’ll be doing a special podcast with the community team at Trion. What makes that even more exciting – or nerve-wracking – is that I’m going to be doing an experimental episode with …
Appreciating RIFT’s Single-Server (and Long) Dungeon Queue
I find groups in RIFT to be very tolerant. I think that’s probably because the queue to join those groups tends to be long in comparison to, say, WoW. As I’m still gearing up towards 150 focus (a stat mainly available on T2 level gear and craftables), I find myself constantly in queue. At any …
A follow-up to yesterday’s post
I came back today and prepared to respond to the comments from the last post. Maybe it’s better if I answer those comments here, in a post of its own, to better explain my opinion. I’d like to make one thing clear from the get-go, though, my post is a direct response to the complaints …
To the defenders of the $60 monocle
If you’ve been following the news this last week, you’ve probably noticed that there’s a bit of an uproar stirring in the EVE community. Like all great uproars, it’s spilled out into the greater MMO world of pundits and players, with most falling solidly on the side of the consumer: $60 monocles are bad, mmkay? …
On joining the games industry
There was a portion of my life where I was certain I’d be a computer programmer. Well, not really a programmer, more like the guy who hooks computers together; a networking guy; the dude with the wire closet. That didn’t pan out, however, but giving it the Old College Try™ did yield certain benefits. Out …
Looking back at the journey, 1-50 [RIFT]
Last night, I stayed up late (and consequently overslept) to finish something I started on just over three months ago. I dinged level 50 in RIFT. This wouldn’t normally be an occasion since most of the world has already been 50 for a month or two, but there’s something we need to understand: It is …
The Multiverse – Season 02 Episode 07 – “A Game of Bones”
Hallelujah! It’s 91 degrees in New York and we’re turning the heat up even higher with this episode of the Multiverse. This week we’re joined by our friend Gavin of Flex Your Geek, Rift Watchers, and, of course, Vagary TV! We have a great time talking about the week’s news, which includes Cryptic moving to …
The Multiverse – Season 02 Episode 06 – “Bone Dragons and Furry Things”
Hey Gang, This episode was a blast to record! Both Adam and I feel that it’s our best one yet. In it, we discuss a multitude of things. Including: The return of SOE! And why Adam and I disagree on the nature of Anonymous. How expert dungeons have changed in RIFT and why you might …
