Hi Guys, This is a special episode of The Multiverse in a few ways. First and foremost, as of this show, we are officially unveiling the new Vagary sub-site, Rift Watchers. As you can tell by the name, we’ll be watching all the developments with Rift and bringing them to you in fansite-blog format. Our …
Category Archive: a. MMORPG
The End of (Character) Privacy
I have a question for you all: how differently would you act if everyone suddenly knew your whole list of characters; if every forum post, every item loot, every auction listing could suddenly be tracked back to you? If you’re like me, in that you are you no matter WHAT skin you wear, the answer …
Mount Hyjal: Like Stepping Into The Past (and Other Day One Cata Impressions)
As you all know, Cataclysm released yesterday and let the masses finally get a taste of the new 80-85 game. I didn’t try logging in last night, even WITH the digital download, since it would have been 3AM here and probably queued to boot. I took the day off and logged in at noon, queue-free, …
The Multiverse – Episode #32: “A Turkey’s Guide to Immersion”
Hi Everyone, After a prolonged break, we are back with Episode 32, A Turkey’s Guide to Immersion. Kind of a funny title, but it is, of course, to give credit to Mr. Beau Hindman Turkey who invented them some years back in Vanguard. At the time, they were the guide for the Immersion Project, which …
Square Enix Accounts Compromised?
I just checked my email to find a rather alarming message from Square Enix. I almost skipped it, as it came from “autoinfo_us,” but thankfully I read the subject line “Important Information Regarding Your Square Enix Account” before heading out for the day. The email said this: Thank you for your continued support of the Square Enix …
The Beta Philosophy Behind Rift
As my interest in Rift has been growing, I’ve become much more curious on the creative minds behind Rift. Even if you don’t buy the concept (and why wouldn’t you?), you have to appreciate the sheer amount of experience this team brings to the table. So, last night I Googled Scott Hartsman Studio GM and …
A Time Traveler Returns From 2013
Well, wasn’t that an interesting trip. Excuse me while I dust off the time-o-copter. Yes, yes, you’d think simple blades wouldn’t collect so much dust but, well, it’s not like they get used for much, anyhow. So, you’re probably wondering, “what’s 2013 like, Time-O?” and I’m here to tell you. Barack Obama, you say? No, …
Why Pilgrim’s Bounty Was One Of The Best Holiday’s This Year
Over the last couple of days, I’ve spent more time in WoW than I’d planned. Saturday night, actually, I kept myself up until the wee hours of the morning. No, I wasn’t frantically grinding quests or exploring or vainly trying to master my new troll druid (this healing business is totally new territory for me). …
FFXIV’s November Patch a Big Step In The Right Direction
Thanksgiving marked the launch of FFXIV’s first big patch. I’ve yet to get in the game to try it out – I’ll be patching overnight – but it looks like they’ve addressed a lot of the big things players have complained about. This is very much a quality of life patch; the only new content …
WoW: A Free Day Brings Shattered Thoughts
After hearing Scary mention that he was offered seven free days on his WoW account, I decided to check in myself. For some reason, I didn’t receive any email offering the time but I was able to redeem the time just by going to the WoW section of my Battle.net account. Thanks Blizzard! The perfect …
