Happy Hump Day, folks! It’s been a while since we’ve sat down to do an interview and that makes me sad. So, this past weekend, I got the chance to chat with Larisa of the Pink Pigtail Inn. We spend some time talking about bit about blogging, WoW, and the MMO genre. It was a …
One of the biggest trends to sweep MMO gaming is accessibility. It’s all about making sure everyone can do everything now. Yet, I think there’s a difference between the two. Accessible does not mean that everyone can do everything. Rather, it means that everyone has the reasonable opportunity to try. There’s a difference there, but …
This is just a quick post to let you all know about a contest my buddy Ferrel is running. As you may know, he’s a co-host on the A View From the Top podcast and an all around guild-leading guru. Well, Icarus Studios took notice and gave him a crop of free Fallen Earth account …
Wow, I’m shocked. When I read the news on Massively this morning, I had to sit and let it sink in for a minute: LotRO is going Free to Play this fall. Wow. Which was quickly followed by, how will this impact the game and what does this mean for my lifetime subscription? More importantly, …
Anyways, back to AoC. Contrary to popular thought, Age of Conan is not just a game about naked girls and jungles. There’s a fair amount of blood in there, too. More importantly, there seems to be a severe lack of pants throughout the first couple of levels. Seriously. I start the game washed up on …
Happy Monday, folks! As I mentioned on a recent episode of our podcast, I never quite felt like I gave Everquest 2 a proper chance. Several of my friends and favorite bloggers play it almost exclusively, so I’ve always felt a bit of a gap in my MMO knowledge by not having played more of …
In a recent article in The Escapist, SW:TOR designer and writing director Daniel Erickson states that he thinks most MMOs out now have no point; that they lack a story to define our actions and, thereby, amount to a series of errands on the checklist of some faceless NPC. This comment disturbs me. Have Bioware …
It has been known for awhile that SWTOR will be utilizing companion characters to aid in a players story. Visible shoulder angels and devils to help us decide or feel the consequences of our decisions a little more effectively. While at first I saw them more as interactive pets, it seems that they will be …
I think I might be missing something, crew. I simply don’t see why adding new races makes for an exciting expansion pack. This isn’t specific to WoW, either. This applies to every game that’s ever added a new race as a selling point for a new product. What is it about adding a new skin, …
