Update #1: Trying to re-up it didn’t work. I sent an email in to account support. I’ll let you know what happens. I don’t like recurring subscriptions. I just don’t, the mental weight of that extra monthly bill bothers me. So, I usually pay for a month and then cancel the subscription right there. I …
Category Archive: a. MMORPG
Big changes: tons of stats being removed and changed in WoW, hunters no longer use mana
Before I go on, take a minute and have a look at this. Coming in Cataclysm, Blizzard has plans to remove a relative crap-ton of stats from the game. When I first read this, I was pretty shocked. I mean, there’s a lot happening here, without even considering that hunters won’t have mana anymore and …
How to fix in-game events
Or, “Why in-game events don’t do it for me.” Enjoy! I’m not one of these guys that rails against in-game events. But, really, they don’t do much for me. Granted, I’ll usually poke my nose around and see what’s going on, but after a quest or two, and sometimes less, I’m out. Usually, I don’t …
The Multiverse – Episode #3: Epic Riknas
Hi Everyone, Welcome to Episode #3 of Riknas, Ferrel’s, and my pet project. We got together a little bit late this past week, so sorry about being a day late. This week, we talked about storytelling, immersion, and, yes, Epic Riknas. What is an Epic Riknas you might ask? Only the best up and coming …
Let’s talk about immersion
Ahhh…. immersion. It’s the thing most of us look for when we dive into a game. Yet, it’s also one of the most subjective we could choose to look at. Where does it start? How is it supported? And does it matter? I, for one, will say that immersion is one of the top goals …
Update: podcast, gone fishing!
Hi everyone, Finals week was an absolute killer, so I’m taking it easy here for a couple days. I haven’t disappeared totally, however, since we’re still on for recording the show tonight. Unfortunately, Syp may not be along after all on this episode due to some real life obligations. At this time of the year, …
This kind of player is no longer welcome in WoW
Courtesy of Tobold’s Blog, we have a relic of a long past age. I wonder what will happen when he finally gets that this kind of mentality is what Blizzard is working against? Raiding is obsolete only if you want to look good in your welfare epics. But, truth be told, there’s still the Battlegear …
Gaming in a time crunch
Hey guys, sorry for the lack of updates in the last couple of weeks. It’s the end of the semester at my college and that means a lot of things are coming due. When I’d rather have been writing here, I was instead writing about feminism in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. You can see where I’d …
Why I write this blog (non-gaming)
To preface this, I realize that most of you come here to read about games and games only, and that’s fine. This article is aimed at those of you who are interested in becoming writers. Blogging about anything can and does help but when you’re writing about games, sometimes it almost demands an explanation when …
Thoughts on the new 5-mans and beyond
Last night, I was lucky enough to log in to WoW and give the new 5-mans a shot. I say lucky, because, first, well, it’s the week before finals. Mostly though, because I’d still been hearing about instances not launching. It looks like that problem has been resolved though, since I was able to zone …
