Update: I think I did a poor job phrasing myself since people seem to be taking it differently than my intention everywhere I have this post up. What I’m asking with the post is this: do you think Blizzard’s willingness to stray from the lore is a sign that they’re willing to let things slide …
Tag Archive: World of Warcraft
Smaller zones, please
As I play more MMOs, I feel like I’m widening my horizons and discovering more about myself as a player. One of the things that I’ve found out is that I really prefer smaller and quicker to finish zones. I like to feel like I’m moving forward with my character, not only in gear, but …
Do we have a right to our characters?
I listened to the latest episode of Shut Up, We’re Talking last night and an interesting topic came up that’s too intriguing to pass on discussing. Generalizing will oversimplify the topic, so here’s a piece of the question that was asked, “is that effort [you put into your character] yours in any concrete way” and, …
Community Spotlight #2: Tobold of Tobold’s Gaming Blog
Welcome to the second edition of our Community Spotlight segment. This week is somewhat of a special treat for me and I hope for you too. Over this last week, I was able to pin down Tobold of Tobold’s Gaming Blog to answer a few questions with me. If you have any doubts about who …
My early Aion review
Aion’s been out for about a week now and people all over are posting their impressions. As a fan, I think it’s only fitting that I post mine. A little caveat before we skip the potatoes and hit the meat: I’ve played Aion for some time but I’ve yet to hit the Abyss or any …
Prediction about WoW’s armory
Within the next three months, the armory will be updated to allow you to view the status of your auctions and check your mail. Why? Because Aion has it. Nevermind that players have asked for it forever. Aion has it, so Blizzard, much like number one, will make it so. Two games that take the …
TAGN gives me two reasons
A reason not to play WoW… … and a reason to play WoW… Gotta love ye’ olde gaming noob. And penguins. Who doesn’t love a bird that wears a tuxedo?
The problem with grouping
For the longest time, I wasn’t a fan of grouping. I played solo, talked in guild chat, and was happy with only teaming up when it was time to run a dungeon. It stands in contrast to how I’d played MUDs beforehand. I had been social before and would meet up with friends I’d made …
Is it a good idea to base MMOs on books?
I updated the title to better reflect what this article is actually about. I got a few too many comments on my mirrors from people thinking I’d like all MMOs to be based on books. Given this, it’s not surprising that MMO companies have turned to books as settings for their games. The biggest one …
I can’t get no — satisfaction?
For some reason, whenever I think of that song all I can think about is Aretha Franklin belting out sock to me! (just a little bit) over and over again. It’s my little earbug from the queen of soul. Music references aside, I’ve had a strange thing happen to me this last year. I’ll be …
