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 …
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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 Raiding is obsolete only if you want to look good in your welfare epics.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 …
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 …
Patch day for WoW – 3.3 Edition
World of Warcraft players were treated to patch 3.3 today, entitled Fall of the Lich King. The patch promised to bring a lot of great stuff, including three new 5-man dungeons, a new raid, and the new cross server LFG tool. Unfortunately, it’s patch day and that means none of it works. Well, I take …
Storytelling in MMOs – What went wrong?
When I look at the MMOs I play, I see games with rich lore and epic storylines that we help to develop. Since many of these games try to simulate virtual worlds, there’s a lot of potential for some truly memorable moments in our gaming lives. Yet, when it comes to memories directly related to …
I like to name my pets
I like being able to name things and I don’t understand why more games don’t let you do it. As I was playing LotRO yesterday, I noticed that I now have the option to name my mount. Hm… I thought. I’ll name her Faria, because my dwarf would ride a mare. I didn’t put much …
My gaming outlook – FE and LotRO back in the roster
Hey gang! Sorry for the lack of updates this week. It’s been hectic with the holidays, as I’m sure it’s been for all of you too. I haven’t been absent from my computer, however. Writing this blog and doing the new podcast gives me a great excuse to spend time in-game, which I do, as …
Aion: … wow, just wow.
Have you guys had a chance to see the new Aion Vision trailer? NCsoft is touting this youtube video as the future of Aion and, if it all plays out, there’s a lot of hope for the game. I mean, really. They’re taking things to the next level. Here, have a look. Here’s the TL;DR …
The last refuges of elitism
As people, I think we’re prone to judgment of one another. I mean, think about it, we judge people all the time. In the supermarket, at school, at work, we’re prone to appraising our fellow man. It’s not always in the snouty, look down your nose, kind of way. If for nothing else, we do …
