Internet, I have a problem. You make me buy things. No, no… don’t argue. You do. Just last night I noticed Belghast slipping through my window and ordering my copy of Diablo 3. And then folks like this start talking about ArcheAge and Warlords of Draenor – it’s like you have a straw right into …
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The Multiverse – Episode #30: “Return of the Schnitzel”
Happy Monday Folks! Another week, another Multiverse! This week we talked about lots of fun stuff, including: Blizzcon 2010 and how some kid broke his leg in the most embarrassing way possible Final Fantasy’s trial extension The multitudes of Halloween events LotRO F2P finally heading to Europe Main Topic: Minecraft being attacked by 4chan – …
The Multiverse – Episode #28: “Guest Starring: Beau and Leala Turkey”
Hey Gang, Episode 28! Minecraft! Turkeys! This week we were happy to be joined by Beau and Leala Turkey. You’ll recognize them both as big members of the community. Together they write the Spouse Aggro blog and podcast. Separately, Beau is a columnist for Massively and writes the Free For All and Rise and Shiny …
First Impressions of Vindictus
The following was written after the first hour of play and several more researching forums and fansites. If anything is misrepresented here, please feel free to share it in the comments below. Follow-Up: As I played the game for another hour or so this evening, I encountered an issue I’d only heard about previously. When …
LotRO’s Cash Shop and Where It Leads
Throughout the transition period, I’ve done my best to support Turbine and Lord of the Rings Online. As a lifetime subscriber, the change to freemium meant very little for me – and, still do. So, while I empathized with players terrified of what the changeover meant for them, I couldn’t exactly share their fear. That’s …
Turns Out Freemium is a Great Move!
It’s a good time to be a LotRO player. I’ll admit, I’ve been taking a break for the past couple of months, but Syp’s recent developer tour leaves me wanting to log back in (parts one and two here). When the news first dropped that the game would be switching models, there was a lot …
What Happened to LotRO – How We Arrived at Free to Play
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, …
Is DDO for me?
Since DDO is now officially Free-to-Play, my mind predictably floats towards downloading it again. I participated in the beta, if you care to call it that. Unfortunately, at the time I was also actively playing Aion and one of them had to be cut; the choice was obvious. What I did play, I liked. The …