I’ve been working away in London again. I had Wi-Fi so could have posted but, if I’m honest, I didn’t feel like it. I didn’t play MCPE or SC once, not once. What this shows me is that I’m still bored with MCPE and the horsey update for SC just hasn’t grabbed me. I didn’t […]
The Burro is Back!
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Weekend Discussion: Old MMO Mechanics That Should Be Revived
By now, most of us have tried at least one MMO. The entire genre has grown dramatically over the last two decades, and now rests as one of the most important and one of the more popular genres on PC. That doesn’t mean all MMOs are good, however, because let’s face it: most suck. [...]
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Monetizing Ourselves to Death
I was lucky enough to read Neal Postman’s “Amusing Ourselves to Death” a few years ago on a whim after spotting the book on Amazon. In it, Postman introduced me to a phrase that I had never heard before, a … Continue reading →
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“TL:DR: not every MMORPG should strive to be a 1000+ hour game and we as gamers need to stop expecting them to be.”
The MMORPG genre has changed dramatically since its earliest inception. Games, the game industry, and gamers have also greatly evolved over the last decade. However, more often than not, I feel like the MMORPG’s genres biggest fans and oldest veterans, … Continue reading →
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Things I Missed Yesterday: The Elder Scrolls Online and Grand Theft Auto V
I had to work all day yesterday, and after that I went to a James Bond movie marathon. It happened to be a pretty big Thursday for two games I am a little curious about, so I wanted to share … Continue reading →
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Alas, Azeroth: A Vacation to a Newer World of Warcraft
I sank a lot of time in World of Warcraft during late vanilla, throughout The Burning Crusade, and during a large chunk of early Wrath of the Lich King. I owe a lot to the game as it has easily … Continue reading →
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A Week In Tyria…
Quite simply Guild Wars 2 is the best game I’ve played. Well, mostly. Anyway, buy it & play it.
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Tyria! My new home!
I packed my bags. I’ve got my passport! Everything is set! I’m going to move into my new home now! Day One is over and I can’t believe it! After all this waiting I finally got to walk through the doors and this time to stay there forever (depending on how log forever is!) I […]
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Strange Nostalgia: Maroon 5 and Everquest
It was 2002. I was barely 14. I was completely submerged in the hot, humidity of an Alabama summer and needed something inside to keep me entertained. I had already played Everquest a number of times. I had first started … Continue reading →
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Three reasons I will try Vanguard F2P
SOE announced today that Vanguard: Saga of Heroes will officially be going free-to-play on August 14th. Here are three reasons why I plan on giving it another shot: 1) The classes were always interesting: From the health-stealing based healer, the Blood … Continue reading →
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Answering the siren’s call
Beau Hindman’s siren songs have been playing seductively in my ears for years now. For the record, he’s been singing them a long time. In fact, he now sings them from the shores of Massively. In case you haven’t heard, here’s the gist of what he likes to sing about: When it comes to your gaming, slow down. [...]
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The beguiling promise of Guild Wars 2′s Dynamic Events…
When I fail a dynamic event I don’t find myself thinking “Damn I’ll have to start this quest again…” but rather “Oh hell, this is going to make the next ten minutes of this game extremely interesting…” and that can only be an improvement over what other MMOs offer.
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The Endgame Jog!
Yesterday (12/07/2012) in an interview regarding endgame, Eric Flannum and Colin Johanson revealed a number of things to expect in GW2. 1. Levelling to 80 It’s going to be just like in Guild Wars. You level to 80. Then the skill bar goes back to zero allowing you to level again and gain more skill [...]
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O captain, my captain
I managed to reach level cap with my warden last week. Being level capped is a relatively new phenomenon for me. I’ve only pulled this off a handful of times in the past, most recently in Rift. So I wasn’t very sure what I wanted to do next. Seeing how I’m not much of one [...]
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Friends Abound!
One aspect of MMOs that I never really got quite into was the group thing. I’ve been very much of a solo player for most of my short game play career. I’m not one to chat much in group. Most of the time I tend to get carried away with what I’m doing to really [...]
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Roleplayers: Bloggers Hate You
At least, that’s the vibe that I’ve been getting for a while now. People don’t like talking about roleplaying. Fair enough, it’s not exactly something that you can mention in casual conversation when you meet someone at the gym, it’s … Continue reading →
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MMO Purgatory (Archive)
Now, try not get caught up in the “Hell” part of the diagram, because frankly I have no idea what MMO hell is like (Wait, I take it back, here it is). Or MMO Earth for that matter. While I … Continue reading →
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The oil after midnight
On average during the week I get about an hour a day of gaming time. As I tend to play MMOs where just getting to that sweet spot can take an hour or more, many of my gaming sessions feel rushed and somewhat unfulfilling (my cross to bear). That’s why I have set aside Friday nights [...]
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Why I game: The importance of fun.
…if a game isn’t providing me with fun then what the hell is the point is there in playing it? Read on brave souls as I lay out for all to see what make s a game fun for me…
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The Repopulation: Crafting in the Sandbox
I know next to nothing about The Repopulation. I haven’t heard about it at all, and the only reason I saw this video in particular is because it was linked to me along with a brief discussion about sandbox tradeskills. From what I have learned thus far, The Repopulation is a science fiction MMO currently [...]
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