New Gaming PC Build December 2015

My job provides several really awesome benefits, one of which is some money each year we can use for things like keeping our computers updated.  With the end of the fast approaching and my 2015 allowance about to expire, I decided I would throw all of it and more at building really […]


PAX South 2015

PAX South 2015 has come and gone, and I had a great time. The venue felt just about right for the number of people, and its location provided pretty much everything you could want within walking distance. Oh and I was wonderfully surprised by how kind and friendly everyone was […]


EQ Landmark Day 1

Yay! SOE made the right call and Lifted the NDA for the paid EQ Landmark Alpha. I’ve played for several hours and already am having a pretty awesome time, but I also have some concerns – complaints. Sadly this is a going to be a text only post since, my […]


Mods for my trip back to Azeroth

I posted this list of addons I’m currently using over on G+, but I’m copying it over here to make sure I could easily find it in the future.  If I remember, I’ll edit this post later with some screenshots highlight the various mods. _NPCScan _NPCScan.Overlay Atlas Atlas Loot Enhanced […]


My return to WoW, the 2013 edition.

Night One Twenty Seven days ago, after a 28 month hiatus, I returned to the the World of Warcraft. Why return after so long? This was compelled due to memories coming back to me after several people I know had returned to it, and were talking about it.Since burning crusade […]


Firefall stole my time.

Summary: Firefall stole my time. Long Version: Attempt 1 I logged in surprised to find that my character I made back in January was still there. Great, I don’t have to take the time to make a new character.  Since I had not played much with her so I should […]


FFXIV-ARR Beta 3: Thoughts Part 4

Thoughts and Tips Testing Schedule: The next, and final beta phase 3 play period: July 10, 2013 (Wednesday), 2:00 a.m. to July 15 (Monday), 2:00 a.m. (PDT) July 10, 2013 (Wednesday), 9:00 a.m. to July 15 (Monday), 9:00 a.m. (GMT) Characters will be wiped at the end of this phase. […]


FFXIV-ARR Beta 3: Thoughts Part 3

Picking up from where I left off last time, talking about reasons why the game captivated me during this weekend’s beta test. Gathering and Crafting   While gathering and crafting are common in MMORPGs, there FFXIV-ARR’s systems provided a few elements that when put together made the systems feel unique […]