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  • 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 blog has been hit by […]

  • 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 and oddly compelling. Classes Swapping: […]

  • Weekend Roundup

    There were a few big things that caught my attention this weekend. Champions part 4 There have been some significant changes in Champion Online over the course of the last four days. First it appears that they fixed the teleport Travel Power bug, which makes it usable. Yay. Second there have been many quest bugs […]

  • Free Ride

    Free Realms I have not had a chance to explore all that this game has to offer, but I have played enough of it to tell that the name most definitely does not refer to the cost.  I would go so far as to say that for the target audience this game is not […]

  • Start of April News

    Below are some items I found of particular interest today. I will post more as I find them but there is no telling how long these links will be valid so get them fast. Lotro lore breach? The Daiblo 3 Archivist Qualcomm’s convergance Interactive Portal shirts Unicorn Chaser Tauntaun Sleeping bag Alpine legend CADIE and […]

  • Wrapping my head around things.

    This blog started with an idea that I would have a place online where every now and then I could post a thought, rant, review, comment.  I have never been very consistent about actual putting my thoughts down into words on the virtual page, but I have been able to pop on now and […]

  • Off the Cuff

    I am not sure how I missed this when it was first posted, but I think everyone should read this article by “rabbit” over at Gamers with Jobs; A Sense of Place. Also, as you can probably tell from my recent posts, I am impressed by the job Turbine did with Lord of the Rings […]

  • Monday Madness

    After two weeks of sporadic playing of Lord of the Rings Online (lotro), I have begun calling it the “grown up” MMO; the adult to World of Warcraft’s teenager. This is because of three main things; requiring some work/thought from the player, the sense of mystery it retains, and the look and feel of the […]