Juxtaposed Life

Tag: MMO

  • 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…

  • 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 Auctioneer Bagnon Bartneder4 Bazooka and…

  • 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 I have played almost exclusively…

  • Firefall stole my time.

    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 be able to start back…

  • 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. No word on when 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 and oddly compelling. Classes Swapping:…

  • FFXIV-ARR Beta 3: Thoughts Part 2

    With my baggage from 1.0 and my warnings both out of the way, I can start in on the reasons why last weekend’s beta for Final Fantasy XIV – A Realm Reborn captured my attention. Sites and Sounds   To me this game looks and sounds utterly amazing.  I think a lot of games look…

  • FFXIV-ARR Beta 3: Thoughts Part 1 (Warnings)

    Now that I got my background baggage post out of the way it is time for a few warnings about this game. Subscription Based First, and this is BIG and I’m only going to say it once:   This game is currently planned to operate under a subscription model.  I’m probably in the minority, but I…