PvP Tanking in SWTOR
I don't think I've made it a small secret that one of the things I love to do in MMOs is tank, and be the person to soak up all the hits and protect the rest of my team. I love SWTOR's tanking because,...
View ArticleIt's already wearing thin.
So yea, here we are and it's February. EA is crowing about SWTOR, fanbois are raving, haters are declaring doom, and I am sitting here just shaking my head with a mild headache. Now, as I promised, I...
View ArticleOn Cheating in MMOs
PvP is a pretty straight forward affair. People that have been at it for a long time and experienced know the difference between good PvP and bad PvP. While opinions may vary, it can be easily placed...
View ArticleFirst Impressions of Champions PTS Overhaul
So, here we are the first major, major update to the PTS, the Alerts have gone out and with it some of their first changes to the game including a little bit of re-itemization. And all I can say is,...
View ArticleBeing Casual is no Excuse for Being Incompetent
You know, it’s a growing thing I’ve been seeing lately. I have nothing against casual players. In fact I actively encourage people to play at their own time and put life before a game, in so much that...
View ArticleChampions: On Alert!; Surprising Update
One thing I can say is that I have been pleasantly surprised with the turnaround in Champions Online. Now, this is not to say that everything is going smoothly or perfectly but the direction and the...
View ArticleThoughts on the MMO market; Why I loved UO
Things are interesting when it concerns the landscape of the MMO world. In the current MMO age, everything is set to a level of hand holding and made so ridiculously easy that any sense of...
View ArticleClassic Gaming: Retrospective on the Final Fantasy Series
So, I am going to do something in this blog I haven’t done before, and it’s not about MMOs, it’s actually a retrospective on one of my former favorite franchises back when I was a young little pup; the...
View ArticleMy review of The Secret World
Well, I thought about it for a while, and considering that I haven’t actually written anything for this blog in like two months or so, I figured I should. Given that The Secret World has been out for...
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Challenge versus Instant Gratification
I know it’s been quite some time since I last updated this blog, and most in part because I had nothing really to talk about. Well that isn’t the exact truth, it was more of the fact that I was more or...
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Payment types of the MMO world
One thing that is becoming an ever increasing controversy these days seems to be subscription models and the free to play format of MMOs, and I can see where this argument might be coming from as well....
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Tagging, Binding, and Seasonal Events
Happy Holidays to everyone, and for this blog, tonight, I am going to discuss three small things. None of them relates to one another but I think all are interesting topics to discuss and since they,...
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The End of the World, oh and Story in Games
Sometimes, you can’t help but laugh. For the past few years all we’ve heard is about December 21st being the end of the world that we need to make our peace now, and so forth. Hell, even the History...
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Achievements in Gaming
The end of the year is here. So, what type of topic could I really discuss other than achievements in video games. You see, topical (I doubt it).Achievements are a weird thing lately. Now, I don’t know...
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Defining a Hero and Super Hero and why modern Super Hero MMO doesn't work
It’s a weird but easily seeable dilemma these days that people obviously don’t understand what makes a hero anymore, let alone a super hero. Why do I bring this up? Because I was thinking back on the...
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Resource Managing in MMOs
So in a weird twist I want to discuss resource builders, as they currently stand in MMOs. Personally, I find resource builders to be outmoded. Why? Because it tends to interrupt the normal flow of the...
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Blind devotion is not healthy to your favorite MMO
I don’t think it is a small thing to say that fanboism or fangirlism has become more rampant lately in the social media market. I can understand why it happens and in fact I don’t deny that I've had a...
View ArticleReigning in the Hype Train
I am sure many have seen the recent TESO trailer, and as far as trailers go, you have to say it looks amazing. In fact, my mind’s eye sat there and tried to actually price it, and I can only guess that...
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How to change my cautiousness to optimism for TESO
Some might be wondering what will shift my stance from cautious to hopeful when it concerns The Elder Scrolls Online since it has admittedly been the first fantasy MMO, let alone MMO in general, that...
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Differences between single player an MMO experience
Well, more information is slowly coming out about TESO, so I am wondering if I should start writing this more as a blog towards TESO. Probably not, for now, since just posting random speculation is...
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