Monthly Archives: April, 2010
Little Folk
There are always two inevitable events whenever I sit down to a character creation screen: I will choose a female, and I will play the smallest race available. The female thing, well, we’ve covered that before, but I wanted to explore why I’m always so fascinated with short races. For starters, they always tend to …
Homecoming — Chapter 3: A Little White Lie
If you want to read this novel from the beginning, head over to my NaNo Novels page for the full table of contents. CHAPTER THREE: A LITTLE WHITE LIE Greg refused to say anything else until they could return to the college. Trixie begged off from Duke, who told her she could go but, “That …
Picture of the Day
I found this while writing up a short article on Ragnarok Online — I don’t know what’s more bizarre, trying to figure out what the HECK is going on in this picture, what with the passed-out sheep and half-naked people prostrating themselves before a dominatrix, or the caption they provide for the screencap, which I’ve …
/AKF – Mispeling Edishion
WTB sparkle powni, lawls! Player vs. Developer: “Personally, I’d much rather forgive the honest mistake than the system that is built around exploiting the customers who fail to read – or understand – the consequences.” Kill Ten Rats: “I was incredibly disappointed that Turbine saw fit to taint their good will by getting in bed …
TOR: The Merlin Principle
Maybe I’m the last person to realize this, but today while I was watching the new TOR timeline video (always good stuff), I noticed that the videos are being released backwards. As in, the first video released was dated “0 ATC” (After the Treaty of Coruscant), and subsequent videos have traveled farther and father back …
LOTRO: Priorities
The Turbine team continues to hone down a list of major LOTRO issues as deemed important by the playerbase, and in this week’s “Tell The Community Team” survey, they ask everyone to pick their top two priorities from the following list: Radiance Legendary items Housing Kinships PvMP General itemization (loot, rewards) New Skirmishes New Raids …
Fact, Question, Joke
Fact: If you ever dare to slander the obviously perfect visage of Blizzard-Activision on your blog, even in a pretty light-hearted Chicken Little way, you will be rewarded with three times the number of hits and comments as a result. Bloggers, take note! Question: Do you think that one of the factors of My Expensive …
Lord of the Interior Decorating
My new LOTRO column is up over on Massively: Homeless in Middle-earth. Read it at your own peril!
Favorite MMO Music
Props to MMO Gamer Chick for posting a nice article on a few of her favorite MMO scores, which is a subject I think about now and then. I love soundtracks and scores myself, and — believe it or not — I usually keep the in-game music on, even years after it’s been out. So …
Homecoming – Chapter Two: The Bookish Bean
If you want to read this novel from the beginning, head over to my NaNo Novels page for the full table of contents. CHAPTER TWO: THE BOOKISH BEAN Before time itself, the local legend went, there was the Bookish Bean. Its log cabin facade was at stark odds with the rest of the conservative storefronts, …
