Monthly Archives: May, 2011
Quotes of the Day: Housing and Volume 2
First up is a quote from the always-humorous (and insightful) Killed in a Smiling Accident: “Once again Turbine employ the Magic As Plot Protection device, where your band of plucky heroes is rendered utterly helpless by Random Villain B so that he can monologue without the vexing interruptions of you trying to stab him in …
Guild Wars: I’m kind of a big deal
Hey! I’m back! I know, you’ve been curled up into a ball suffering fever dreams and panic attacks since my abrupt silence this past weekend, but it is over. The truth was that I was going out of town for a few days and I wanted to take a weekend off writing (and gaming for …
Age of Waterslides
I suppose we’ve all heard the news that Age of Conan is joining the not-so-exclusive F2P/Hybrid club. We’re getting to the point — honestly, we’re probably miles past the point — where this is a shocking and stunning development. I like Funcom’s semi-laid back attitude toward this, however, which is to say that “after an …
Quote of the Day
“Trion Worlds understands this premise. Their product is good, but it’s not enough. Just like McDonald’s, World of Warcraft is omni-present in their field. Luckily, World of Warcraft seems to not score high marks on treating customers and their subscriptions as highly valued. This gives Trion Worlds an edge. If they also make the customers …
Rift Wars
First up on this rainy Monday morning agenda is the news of free character transfers for RIFT. I was hoping, but I didn’t really think they’d do it, mostly because we’re used to how much MMO companies try to milk as much cash from you as possible. But, no, apparently your monthly sub is enough …
Thoughts on graduating
Three years ago I did something I never thought I’d do again: I went back to school. To seminary, in fact, to earn my masters and fill in all of the educational blanks in my mind that were there. 12 years ago, I graduated college with two bachelors degrees, and I remember the craziness of …
The Warden spring fashion catalogue
I splurged on myself today and purchased, for the first time, Turbine Points in LOTRO. Hey, it’s both my graduation and birthday (well, close enough), so why not? Basically, I just wanted to get my hands on a few cosmetic niceties I’ve had my eye on, and as a result I started to fashion a …
Nostalgia Lane: Wasteland and Fallout 2
Anytime I think of Interplay’s Wasteland, my happy circuits always overload. There’ve been games I’ve liked, many I’ve loved, but really few that I crushed into a fine powder and drank so that they would become a literal part of me. Wasteland is by far and away one of the coolest games that ever came …
Picture of the Day: Spider Moon!
This just may be my most favorite screenshot I’ve ever taken in LOTRO
