Monthly Archives: May, 2011
SOE Substitutions
Since SOE’s services — including all of its MMOs — will be down through the weekend (at the very least), I’m stepping up to do my part and help out bored players who may be fishing around for a substitute game to fill up some time (and without spending any money on a sub). Most …
RIFT: The lines! Oh, the lines!
So there’s this mini-event in RIFT right now, mostly having to do with collecting dragon eggshells to turn in for Valuable Prizes. This is all well and good, except that one of the daily quests has been bugged on the Defiant side (at least on my server). The daily quest is to pick up five …
Morale
I’ve talked about LOTRO’s Morale system before, but lately I’ve been thinking about it. A lot. As in, “probably way overthinking it but that’s what happens when you’re mindlessly grinding 150 Orcs.” So instead of most other MMOs, where the green bar represents abstract “hit points” (their physical status), LOTRO’s green bar is supposed to …
Quote of the Day
“I still think there is a lot of fun to be had from tweaking characters and character progression, but the most fun gameplay is that which happens as part of the actual session, not outside the game itself. And my ideal MMOs will be far more about how you actually play than how you spreadsheet.” ~ …
Nostalgia Lane: Command H.Q.
When I look back at gaming during my high school years, I see a wide range of passion — flight simulators, adventure games, science fiction, RPGs, and so on. Yet I don’t think any genre had a grip on me as much as empire builders and wargames — your Civilizations, your Master of Orion, and …
Quote of the Day
“The real cost for Sony will be in user confidence. Who will want to enter their credit card into Sony’s database? Even the most casual of consumers has heard of this. There’s no stuffing the genie back into that particular bottle.” ~ Broken Toys
Link Love!
I’ve been meaning to throw out some love to a few specific sites lately, so here goes! First of all, my mother (who’s also a freelance journalist) asked if I’d promote the blog for her company, Web Writers. It’s mostly geared toward companies, but there’s some good stuff on here for bloggers too! And if …
