Monthly Archives: November, 2011
Nostalgia Lane: IBM PC
Imagine a computer that has no hard drive. Nada. Internal memory that is measured in kilobytes, not megabytes or gigabytes. A monitor that displays maybe as many colors as a 16-pack of crayons. No mouse. A five-minute startup time. No Windows, but a text prompt operating system that requires you to put in a disc …
Quote of the Day
“I think Blizzard needs to think things over before doing such dramatic changes on such a constant basis. Heroics are hard…. Heroics are not hard! Over complicating stats, combining stats…. It gets to a point where it feels like we’re dealing with one of those plastic surgery addicts… We never know what things are going …
October Survey Results
Looking at the tally from what you readers played last month, what does our top ten most played MMOs look like? 1. Lord of the Rings Online (108 votes, same position as last month) 2. World of Warcraft (72 votes, same) 3. RIFT (51 votes, -1) 4. Fallen Earth (38 votes, …
Six steps SOE needs to take in 2012 to survive
It’s hard to overstate just how brutal 2011′s been to Sony Online Entertainment. From layoffs to hackings to a one-month shutdown of the game’s services to titles being axed to Star Wars Galaxies’ shutdown to botched F2P launches, it’s just plain sad for all those involved, including fans. What once was the undisputed king of …
Imperial Agents go to the GAP
Because BioWare apparently waits for me to talk about things before posting on them — we have a deal where they seek my permission and I get to feel like I’m king of the castle — today the studio finally released the Imperial Agent progression video: I really like these videos because they have a …
Bio Break October MMO Survey
Ack! I almost forgot to do this for October! Well, better late than never. Take a second and check off all the MMOs you played last month (any that aren’t on the list, please put in the “other” box).
Podcast MADNESS! (Too Long; Didn’t Listen + Massively Speaking)
I’ve been a busy podcasting bee lately, and today you can enjoy the sweet nectar of my efforts. Bet you didn’t think you’d be enjoying the nectar of a 35-year-old Italian-American today, did you? Life is funny that way. First up is our second episode of Too Long; Didn’t Listen, in which we discuss player …
College Mix Tape
Chalk this up to a silly, completely non-game-related indulgence, but the other night I was thinking about college, getting all nostalgic, and I decided to put together a mix of music that — for various reasons — reminded me of that era. Some were hits at the time, some have personal meaning, etc., but I …
Decision Time: Imperial Agent
In looking back at other major MMO launches that I’ve participated in, I can see a pattern of missteps that I seem to take every time — and I don’t wish to do the same for SWTOR. A lot of it falls under the “wishy washy” category — even with planning, I’m too indecisive from …
Guild Wars: Biding its time?
With all the ramp-up craziness of SWTOR these days (seriously, just a month or so to go?), it took me a little while to realize just how quiet ArenaNet is being lately with Guild Wars 2. I mean, the three posts that they put up in October were… underwhelming, to say the least (ooh environment …
