Monthly Archives: December, 2011
‘Twas the night before Early Access and all through the community everyone was freaking OUT
I awoke this morning to something that stopped my breathing for a full thirty seconds. My computer wouldn’t turn on. Pressing the power button didn’t work. Pressing it a second time, with somewhat more force and purpose, didn’t work either. Pressing it rapidly, as if to tell the computer that I was really and truly …
Quote of the Day
“SOE is a weird company sometimes. One moment they seem incredibly torpid, and the next they’re reacting to player demands with immense agility. One month they seem to ignore near-universal feedback and the next they’re paying too much attention to what players are telling them. It’s like the best company in the MMO business and …
What I Did During My Lunch Break
My wife’s birthday is tomorrow, so I wanted to do a little something special for her. She’s a huge Doctor Who fan, and after being inspired by someone else who did this, I snuck into her office during her lunch break and turned her cubicle into the TARDIS:
Dear Saint Nick,
First of all, what’s with you sending bloggers to do your dirty work? You too busy being the super-nice, super-generous North Polean to take some time to pressure us into writing to you? Fine. I see how it is. What do I want for Christmas? What does this gamer wish for upon a bright and …
SWTOR keeps us on our toes — but when will Jabba’s trap door open?
I really wasn’t going to do a third Star Wars: The Old Republic post in as many days — I’ve got a lot to talk about with other games, really — but if you haven’t heard already, BioWare sprang a lot of big news yesterday that necessitates some discussion. In summary: The Early Access for …
This Week in Syp…
What have I been up to elsewhere on the net these days? Here’s the rundown! Podcast: Too Long; Didn’t Listen episode 6 — An (unfortunately) extra-long show where we talk F2P and EQII Podcast: Massively Speaking 177 — We get into a giggle fit over Bobby Kotick Movie Review: The Muppets Movie Review: The Adjustment …
SWTOR: I just modded my boots! They’re now Reebok Pumps!
[If you're too young for the title reference, go here and all shall be explained.] So as some have pointed out, after my snarky aside yesterday that BioWare needed to drop everything — EVERYTHING — and get me an appearance tab or… else, there was a hefty dev post on the forums that went into …
SWTOR enters the void, Syp brings cake
Do you hear it? It’s like a pin dropping in the vacuum of space, where there’s little sound and gravity going on. Silence. After months and months of beta testing and one final extra bonus beta weekend, SWTOR’s gone offline while BioWare goes into the home stretch before launch. Millions of players are now squirming …
November MMO survey results
So what have y’all been playing in November? Let’s go to the poll results and see! 1. Star Wars: The Old Republic beta (+8 spots, 184 votes): The biggest jump over last month, but not much of a surprise considering how hyped the game is right now and how wide the beta went over the …
November MMO play survey
It’s time to fess up and tell us what MMOs you played last month! Check as many as apply!
