/AFK: Ganked Edition

To gank, or not to gank, that is the question:
Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous rogues,
Or to take arms spec against a sea of Horde,
And by opposing end them? To die, to rez,
No more; and by rez to say we end
The losing streak, and the thousand natural shock blasts
That virtual flesh is heir to: ’tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wished. To die, to rez;
To rez, perchance to get revenge – ay, there’s the rub!

Welcome back to /AFK, the weekly roundup of interesting blog posts that caught my eye:

• KIASA — I perceive these lords at this encounter do so much admire that they devour their reason and scarce think
  “No XP, No Fighty-Fighty: the motto of MMO players the world over.”

• Gankalicious — EVE Online judged
  “The Eve community sucks. Many players view you as content, pure and simple.”

• Levelcapped — We are prisoners
  “They have absolutely no stake in the potential success of others, but they do have a potential victory in the failure of others.”

• Psychochild — A tale of two free to play games
  “I still think the “free to play” business model, when done properly as in the case of Puzzle Pirates, is the best for both developers and players.”

• GTFOOTF — Can’t we all get along?
  “The question is, Why? Why are they so upset when another person likes a game they don’t like?”

• Kill Ten Rats — Why we ding, part 1
  “But I do wonder if we have sped up too fast, to give too much fast or instant gratification, and removed that feeling that only a DING! can give.”

• MMO Quests — The trouble with April Fools
  “See, when a quest npc happens to be transformed into a bunny they no longer respond to player hails. This left a LOT of very angry players.”

• High Latency Life — Lifetime achievement award
  “If you don’t know any of these bloggers, please go visit them yourself, and find out why I love them so much.”

• Dragonchasers — Rift: Play games, have fun
  “We’re blessed with the chance to play these wonderful games that no other generation has experienced.”

• MMO Gamer Chick — Rift: One month of cleric-ing around
  “Dammit, I love my Cleric.”

• TOR Wars — The top 10 reasons I will be playing an Imperial Agent
  “Anyone that has seen Tom Berenger’s Oscar-worthy performance alongside Billy Zane in 1993’s pièce de résistance, Sniper, knows that sniping (and covering yourself with poop to throw dogs off your tracks) is definitely the coolest way to fight a fight.”