Tag Archives for MMOs
I’m Playing SWTOR Again
I couldn’t help it; my tolerance for medieval fantasy is limited, and it just ran out. I couldn’t stand any more knights, wizards and swords, so I started playing Star Wars, har frikken har. Seriously though, it’s a pretty good single player game, … Continue reading
Puzzlecraft
I haven’t played that many MMOs, so excuse me if this was done already, but I’d really like to see a game where crafting is a full-blown minigame. When I first heard that WoW would have archeology, where you’d gather fragments, then put … Continue reading
Guild Wars 2 Review
To a casual observer, Guild Wars 2 might look like one game, but it’s in fact composed of three distinct, almost standalone elements: a PvE theme park, a massive PvP battlefield, and a team-based PvP arena game. They share the same client, combat system, … Continue reading
A Common Mistake
People often confuse MMOs with other types of videogames. They think an MMO is basically an open-world single-player game like Skyrim, only with more players in it. Even some of the MMO developers themselves (cough, Bioware, cough) have made this … Continue reading
Contrary to Popular Belief…
…I have not disappeared from the face of the planet, except maybe metaphorically–into the world of Guild Wars 2. It’s fucking amazing, in case you were wondering. I’m planning to write a full review soon, but if I wrote it right now, … Continue reading
Secret as in Nobody Gives a Crap
When talking about secrecy in the magic community, Penn Jillette likes to use the example of an unnamed, well-known magician, and his patented trick. If you want to know how the trick is done, you can go to the website … Continue reading
The Tale of Curious Children and Sentient Salad
The devs at ArenaNet have finally fixed whatever bug was causing Guild Wars 2 to crash on my PC, and this allowed me to fully participate in the last Beta weekend. To say that I’ve enjoyed myself would be an … Continue reading
Surgically-Attached Mirrored Shades FTW
I’ve already confessed I’m into steampunk, but that’s not the only thing with “punk” that I like; there’s also cyberpunk. Although the politics in most cyberpunk stories tend to be pretty laughable, (corporations eschewing the protection of the state, with its … Continue reading
The Birds and the Bees Crap on Everything
Apparently, there’s a full-on porn MMO in the works now, Orgia Romanus, though it looks suspiciously waporware-ish to me. Whether it’s ultimately released or not doesn’t matter. It’s still a great example of how “sex sells” but only to a certain point. Cross … Continue reading
It is Time
It’s hard to believe, but I’ve spent over 200 hours playing Guild Wars 2 in the last 36 days. My main just dinged 80, and I have three alts between 30 and 40. I’ve explored about half of the game world, … Continue reading →
01. October 2012 by Mike
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