Got this little Diddy hot on the heels of the EA suit. “If you had a PlayStation Network account, a Qriocity account, or a Sony Online Entertainment account at any time before May 15, 2011, you could get benefits from a class action……” for more information clicky here I’m guessing I got it because I…
MMO Bucket List
One raid boss that Ascension always had issues with was Al’ar. Not sure why, but he was particularly nasty. So much so, that while we got everything down around him, we never killed him in particular. I hated Al’ar. I remember one night, when I was on healing duties on the add pickup (good old…
I Am So Weak
Despite my obvious and clear negative reaction to the original thought of supporting Mark Jacobs, a couple things happened that was a tad silly and makes me a soft person. No no, not that kind of soft but mushy nostalgic soft. First, I tried to find the Stratics boards which were the main boards I used to…
Scarcity and the Canadian Lynx Story
The Canadian Lynx is an interesting predator. It lives almost solely on the snowshoe hare – and is very effective at catching, killing, and eating them. While that is not particularly interesting in itself (a cat predator eating a bunny for dinner) what is fascinating is the lifecycle the Canadian Lynx is doomed to repeat.…
EA’s Hat Trick
CEO resign? Check. Voted America’s WORST Company (again!) ? Check. Part of a class action settlement, that anyone in the USA who bought any (or all) of three titles, on any (or all) of four platforms? And you can make up to 8 claims for a total of $162.96. ? Check. http://www.easportslitigation.com/ This is old…
I Am Alone In My MMO
Amazing things have happened in MMO advancement. Graphics, systems, play styles, game modes, etc. etc. etc. We have come a long, long way from multiple week grinds to get a level and losing all of your items (and even levels) upon death. Most of us, while we may look fondly back on the memories of…
Les Miserables
No, the headline isn’t even a half ass metaphor for the emotional state of the typical MMO veteran player right now. It’s about the movie/musical/video game (wait – what?) Les Miserables is one of those instances where I really am reminded how little I know, and how uncultured I am. The movie is the first…
Keep Camelot Chained
I have a love/hate relationship with Marc Jacobs. Love for DAOC – I left EQ for that game, and played it hard and religiously for years – even after Trials of Atlantis came out. I played on the testserver (Pendragon) and submitted bugs, and was active in the community. The guild I was a part…
Adventures in Tech Support
Chat Script with a recent ‘chat with a representative now’. It was with a bank. ——————————————— Anne M. Chris, I’m just going to check with our Technical Department. Anne M. Can you hold on a moment please? Chris ok great – thanks! Anne M. thanks for your patience Christ. Anne M. Oh my gosh.. I’m…
Tempting Tesh
C’mon Tesh, just try to fight it – you know you want to! Bought Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition (66% off – or 10 bucks – for players who purchased an earlier version) and recalled how amazing turned based strategy games can be. Which lead to me remember how perfect a MechWarrior game would be in…
Sweet, Sweet Naivety.
My son LOVES hockey. He is 7. He plays twice a week, been in weekend tournaments, and when he gets off the bus after school stays outside and shoots pucks at the net until we drag him in. It’s nice seeing him enjoy something so much at his age. It’s something that is easy to…
2008, 184 Posts, 18 months of (mostly) silence, and missing you!
I can’t believe I started this blog in 2008. Yes, it only has 184 (often misguided) posts, and no, I haven’t really checked in in a year and a half. And yes, I do miss you. ‘You’ having two contexts, of course. One, is writing. I think critically all the time for work, and write…
CoH Being Shuttered
Sad but true. I used to really enjoy the game. Official Notice Here Odd since it went free to play, but I guess that’s not a guarantee for success either.
Late to the Party – League of Legends
I have really been enjoying myself in League of Legends. It’s a pretty good PVP game, and one area in particular I think scales well in general (and a good lesson for other games) – the learning curve. I did the tutorial(s), and jumped into Co-Op vs AI pretty quick for a bunch of levels.…
Tuesday Ramblings.
I don’t post nearly as much when I am playing. One of those funny things – when I play a lot, I don’t post. When I’m not playing a lot, I post. With limited gaming/personal time, it just works out that way. I am in, and there is, a SWTOR beta. That’s all I am…
I Hate Mila!
Mild mannered bloggers over at Are We New At This? and High Latency Life are tackling an important issue in blognation. Why all the hate on WoW? I mean, it has eleventy (.2) billion subscribers! Something must be going right over at ActiBlizzEnron. It is a curious (and good) question in many ways. Chris Cavelle…
Customer Service Win
After reading this great customer service example over at World of Shadow, I’m back thinking of my own CS purchase experiences in the gaming world. Of course, from there, I can’t help but continue to think, and discuss, why customer service basics don’t flow over into the gaming sphere. In my first link above, the…
Tell Me What You Want (What You Really, Really, Want)
I think MMO nostalgia makes us funny people. Just yesterday I was thinking about EQ and the amazing times had there with people I still consider ‘amazing’. Hell, I even went to my first ever guild message boards (circa 1999) after a 3 year hiatus to go say “hi” and see who was still kicking around…
Keen and Graev Hacked
I read a lot of blogs, and while surfing K&G’s this morning turns out the ‘Devil Hacker’ hacked the website. I’m curious if they had some post up picking on hackers or something, or just negatively reviewed a game they were playing and some fanboi took offence. Conspiracy theorists: perhaps this is the beginning of targeted attacks…
Zombie Game : [insert verb or adjective here] Dead [insert verb or adjective here], etc.
Dead Island launched this week – a supposed cross between Fallout 3 and L4D. I haven’t purchased it yet (waiting for the sale) but very curious how this turns out. When I started doing research on the game, I came accross this video: Dead Island Trailer Couple of initial thoughts on that. 1) Dead child…
World of Warcraft Tanky McTankertons
Last week Crabby McCraberton wrote a WoW Dev Blog on hotfixed changes to threat in World of Warcraft. Basically, they are removing (or working towards removing) threat as a variable in gameplay. They feel there are enough variables for tanks to worry about. This came on the heels of tank-bribery, CC changes and other mechanic…
Fun Police for Jedi
EA and Bioware are wrapping everything into their ‘hail mary pass’ launch of SWTOR (pardon the pun) to do everything imaginable (and then some) to recoup their eleventy billion dollar investment. For those of you who don’t clicky links on blogs, they are releasing a PVP warzone based on a neutral planet where the good guys and the bad…
Solution to the USA Debt Crisis
Yes, yes. Politics on a gaming blog is bad for business. However, I can’t resist! In the mid 90’s Canada faced a very similar debt crisis – debt to GDP pushing 70%. Outrageous spending. Madness. The Federal Party at the time was the Liberal Party of Canada (I can already see my Republican American…
Feast or Famine
Going to a new blogging style. The exciting ‘when I can/feel like it’. When I blogged regularly I blogged pretty hard, 3+ posts a week, keeping on top of current events and all the “excitement”. I took an extended break once, and in the same breadth kept lurking and reading my favorites without posting. I…
Lambs to The Slaughter
After reading the comments of SWTOR’s latest QA from Friday, I noticed a couple of things: Seems to be a lot of MMO rookies following this closely There will be major disappointment for those rookies Some random ones, amid the rabid fanboyism: Can you imagine a small smuggler ship entering in Coruscant atmosphere with two passengers(you and…