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2018 I HAS REVIEW – Q4

Posted on Author IseyPosted in Activision, ALpha, Arenanet, Battlefield, Beta, Bethesda, Bioware, BlogNation, Bungie, Community, D&D, Daybreak (SOE), DDO, Destiny, Developers, DICE, Digital Extremes, Dungeons and Dragons, EA, EQ2, Fallout, FPS, Google, Hi-Rez Studios, IHASPC, Magic The Gathering, Microsoft, MMO, Nodding Wistfully, Personal, RPG, Slay The Spire, Torchlight, Ubisoft, Wizards of the Coast, Year in ReviewLeave a Reply

October 2018 Posts: 3 (Really? Just 3?) Games: Magic The Gathering: Arena Other Media: October was my second lightest posting month and 3 in a month (along with the couple 5s I had earlier in the year) shows my inability to post consistently. Blogging is one of those things I love when I feel like…

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2018 I HAS REVIEW – Q2

Posted on Author IseyPosted in Activision, Arenanet, Battlefield, Beta, Blizzard, BlogNation, Daybreak (SOE), Destiny, Developers, DICE, EA, EQ2, FPS, Hi-Rez Studios, IHASPC, Life (and Interwebs), LOTRO, Magic The Gathering, MMO, Paladins, PS4, random thoughts, Slay The Spire, Steam, Year in ReviewLeave a Reply

As a Side note, WordPress has changed their base editor and the main thing I hate is that there isn’t a full justification option. And it is built on building blocks of things. Change is hard when you are used to something but sticking to it! It also seems to have changed my font which…

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2018 I HAS REVIEW – Q1

Posted on Author IseyPosted in Activision, Bioware, Blizzard, BlogNation, Codename Entertainment, D&D, Dauntless, Dungeons and Dragons, Funcom, Hi-Rez Studios, Idle COTFR, IHASPC, Life (and Interwebs), Paladins, Slay The Spire, SWKOTORMMORPG, Year in ReviewLeave a Reply

That time of year is upon us where we look back. I really enjoyed this series last year as the memory gets worse and I get older it’s fun to see what got me excited, dissappointed, and curious throughout the year. As a longer post I am breaking it up in quarters. January 2018 Posts…

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Backtracking : Paladins

Posted on Author IseyPosted in Hi-Rez Studios, Paladins6 Replies

When I last wrote in depth about Paladins in this article I was shocked and dismayed that they were ignoring everything that EA just went through with BAttlefield 2 and was launching a new “Cards Unbound” system that was clearly and obviously designed as pay 2 win mechanics. It was a sad hail mary from…

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Paladins – Joining the Dark Side

Posted on Author IseyPosted in Hi-Rez Studios8 Replies

Paladins is the best small team shooter I have played. In a world of a dominating Overwatch and several fail-(ed)/(ing) Overwatch clones, Paladins stood out as a game holding it’s own. It had a lot of good things going for it – a diverse and fun cast of characters, varied and enjoyable game modes, and…

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Lack of Trust – Loot Boxes

Posted on Author IseyPosted in Hi-Rez Studios3 Replies

I commented on Bhagpuss’s latest post about how I largely agree that loot boxes are a fun mechanic. This was in the context for me that it is a method of advancement and not the sole one. The example I used in Fortnite that it is basically the *only* way you can progress meaningfully so…

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Official Forums

Posted on Author IseyPosted in Hi-Rez Studios6 Replies

as always, click on photos to enlarge! As I delve deeper and deeper into Paladins I have made the leap from casual Paladins player to forum poster. Forum poster started off fine, but has since graduated to game defender, common sense freedom fighter, and general anti-anger enthusiast. Boy, did I get sucked in. I am…

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Mr. Unpopular

Posted on Author IseyPosted in Harebrained Schemes, Hi-Rez Studios3 Replies

Paladins I am a Paladins fan. I couldn’t enjoy Overwatch and found it entirely bland and boring. Paladins, on the other hand, has depth, strategy, customization and challenge. I have started to flesh out my champions experience and availability quite well. Here is my level with each: Players get ‘free’ Radiant chests at level one,…

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More Paladins Fun

Posted on Author IseyPosted in Hi-Rez Studios2 Replies

I did a video. My mic was off, so you don’t get to hear me speak but if you are curious about the gameplay or anything of that nature it’s a fun Siege match that goes to 4 points. 1 point for capturing the objective, and 1 for the payload status (if you get it…

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The Overwatch Conundrum

Posted on Author IseyPosted in Blizzard, Hi-Rez Studios4 Replies

My son and all of his friends play Overwatch. Typically that style of first person shooter (spammy, jumpy, TF2-ish is probably a fair description) has never been high on my list. And yet, I find myself playing it. The oddity of this isn’t the fact that I am playing it (I play all sorts of…

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