Monthly Archives: March 2011

Pick-n-mix gaming weekend

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

Pick-n-mix weekend Last weekend was a mixed bag of MMO gaming. I played LoTRO a big chunk, plenty of crafting, some gathering and some deeding. Overall I felt like I’d achieved a lot without actually levelling much. I guess it’s … Continue reading →

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Nostalgia for LAN RPGs

Posted on March 25, 2011 by

I have a lot of happy memories of playing LAN RPGs in the late 90s and early 2000s. Diablo, Baldur’s Gate, Icewind Dale (1 & 2), Neverwinter Nights, the list goes on. For me these games were always about playing … Continue reading →

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Massively on death penalties in MMOs

Posted on March 25, 2011 by

Just read a Massively piece on death penalties in MMOs. It compares the different models used over the years (full corpse looting, ‘naked runs’ back to corpse, gear damage, res sickness, debuff and others). I’ll admit I never played any … Continue reading →

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Difficulty imbalance

Posted on March 23, 2011 by

Having played a good amount of Rift now, last night I was back in WoW playing a heroic (Stonecore). After wiping plenty on the first boss we worked out the strategy and managed to soldier through kill the dragon as … Continue reading →

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Rift static group

Posted on March 21, 2011 by

I have been playing through the defiant area on my second character, a Warrior (Riftblade/Paladin with Warlord splash). This character was created to play with two RL friends as a static levelling group. First impressions are that, just like most … Continue reading →

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Unrelenting evil

Posted on March 17, 2011 by

I’ve just started on really sorting my virtue deeds for my main in LoTRO since he is close to the level where he leaves the Eriador behind and ventures into the depths of Moria. This means going back to the … Continue reading →

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How long to hype a game for?

Posted on March 16, 2011 by

MMO development takes a long time, I signed up for the SW:ToR when they launched the forums (late 2008?), and I have browsed them occasionally since. The endless debates and microscopic examination of every detail released about the game pretty … Continue reading →

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Buffet entertainment, Rift style

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

Well I played a good session of Rift yesterday and was thoroughly entertained by the variety of PVE content on offer. I’d been slowly working my way down through Freemarch, from quest node to quest node. Since it was the … Continue reading →

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More RIFT impressions

Posted on March 11, 2011 by

Life got in the way of me posting this straight away, but I’ve now played a decent session of Rifts and have a better view of the early game. The post-intro starter area for Defiant seems to have a steady … Continue reading →

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The abandoned content of PVE endgame

Posted on March 10, 2011 by

My main character in LoTRO is now 57, so he’s nearing the original endgame. I have a bucket load of group and instance quests that few are likely to be running as it’s easier to level past them doing other … Continue reading →

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