Category Archives: DDO

Free to play MMOs – what kind of stuff do you buy?

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

The title of this post is a question I’m mulling over at present, do you buy stuff with money in free to play games, and do you set any limits on what kind of items you’d buy? Each free to … Continue reading →

Posted in DDO, EQ2, Gaming, Guild Wars, SWTOR | 6 Comments

Do players discover pen and paper RPG gaming via MMOs?

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

Several MMORPGs have strong roots in books or RPGs – LOTRO (Lord of the Rings), SWTOR (Star Wars), Neverwinter Online (Forgotten Realms D&D setting) and the list goes on. I would say it’s likely that a good number of fans … Continue reading →

Posted in DDO, Gaming, LotRO, Neverwinter, SWTOR | 4 Comments

Neverwinter: setting specific classes

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

Massively had a post yesterday about choosing the first character class to create when we finally get to start the upcoming Neverwinter MMO. As the writer, Justin, himself states in the intro it’s disappointing that there are only five classes confirmed in … Continue reading →

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Personal loot vs competitive loot

Posted on April 13, 2013 by

I’ve been running a few Raid Finder 25 man raids in World of Warcraft recently since a major quest chain requires me to collect ten random-drop tokens from the first two raids. There was a lot of debate over looting … Continue reading →

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Defining classes by their weapon in MMOs

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

Reading the discussion about the latest Massively Neverwinter Online article, which rather predictably derailed to a discussion on the fighter class, I was struck by the more recent games that I’ve played where weapons are predetermined by class. It’s the opposite extreme … Continue reading →

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WoW: Grumpy Elf speaks the truth

Posted on January 6, 2013 by

I’ve just read Grumpy Elf’s post on leveling speed in WoW and the real problems this could pose to new players. The post talks a lot about the problem of super-fast leveling speed. Summarising it very roughly: Not enough time … Continue reading →

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Free to play and player expectations

Posted on December 4, 2012 by

I’ve just read the rereview of Free to Play SWTOR on Eurogamer. I also read a lot of the comments on the article as well. The topic related to this discussion that caught my eye was that of expected value. … Continue reading →

Posted in DDO, Gaming, LotRO, SWTOR | 3 Comments

¡Viva la evolución!

Posted on October 18, 2012 by

Zubon has a very interesting post on ‘playing together‘ over at Kill Ten Rats. I am generalising a lot here, but I do wonder whether the industry is starting to listen to players and actually provide systems to make playing … Continue reading →

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Alternative revenue streams

Posted on October 10, 2012 by

A post on the EQ2 forums (by jake08) sparked a thought about alternative revenue streams in gaming. So far, the onslaught of advertising so prevalent in modern society seems to have been kept at bay. But with so many games converting … Continue reading →

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Skills and weapon choices

Posted on September 13, 2012 by

After yesterday’s post, I spent a session last night on my necromancer playing in the charr starter zone (which is awesome by the way). So far, unlike my mesmer and elementalist, I’m having some doubts about which weaponset/spec to play … Continue reading →

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