Monthly Archives: August 2017

Gliding and movement as gameplay

Posted on August 31, 2017 by

We’ve played a good amount of time in the first of the Maguuma zones, Verdant Brink, I’m impressed with how the expansion integrated different movement ability unlocks as part of the gameplay. Gliding is unlocked pretty quickly and offers the … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 29, 2017 by

A quick post to note that I am away from keyboard and a computer for just over a week. I have a few posts scheduled to keep the blog ticking over but may be slow in responding to comments while … Continue reading →

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Progression on multiple fronts

Posted on August 27, 2017 by

I’m mixing it up gaming wise at the moment as the summer draws on. I couldn’t have predicted the changes that have come over the last few weeks, so here’s an update on what I’ve been playing more recently. Guild … Continue reading →

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‘Value’ of MMO games

Posted on August 25, 2017 by

The Ancient Gaming Noob has weighed in on a topic started by Keen this week on the value of gaming. The conversation has focused on monetary values and finding non-gaming comparisons like Starbucks coffees or cinema tickets. Monetisation of gaming … Continue reading →

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The Guild Wars 2 Guardian, Paladin by another name?

Posted on August 21, 2017 by

I’ve been playing a good amount of my Guardian alt in Guild Wars 2 these last few weeks and having a blast. I really like the aesthetic of the class, magical abilities infused with blue flame or light coupled with … Continue reading →

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GW2: leveling away

Posted on August 19, 2017 by

I’m busy leveling my Guardian in Guild Wars 2 the old-fashioned way, i.e. by actually playing rather than using an insta-ding to 80. After last weekend’s experience of diving into new content on a class I’m not familiar with, I … Continue reading →

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WoW: Next Expansion Clues

Posted on August 17, 2017 by

[Meznir here again, hijacking Telwyn’s blog to talk about WoW] It’s getting to that time of [every other] year again, when World of Warcraft players are on tenterhooks to hear what the next expansion will be. Often by now we … Continue reading →

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