Author Archives: Telwyn

Downtime in MMOs

Posted on October 21, 2018

I was thinking about down-time in dungeons within MMORPGs recently, or the lack thereof. It’s just not a thing any more in most games that your character needs any rest after fights, even after a boss. At the start of … Continue reading →

Posted in MMORPG, Tera, World of Warcraft | 4 Comments

Vive la difference among players

Posted on October 19, 2018

MMORPGs are home to a pretty diverse bunch of players if you think about it. I was reading Syp’s article on Bio Break about Fallout 76 and the description of the game has nothing that really appeals to me – … Continue reading →

Posted in LotRO, MMORPG, Rift, World of Warcraft | 1 Comment

Auto-pathing in MMOs

Posted on October 17, 2018

I happened to be watching some of MJ’s recent stream for Bless Online over at Massively OP last night and realised that auto-pathing was going on both in that video on my second monitor, and also in the game I … Continue reading →

Posted in BDO, LotRO, MMORPG | 2 Comments

Catch-up mechanisms

Posted on October 15, 2018

Playing Neverwinter, and specifically the new(ish) Module 14  (Ravenloft), I’ve been given a different perspective on catchup mechanisms both within this game and beyond. A previous attempt to return to Neverwinter for solo play before Module 14 was launched saw … Continue reading →

Posted in EQ2, LotRO, MMORPG, Neverwinter | 2 Comments

Lord of the Rings Online update

Posted on October 13, 2018

Earlier in the week Update 23 went live in Lord of the Rings Online, titled Where Dragons Dwell. I’d seen on social media that the update was coming, but as yet my excitement is muted by the lack of progress … Continue reading →

Posted in LotRO, MMORPG | 5 Comments

What podcasts I listen to…

Posted on October 11, 2018

I’ve been listening to quite a lot of podcasts lately, some are long-time favourites, others newly discovered. Thought I’d share in this quick post some link-love and highlight what I listen to and why. Massively OP Podcast I’ve been listening … Continue reading →

Posted in MMORPG, TTRPG | 2 Comments

Murkmire prologue quests

Posted on October 9, 2018

I learned via a Massively OP article that the Murkmire DLC is coming to Elder Scrolls Online. According to this same info there was already (at time of reading) a pre-quest available in-game as a prologue to the expansion. I … Continue reading →

Posted in ESO, MMORPG | 3 Comments