Category Archives: EQ2

First ever MMORPG pics

Posted on June 10, 2017 by

A little late to party, I noticed the official Everquest 2 Twitter account had asked for players to share their oldest screenshot. That’s a rather fun idea, looking back through old screenshots is always fun! Everquest 2 Created back in … Continue reading →

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How well do you know your virtual world?

Posted on June 8, 2017 by

I’ve been picking away at the Anniversary quests in Lord of the Rings Online the last week or so and it’s reminded me just how enormous and complicated Middle Earth is. The quests named after individual heroes of the Fellowship … Continue reading →

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Finding low level dungeon groups

Posted on May 31, 2017 by

Patterns of play can come full circle I’m finding – my early years in MMOs was dominated by running dungeons. Yes, I spent time questing in a pair or trio to level characters, but at every opportunity we’d drop questing … Continue reading →

Posted in EQ2, FFXIV, Gaming, LotRO, Neverwinter, WoW | 6 Comments

Gathering gameplay

Posted on May 29, 2017 by

I played a good amount of Everquest 2 over the weekend, any crafting session in this MMORPG invariably involves some gathering as well since you burn through materials pretty quickly. As I flew around the Eidolon Jungle looking for wood, … Continue reading →

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EQ2 bonus XP this weekend

Posted on May 27, 2017 by

So I noticed this on Twitter this morning: Norrath is the place to be this weekend! Earn double XP, Status and Tithe through Mon, May 29 https://t.co/OoVF4MJVU6 — EverQuest II (@everquestii) May 26, 2017 So like last weekend, where bonus … Continue reading →

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Spreadsheets for MMO characters

Posted on May 19, 2017 by

For the MMORPGs that I’ve played more seriously, I have invariably at some point created a record of my various characters progress. Since I’m a computer scientist I tend to use spreadsheets for simple lists of such info. On my … Continue reading →

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Twitch streams as background

Posted on May 11, 2017 by

I’ve had a couple of thoughts linked to Twitch streams recently in the back of my mind. I’ve started watching them occasionally on my second screen while playing solo gaming session. That’s not to say I’ve always something on in … Continue reading →

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