Category Archives: EQ2

A different experience of nostalgia

Posted on March 26, 2019 by

Bhagpuss has a post ruminating on attracting old players back to MMORPGs; while it’s mostly focused on the particular challenges facing Guild Wars 2 in this regard, there’s some discussion of other games in the genre also. It made me … Continue reading →

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When tech gets in the way

Posted on March 20, 2019 by

I was reminded on Monday of how much my gaming relies on technology these-days and how that technology can, at times, be quite the hindrance. I ran another session of Dungeons & Dragons 5E for family members via Fantasy Grounds … Continue reading →

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Level 10 so far #Kaladim

Posted on March 18, 2019 by

In my first couple of sessions I managed to reach level 10 on my new Templar on the Kaladim TLE server for Everquest 2. My character concept was going to be a Wood Elf Templar playing through Greater Feydark, but … Continue reading →

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Filling a gap #EQ2

Posted on March 15, 2019 by

With the loss of the Foundry, there are yet fewer MMO homes for players that focus on user-generated adventures, Syp has joined in on the criticism of this loss. Thinking about this again I was struck by a rather fantastical … Continue reading →

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Kaladim beckons #EQ2

Posted on March 13, 2019 by

So the newest progression server, Kaladim, launches this coming Saturday (16th). I’m off a mind to start a character there just to join in the initial levelling hype. The promised changes to itemisation to make it more like the original … Continue reading →

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Past thunder and flame #EQ2

Posted on March 11, 2019 by

I’ve continued to make good progress in the Planes of Prophecy expansion, I’m on chapter 7 of 9 now. Having cleared the Plane of Disease with my Shadowknight and his mastery of all things noxious, I stormed through the Bastion … Continue reading →

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Progress at last #EQ2

Posted on March 9, 2019 by

All the interesting discussions of late in the MMO blogosphere and gaming news stories have kept me away from blogging about what I’m actually playing at the moment – namely Everquest 2. I’ve made great strides in EQ 2’s current … Continue reading →

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