Category Archives: EQ2

Catch-up mechanisms

Posted on October 15, 2018 by

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

A week in MMO gaming

Posted on September 29, 2018 by

So what does a week look like for me as a multi-MMO gamer? Following on from a non-gaming Q&A post, I thought with this post I’d give a gaming update, with the aim that it shows the sort of mix … Continue reading →

Posted in D&D, EQ2, ESO, Fantasy Grounds, LotRO, MMORPG, Starfinder, World of Warcraft | 1 Comment

A wealth of communal knowledge #LOTRO

Posted on September 23, 2018 by

Although reading blog posts, wiki sites and forums can very well lead to spoilers if you’re playing game content that is pretty new (e.g. Battle for Azeroth), for the most part I find the wealth of knowledge about games a … Continue reading →

Posted in MMORPG, World of Warcraft, Rift, LotRO, EQ2

Against the Elements #EverquestII

Posted on September 15, 2018 by

I saw in the week the announcement that the next expansion for Everquest 2 will be “Against the Elements“, due in November 2018. There’s a prelude event for this live now, with a quest available with the relevant scholarly mage … Continue reading →

Posted in EQ2, MMORPG | 2 Comments

All the news! #mmorpg

Posted on September 7, 2018 by

It’s been a rarity in recent years for there to be that much MMORPG news to comment on in the blogosphere, new MMO launches have been few and far between compared with the heady days when I started this blog. … Continue reading →

Posted in MMORPG, LotRO, EQ2, DDO, Wildstar, BDO, DCUO, Starfinder | 3 Comments

Decorative vs functional housing #EverquestII #Wildstar

Posted on August 31, 2018 by

A recent post about SWTOR housing over at Going Commando, and subsequent comments, started me thinking about what I look for from player housing in MMORPGs. Most of the blog posts I’ve seen about housing relate to decoration – the … Continue reading →

Posted in EQ2, MMORPG, SWTOR, Wildstar | Tagged | 4 Comments

Gear as character progression #Warcraft #EverquestII #TESOnline

Posted on August 28, 2018 by

We had an interesting discussion while playing World of Warcraft yesterday: namely on the issue of character progression for the last few expansions. This is a follow-on topic from yesterday’s post in part. The complaint was that in modern WoW … Continue reading →

Posted in EQ2, ESO, MMORPG, World of Warcraft | Tagged | 7 Comments