Category Archives: TSW

Pace of play pressures

Posted on September 9, 2018 by

An MMORPG expansion lays bear a particular problem of the genre, the incessant peer pressure to be pushing forwards as fast as possible. Some games may encourage or demand this more through game systems or update schedules, but I think … Continue reading →

Posted in FFXIV, MMORPG, SWTOR, TSW, World of Warcraft | 3 Comments

SWL anniversary

Posted on July 7, 2018 by

We played Secret World Legends two nights ago, and have played a number of sessions recently, but the ongoing anniversary event hasn’t really attracted our attention that much. In the last session we did get around to checking out the … Continue reading →

Posted in MMORPG, TSW

What I won’t be playing this weekend

Posted on June 28, 2018 by

I’m off on a family holiday for a long weekend, and as usual the timing is perfect to not be doing all of the great stuff that’s happening in MMORPG land! Firstly Guild Wars 2 has just released, after some … Continue reading →

Posted in EQ2, Guild Wars, MMORPG, TSW | 2 Comments

Kaidan here we come #SWL

Posted on June 22, 2018 by

We’ve made it to Kaidan in Secret World Legends, ready to play through this zone’s missions for a second time. In the end Transylvania seemed to take for ages, probably because we had some gaps in-between sessions due to incompatible … Continue reading →

Posted in MMORPG, TSW | 1 Comment

Please make NPC interactions easy…

Posted on June 4, 2018 by

Some MMORPGs have user interface issues, issues that you come up against again, and again, and again. Basic stuff like interacting with NPCs for instance. This is mainly an issue in ‘action MMOs’ – games where the cursor is locked … Continue reading →

Posted in DCUO, ESO, MMORPG, TSW | 2 Comments

What I’m playing this summer

Posted on May 26, 2018 by

With the shift into proper summer weather I’ve been thinking about what I’ll be playing MMORPG-wise over the lazy summer months. I read Syp’s two lists of upcoming MMOs with interest, but so few upcoming games actually interest me in … Continue reading →

Posted in D&D, DCUO, EQ2, ESO, Fantasy Grounds, MMORPG, TSW | 1 Comment

The puzzle of add-ons

Posted on May 24, 2018 by

I read with interest a post by Rohan on a puzzle boss in Final Fantasy 14. I’ve no experience of this myself, but imagining it I doubt I’d be able to do the maths quickly enough to stand much chance … Continue reading →

Posted in ESO, FFXIV, MMORPG, TSW, World of Warcraft | 7 Comments