Category Archives: BDO

Auto-pathing in MMOs

Posted on October 17, 2018 by

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

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

The importance of trading in MMORPGs

Posted on May 30, 2018 by

Massively asked a Daily Grind question yesterday on the importance of person-to-person trading in MMOs. It’s something that I actually firmly believe should be in MMORPGs as one of several means for players to interact with others in economic terms. … Continue reading →

Posted in BDO, EQ2, ESO, LotRO, MMORPG | 5 Comments

Making it easier to return to a MMORPG

Posted on May 28, 2018 by

As someone who plays a variety of MMORPGs, I do face the problem of returning to a game and not finding the return a very easy or pleasant experience. The feeling of confusion as you stare at rows of forgotten … Continue reading →

Posted in BDO, EQ2, ESO, FFXIV, MMORPG, Rift, STO, World of Warcraft | 8 Comments

MMO economics, striking it rich(er)

Posted on January 5, 2018 by

In only a few days I’ve had two separate experiences of ‘striking it rich’ in MMORPGs that I played recently. When I popped back into Black Desert Online, I had 15 million silver waiting for my character in the mail. … Continue reading →

Posted in BDO, EQ2, MMORPG | 2 Comments

A mixed-up, meandering session of games

Posted on January 3, 2018 by

I returned home from the festive holidays to an evening of gaming with no clear objectives or plan. In the end I chose to patch and ‘sample’ a few different games. Crafting, Everquest 2 I realised, oh so late to … Continue reading →

Posted in BDO, EQ2, ESO, MMORPG | 2 Comments

Autumn gaming update

Posted on October 28, 2017 by

Although there’s been quite a lot of heavy commentary about Pay to Win and lockboxes of late, I haven’t felt that drawn into the arguments myself. I’m AFKish this weekend to do a weekend of D&D (pen and paper ftw!), … Continue reading →

Posted in BDO, DDO, EQ2, Guild Wars, MMORPG, Wildstar | 1 Comment