Category Archives: Neverwinter

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 fiery welcome back to Neverwinter

Posted on October 7, 2018 by

My husband and I decided to log back into Neverwinter today, we’re running low on meaningful things to do as a pair in World of Warcraft at the moment and are playing enough of the latter with other friends anyway. … Continue reading →

Posted in MMORPG, Neverwinter | 1 Comment

Levelling gear vs finding new gear #Warcraft #Lotro #NeverwinterGame

Posted on August 27, 2018 by

A post over at Endgame Viable has me thinking this morning about gearing in MMORPGs. The post is a summary of UltrViolet’s experiences in Battle for Azeroth, but there’s a particular phrase that inspired this post: [Azerite gear] just seems … Continue reading →

Posted in LotRO, MMORPG, Neverwinter, World of Warcraft | Tagged | 7 Comments

My gaming history #BlaugustReborn

Posted on August 9, 2018 by

Belghast has a post up on the “getting to know you” theme of week 2 of Blaugust. I don’t post about myself that often on this blog, it is about gaming more than anything else. In the spirit of Blaugust, … Continue reading →

Posted in D&D, DDO, EQ2, ESO, Fantasy Grounds, FFXIV, Guild Wars, LotRO, MMORPG, Neverwinter, Rift, Starfinder, STO, SWTOR, World of Warcraft | Tagged | 3 Comments

What if WoW had…

Posted on July 3, 2018 by

Although I wasn’t playing gaming over the weekend we did discuss it amongst family as several family members still play World of Warcraft actively. During these discussions certain points came up that, for me, represent baffling gaps in this game’s … Continue reading →

Posted in EQ2, ESO, FFXIV, Guild Wars, LotRO, MMORPG, Neverwinter, Rift, SWTOR, World of Warcraft | 6 Comments

F2P and what I’ll pay for #ESO #NWPC #SWL #SWTOR

Posted on May 9, 2018 by

Tobold has an interesting post up about free to play models and a Downton Abbey inspired classification of players as ‘masters’ or ‘servants’ (those paying for service(s), and those providing the service(s)). As is noted by comments on the post, … Continue reading →

Posted in ESO, MMORPG, Neverwinter, SWTOR, TSW

MMORPG user interface standards

Posted on January 19, 2018 by

Last weekend I was running some tabletop gaming using Fantasy Grounds 2, and I was reminded just how quirky the user interface is. This virtual tabletop software re-invents a lot of controls and concepts that are already well established for … Continue reading →

Posted in DDO, Fantasy Grounds, MMORPG, Neverwinter, TTRPG, World of Warcraft | 2 Comments