Category Archives: Rift

“May as well not be an MMO”

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Telwyn

Naithin has a post that’s caused some interesting conversation around MMORPGs and how some of us experience them. His post talks about FFXIV and how solo levelling can lack some of the MMO experience. This made me think back to … Continue reading →

Posted in EQ2, FFXIV, Guild Wars, LotRO, MMORPG, Rift, SWTOR, World of Warcraft | 3 Comments

MMORPG gaming history, part 1

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Telwyn

I noticed via Twitter that some MMORPG players were tweeting lists of the games in the genre they had “ever played (even for just for like a day)”. Belghast has done a blog post on the same topic, with a … Continue reading →

Posted in DDO, EQ2, FFXIV, Guild Wars, LotRO, MMORPG, Rift, STO, SWTOR, Tera | 4 Comments

My list of gaming grievances

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Telwyn

As a reaction post to Belghasts recent post on gaming grievances. Of the nine points listed in this post, three stand out as some of my own worst gripes with MMORPGs, things I’ve written about before but could re-examine in … Continue reading →

Posted in BDO, EQ2, ESO, MMORPG, Neverwinter, Rift, World of Warcraft | 6 Comments

Appointment gaming, the positive side

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Telwyn

The ongoing Erollisi event in Everquest 2 has provided a coincidental but well-timed change of gaming pace. I was ill for the best part of four days from mid-last week; it just a nasty dose of flu, but it really … Continue reading →

Posted in EQ2, Guild Wars, MMORPG, Rift | 1 Comment

Good or bad expansions, and theme

Posted on February 17, 2019 by Telwyn

There’s been quite a discussion around the subjective topic of good or bad expansions recently, so far, on my limited catch-up on this via the blogs in my feed; I’ve not seen the topic of theme added into the mix … Continue reading →

Posted in MMORPG, Rift, World of Warcraft | 3 Comments

All at sea #IntPiPoMo2018

Posted on November 11, 2018 by Telwyn

This is a schedule post so please allow for a delay in any replies to comments. The holiday I’m on is a cruise (my favourite kind), I’m always happy to be on a boat at sea or visiting new port … Continue reading →

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Blizzcon 2018 thoughts

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Telwyn

I didn’t have a virtual ticket (or the serious cash to fly from the UK to California), but I’ve kept an eye on the coverage on blogs and news sites coming out of Anaheim. As Wilhelm notes these days Blizzcon … Continue reading →

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MMO gaming news this week

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Telwyn

I’ll take this post to cover a trio of news items from this week that affect games I play/have played. Lord of the Rings Online progression server So Standing Stones Games are bringing a progression server out for LOTRO, a … Continue reading →

Posted in LotRO, MMORPG, Rift, SWTOR | 2 Comments

Vive la difference among players

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Telwyn

MMORPGs are home to a pretty diverse bunch of players if you think about it. I was reading Syp’s article on Bio Break about Fallout 76 and the description of the game has nothing that really appeals to me – … Continue reading →

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A wealth of communal knowledge #LOTRO

Posted on September 23, 2018 by Telwyn

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 →

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