Category Archives: SWTOR

Playing vs reading about MMORPGs

Posted on March 1, 2019 by

I read a variety of MMO blogs and have done for years now, many relate to specific games that I play or have played. Certainly the familiarity of gameplay experiences that I can relate to often first attract me to … Continue reading →

Posted in EQ2, Guild Wars, MMORPG, SWTOR, TSW | 8 Comments

Changing gaming tastes (or not)

Posted on February 27, 2019 by

A few bloggers have been discussing changes in online gaming tastes in the broadest generalised sense (e.g. Bhagpuss, Endgame Viable). If developers follow such trends in terms of the games they create, then apparently we’ve become more casual or less … Continue reading →

Posted in EQ2, FFXIV, MMORPG, SWTOR, World of Warcraft | 4 Comments

Anthem and industry trends

Posted on February 7, 2019 by

I read over at Inventory Full about Bhagpuss’ reasons for not trying Anthem, Bioware’s answer to the MMOFPS sub-genre. In Anthem you play a battle-suit wearing hero flying and diving around zones to complete missions, mostly in a small team. … Continue reading →

Posted in MMORPG, SWTOR, World of Warcraft | 4 Comments

Faction war and story agency

Posted on February 5, 2019 by

I was just writing a comment over at Superior Realities and I felt the need to expand on it somewhat here. The post on returning to Star Wars the Old Republic has evoked some discussion around the merits of the … Continue reading →

Posted in MMORPG, SWTOR, World of Warcraft

Running the Esseles in 2019

Posted on February 3, 2019 by

Wanting to finally get some group content done in Star Wars the Old Republic, I elected to queue for the Esseles on my baby Smuggler. I’ve been leveling him a bit since playing more SWTOR – one advantage of focusing … Continue reading →

Posted in MMORPG, SWTOR | 1 Comment

Patience with content you do not like

Posted on January 30, 2019 by

How much patience with content you don’t like in an MMORPG? I’ve a bit of a history of ignoring quests that I dislike. There’s a quest in Dungeons & Dragons Online that I only ever completed once because it was … Continue reading →

Posted in DDO, LotRO, MMORPG, SWTOR, World of Warcraft | 3 Comments

Appearance system pros and cons

Posted on January 28, 2019 by

I’m not strongly motivated by the appearance of my characters; I’d rather they avoid the pastel-shades pyjamas look of the early Burning Crusade era WoW, but so long as the clothes aren’t jarringly mixed styles I’m generally ok. Some MMORPGs … Continue reading →

Posted in EQ2, LotRO, MMORPG, SWTOR, World of Warcraft | 9 Comments