Monthly Archives: February 2009

1.2 Itemization in review

I have to send out a thank you to Andy and Mythic for waiting for me to get home and have dinner before putting up the patch notes. Usually they do it when I’m on the road! As promised the … Continue reading

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1.2 Notes are up!

The notes are massive. They’re absolutely, positively,  ridiculously long. I couldn’t hope to get an article out fast enough regarding the whole thing. The quick and dirty is: Lost Value itemization changes are great. Some of our issues were not … Continue reading

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Changes are coming!

I’ve been looking at the Epic Slant code base a bit and I realize that I could leverage what I know now to improve upon it. This will, more or less, mean another version from start to finish. The aesthetics, … Continue reading

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Gaming Friendships: Real or Virtual

In today’s age of technology, the question about online chat and friends has become one that more and more people are asking. How do you know the people you are talking with are for real? How do you know they … Continue reading

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Defending your city is difficult

On Monolith the tide has turned rather quickly in the last few weeks. Many solid Destruction players have retired or rerolled and Order has only grown stronger. This culminated in a rather well coordinated assault across all fronts this weekend. … Continue reading

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Lost Vale Right Wing Review

It is time, once again, for a Lost Vale review. This week I would like to focus on the right wing. Before entering this wing I do need to note that every group member absolutely has to have completed the … Continue reading

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Saturday Morning War

Normally I abstain from blogging and information chasing on Saturdays. They are, after all, my time off! That frequently leads to me missing out on some really good stuff though. Today, however, is a little different and I thought I’d … Continue reading

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Mark’s 1.2 Sneak Peak

Mark dropped by the VN boards on Friday to offer up the sneak peak of the 1.2 patch. He also promised that the notes would be available next week. I know, without a doubt, that this is a big deal … Continue reading

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Good news for Warhammer PvE players!

I was pretty elated this morning when I began my usual “tour of blogs” and ended up on the Greenskin. It was there that I found this check list of items that should be going into the new Lands of … Continue reading

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