Monthly Archives: September 2009

Star Wars the Old Republic Beta Bandwagon

Posted on Tuesday, 29 September 2009 by Ferrel

I’m completely certain that absolutely every blog on the planet will report this story today but I figured there was a mathematically insignificant chance that someone only reads Epic Slant. I also thought it would be funny since my post … Continue reading →

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EverQuest 2 does Guild Management Right

Posted on Monday, 28 September 2009 by Ferrel

At Dragon*Con I had the opportunity to spend some time with Ashlanne, Brenlo and several members of the SOE community staff. Not only were they super kind to me, they also reminded me just how much I love SOE games … Continue reading →

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Monday MMO Mooching

Posted on Monday, 28 September 2009 by Ferrel

Folks I have to be honest and admit I didn’t finish my article in time for today. Many of you might not know this but I do a lot of my thinking and drafting while at work. It lets me … Continue reading →

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Ask an MMO Guild Leader Ep 1

Posted on Friday, 25 September 2009 by Ferrel

It wasn’t long ago that I decided to get back into one of the core pillars of Epic Slant: helping guild leaders run their guild a bit better. I started up my old advice column Ask an MMO Guild Leader. … Continue reading →

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An MMO forum for a great community

Posted on Wednesday, 23 September 2009 by Ferrel

Some time ago one of my friends asked me why Epic Slant didn’t have a forum. My response was that I felt a forum wouldn’t be used at all and would just sit barren. If readers wanted to discuss my … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Onyxia

Posted on Wednesday, 23 September 2009 by Siobhan

A highly anticipated addition to the 3.2.2 patch is the return of Onyxia. Opinions on forums and in game have been positive with an air of excitement. In current content the Broodmother is nestled away in her cave in Dustwallow … Continue reading →

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The Insular nature of Loot Systems

Posted on Monday, 21 September 2009 by Ferrel

One fine evening in LotRO, Psychochild and I started discussing some of the ways that player crafted loot systems have so heavily effected how we experience MMOs. If you’ve done any sort of raiding, you’ve undoubtedly come up against some … Continue reading →

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Minor MMO design features

Posted on Friday, 18 September 2009 by Ferrel

It is fair to say that I spend a lot of time on Epic Slant talking about very broad MMO design theories and systems. If anything, that type of article is somewhat like a “what if” comic book and is … Continue reading →

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Wednesday MMO Reader

Posted on Wednesday, 16 September 2009 by Ferrel

Since my return from Dragon*Con I have pretty much been covered up completely. I’ve not had the time to write as much as I normally do and only managed to put two articles together for this week. In addition to … Continue reading →

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