Monthly Archives: April 2010

How important is looking unique?

Posted on Thursday, 29 April 2010 by Ferrel

Would you rather be extremely powerful or unique looking? In the days of old these two things used to be one and the same. In EverQuest certain color armors were reserved only for the elite. Particle weapons were near non-existent. … Continue reading →

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Blizzard makes sweeping changes to WoW raiding in Cataclysm

Posted on Monday, 26 April 2010 by Ferrel

A friend of mine sent me a rather interesting email today. She basically stated that Blizzard was going to be making insane changes to raiding with their Cataclysm expansion. I looked into the link she provided and thought that yes, … Continue reading →

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Heroes of Might and Magic Online

Posted on Friday, 23 April 2010 by Ferrel

As I am now apparently a prisoner in Europe thanks to our friend the Volcano I’ve been spending more time than usual browsing the internet for fun. I was surprised to find out that one of my favorite franchisees, Heroes … Continue reading →

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Solid MMO communities

Posted on Friday, 23 April 2010 by Ferrel

Teaching MMO players to read a forum is generally more difficult than teaching a cat to play fetch. For some reason that I cannot understand the idea of going to a website and reading new posts is repulsive to a … Continue reading →

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A View from the Top Returns

Posted on Thursday, 22 April 2010 by Ferrel

It has been a little while since Karen and I have put out a show. We haven’t been lazy though! We’ve had two recorded but we’ve been so busy that editing hasn’t happened. It has also been difficult for me … Continue reading →

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When MMOs change Captains

Posted on Thursday, 22 April 2010 by Ferrel

It isn’t new news that Alan “Brenlo” Crosby has stepped down as EverQuest II’s senior producer but I have yet to talk about it. In many ways it scares me that the stable hand behind the game is gone and … Continue reading →

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Seriously, try Global Agenda

Posted on Wednesday, 21 April 2010 by Ferrel

I don’t know how I missed this announcement (probably because I’m trapped in Europe) but it seems that Hi-Rez Studios is pulling out all the stops in an attempt to get you into Global Agenda. I’m consistently impressed with their … Continue reading →

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EQ2s Passport

Posted on Wednesday, 21 April 2010 by Ferrel

It was brought to my attention yesterday that SOE has announced a new type of payment model for EverQuest II. For $5 you get to play for three consecutive days. At first I was slightly confused by the option. Given … Continue reading →

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Why is class changing taboo?

Posted on Tuesday, 20 April 2010 by Ferrel

I’ve been thinking about how the MMORPG genre has evolved lately in regards to alternate characters and level pacing. The era of “one maxed character” has long since passed and now developers make it easier for players to start over … Continue reading →

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