Monthly Archives: July 2010

Epic Slant 4.0

Posted on Thursday, 29 July 2010 by Ferrel

Hey everyone. You may or may not have noticed that Epic Slant looks different today. I’ve been investing some time in making my life easier for the future. Instead of doing everything by hand I’m using a more modern them … Continue reading →

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Multiverse Episode 23: “The Little Things are Best in Space”

Posted on Thursday, 29 July 2010 by Ferrel

Hey gang, Another week, another Multiverse! This week we touch on the Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning trailer, FFXIV’s recommended requirements, the cast of DCUO, and more! We have a clarification from last week, too. It seems that the reported 200k … Continue reading →

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Dave takes my advice!

Posted on Wednesday, 28 July 2010 by Ferrel

It is an EQ2 kind of week and I’m really over using the logo here. It is to be expected though with Fan Faire looming and massive changes nipping along at its tail. It is an exciting and frightening time! … Continue reading →

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EQ2 goes free to play (sorta)

Posted on Tuesday, 27 July 2010 by Ferrel

It was just announced by Dave Georgeson that EverQuest II will be going “free to play.” This is absolutely no surprise what so ever to me. A huge amount of resources have been poured into the “early game” so that … Continue reading →

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Fan Faire cometh

Posted on Monday, 26 July 2010 by Ferrel

Fan Faire is coming and coming fast. Several of my guild mates and I will be landing in Vegas to enjoy a few days of rest, drinking, and EQ2 related excitement! It is a long needed vacation in many ways … Continue reading →

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Community Management – Epic Oversimplification

Posted on Monday, 26 July 2010 by Ferrel

Today’s Epic Oversimplification is titled “The joys of community management.” It takes a look at how these brave men and women do their job and the trials they face. Nobody, and I mean nobody, in the MMORPG world takes more … Continue reading →

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Japan is awesome

Posted on Saturday, 24 July 2010 by Ferrel

I am aware that this has absolutely nothing to do with guild leadership or MMORPGs but Dresden linked this to me and I thought it was awesome. Japan has brought us some amazing food, video games, and cultural insanity. This … Continue reading →

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Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

Posted on Thursday, 22 July 2010 by Ferrel

38 Studios may not be on the radar for the average MMORPG player yet. They’ve been extremely guarded in sharing information so that player expectations are not set too high. They are the unintentional masters of hype through no hype! … Continue reading →

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No gear grind please?

Posted on Thursday, 22 July 2010 by Ferrel

It is always of great interest to me when I visit forums and read about what other players want out of MMORPGs. It does a lot to make me realize that I represent an ancient, out of date MMO philosophy. … Continue reading →

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