Monthly Archives: July 2010

Multiverse Episode 22

Posted on Wednesday, 21 July 2010 by Ferrel

Last Friday our podcast turned 22 for the second time. The Multiverse is a fickle child and does not always want to celebrate it’s birthday. Just like the original show 18, the first show 22 is lost to the void … Continue reading →

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Class Balance 101

Posted on Wednesday, 21 July 2010 by Ferrel

I chat a lot about class balance. I fully believe that it is one of the most important aspects of an MMORPG. These days developers and players just don’t seem to think so. The notion that a lot of shops … Continue reading →

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Honesty in recruitment

Posted on Monday, 19 July 2010 by Ferrel

I’ve done extensive writing about how to recruit for a guild. I’ve also spent a lot of time discussing it with Karen on a View from the Top. It is always funny how giving advice is a lot easier than … Continue reading →

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Meet the new boss

Posted on Sunday, 18 July 2010 by Ferrel

Dresden put up one of his patented updates over on the Iniquity guild site so I thought I would share it with you all. It probably won’t make much sense to the majority of readers but I still think it … Continue reading →

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Templar AA spec

Posted on Saturday, 17 July 2010 by Ferrel

I have noticed a lack of recent information when it comes to templar AA specs. This is exacerbated since the official forums templar board is long dead. You can always swing by flames but that can be a dangerous prospect … Continue reading →

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EQ2, making your fun

Posted on Thursday, 15 July 2010 by Ferrel

On the most recent episode of a View from the Top Karen and I discussed making your own fun in MMORPGs. The gist of that conversation was to simply identify what you enjoy the most and do it. It doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Epic Over Simplification – Recruitment

Posted on Thursday, 15 July 2010 by Ferrel

When you’re in the premiere raid guild on a server recruitment isn’t that hard. You post on your website that you’re looking for a class and you get twenty applications. Once you’re out of that environment and into the realm … Continue reading →

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The virtues of contested content

Posted on Tuesday, 13 July 2010 by Ferrel

I recently talked about risk vs reward and stumbled a bit into the notion of contested content. I enjoyed the comment discussion about whether that was an appropriate linkage or not. I’m not going to rehash that now but I … Continue reading →

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Blizzard and Real ID

Posted on Wednesday, 7 July 2010 by Ferrel

I would be a fool not to weigh in on the topic of Blizzard using Real ID on their forums. It is the hottest topic since the Facebook Privacy Scandal of 2010! I am certain this will be covered to … Continue reading →

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