Monthly Archives: January 2011

MMORPGs and diminishing returns

Posted on Sunday, 30 January 2011 by Ferrel

My tour here in Germany is nearing an end! This has me shifting out of hyper-work mode and back into MMORPGs, writing and other fun things. I’m pleased to say my book will most likely be available by PAX East … Continue reading →

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EQ2 Mobile – My dream!

Posted on Friday, 28 January 2011 by Ferrel

As usual with my work schedule going full blast I’m a little behind on the news but I did read something extremely interesting on EQ2 Wire just now. It seems SOE has finally created a EQ2 mobile application for the … Continue reading →

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A fresh face of Ferrel

Posted on Wednesday, 19 January 2011 by Ferrel

There isn’t really a lot to say here other than that the new Eve character generator is out and is ridiculously awesome. The thing is quite stunning and will probably be used in Dust and World of Darkness. The quality … Continue reading →

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Velious Features

Posted on Monday, 17 January 2011 by Ferrel

I know this isn’t exactly up to date news but I just realized that GameStop released a list of Velious features. Obviously this isn’t set in stone but I think we can reasonably assume that these are accurate. A big … Continue reading →

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On the eve of Velious

Posted on Saturday, 15 January 2011 by Ferrel

I realize that EverQuest II’s next expansion was just pushed back a little but I still feel like it is right around the corner. That is a fact that has me extremely excited! Velious was my favorite EverQuest expansion and … Continue reading →

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Great changes in Eve Online

Posted on Thursday, 6 January 2011 by Ferrel

I realize that I am behind the times on my gaming news but even out here in Germany I do occasionally get a minute or two to think about story ideas. I just rarely get to write them. Even this … Continue reading →

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