Monthly Archives: May 2011

Guild Leader’s Companion Memorial Day Sale

In honor of all our veterans who’ve been wounded or died in the service of our great country I’ll be doing my part to help out the family members who make an equally great sacrifice for their loved one’s service. For Memorial Day this year I’m putting all formats of the Guild Leader’s Companion on sale and Epic Slant Press will donating 100% of the proceeds of all sales made from May 20th until June 30th to the Fisher House Foundation. Continue reading

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The myth that 1.2 generates more plaques

I was a guest host on the Rift Watchers podcast and the topic of the looking for dungeon tool came up. It was interesting that the chat channel completely disagreed with my assertion that plaque rates have decreased since the … Continue reading

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Rift Looking for Group Tool – No thank you

Iniquity and I have had a few days to play with Rift’s new looking for group tool and we have made our decision: No thank you. We’ll take the old system please. I’ve been a big supporter of Trion and … Continue reading

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Rift Patch 1.2 Plaque Changes

Rift patch 1.2 is settling in and my guild has been enjoying a lot of the changes. One of the new features that seems counter-intuitive and completely backwards is the change to the plaque system and the gear that is … Continue reading

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Tuesday Tip – Treat Others how you’d like to be treated

Sometimes the best tip an MMORPG player can learn is not something new but a reminder of something old. When it comes to dealing with guild mates, friends, and developers there is one simple guideline that we should all remember: … Continue reading

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Iniquity Wants You!

From time to time I’ve used Epic Slant as a recruiting tool for Iniquity and this is no different! Iniquity has been chugging along strongly in Rift and is reaching that point where I can see us moving into regular … Continue reading

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Rift Clerics: What irks me

We’re getting pretty deep into the progression of Rift and I’m starting to see the various synergies of the classes. We’re also looking at some balance changes with the release of patch 1.2. One of the aspects I find interesting … Continue reading

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Rift Expert Lantern Hook Guide

Expert Lantern Hook is one of Rift’s tier one dungeons and one of the easiest to complete. The dungeon has a very small amount of trash mobs and is a good method by which to generate plaques. To facilitate an … Continue reading

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Tuesday Tip – Forum Etiquette

I think we can all be honest with ourselves regarding forums. They are generally nothing more than festering grounds of negativity and hatred. Just because we accept this fact doesn’t mean we have to contribute to the problem. We also … Continue reading

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