Monthly Archives: August 2011

The Multiverse – Guildcast Episode 02 Released!

Posted on Saturday, 20 August 2011 by Ferrel

Hello everyone! I’m pleased to announce that we’ve finished another episode of the Multiverse Guildcast! I want to say thank you to everyone that submitted questions for us to answer and I want to encourage everyone to continue to do … Continue reading →

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The Old Republic and the Illusion of Choice

Posted on Friday, 19 August 2011 by Ferrel

In preparing for tonight’s Multiverse Chris sent me an article to read about Morality Gear in Star Wars the Old Republic (Thank you to Darth Hater for taking the time to write it). He wanted to be sure I was … Continue reading →

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It is no longer cool to hate on WoW

Posted on Thursday, 18 August 2011 by Ferrel

An interesting thing has happened in the World of Ferrel lately. I’ve lost all interest in raging against and/or hating on World of Warcraft. I have to stop and wonder why that is? What could turn a person like me … Continue reading →

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Trion sends out a Rift “save the date”

Posted on Wednesday, 17 August 2011 by Ferrel

Trion has sent out a save the date today to let everyone know Rift is coming up on a half birthday. Details are pretty scare but it sounds like some really neat perks are heading our way. I’m a sucker … Continue reading →

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Rift Guild Perks show how to do it right

Posted on Monday, 15 August 2011 by Ferrel

For quite some time I’ve been campaigning for MMORPG developers to add some sort of feature to guilds that will make them more attractive to players. I was seeking something that would be useful but not overly powerful. I also … Continue reading →

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Trion Memo Re: Raid Boss Design

Posted on Saturday, 13 August 2011 by Dresden

Dresden has spent some time auditing Trion internal memos for secret information. I’m still not sure how he got access to the archives but I do believe he used the word “seduction.” At any rate he found some fairly interesting … Continue reading →

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Obsolete Mechanics – Two faction MMORPGs

Posted on Friday, 12 August 2011 by Ferrel

An interesting thing happened to me the other day in Rift. I was roaming around Stillmoor in the off hours and came across a level 50 tear. I can generally solo these through the forth stage but on the fifth … Continue reading →

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Rift – Duke Letareus Guide

Posted on Wednesday, 10 August 2011 by Ferrel

Duke Letareus is the first boss in Greenscale’s Blight and offers a fair degree of challenge to anyone just starting out in Rift raiding. Despite what appears to be a rather complex set of mechanics he is actually pretty straight … Continue reading →

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Rift Raid Progression – August 2011 Update

Posted on Monday, 8 August 2011 by Ferrel

Since my last article on Rift’s raid progression there has been a lot of movement by Trion. The raiding tiers have been clarified and some new content has been added. The progression path is far more evident than it was … Continue reading →

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