Category Archives: Epic Slant

MMO game and industry commentary from Ferrel and guest authors.

Back in the saddle of LotRO

Posted on Monday, 6 July 2009 by Ferrel

It wasn’t that long ago that I mentioned Sodality and I have returned to Lord of the Rings Online to give it another shot after a long two year hiatus. Our original trip through was not that noteworthy and our … Continue reading →

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Epic Slant URL Change

Posted on Monday, 15 June 2009 by Ferrel

Most of you probably didn’t notice that last week the Epic Slant URL changed from www.ferrel.me to www. epicslant.com. Previously I was just forwarding from my .com to my .me. I’ve been dreading the actual change over due to the … Continue reading →

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A dubious package on my doorstep

Posted on Tuesday, 9 June 2009 by Ferrel

Like many evenings I returned home from work tonight expecting nothing but junk mail and bills in the mailbox. I was not disappointed in that but I did find a package nestled outside of my door. This package had my … Continue reading →

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The end of an era

Posted on Tuesday, 2 June 2009 by Ferrel

You may have noticed that Epic Slant has a new header image. I’ve had to wrestle with the hard decision on whether or not to replace the existing one. Epic Slant has been through a few format changes over the … Continue reading →

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Getting a feel for Eve Online

Posted on Monday, 18 May 2009 by Ferrel

I’ve had the opportunity to play a lot more Eve Online since my last article and I have to be honest and say I’m really enjoying the game. So much so, in fact, that I wish I had found it … Continue reading →

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The greatest commodity: Reputation

Posted on Monday, 11 May 2009 by Ferrel

I’ve been spending a lot of time lately checking out different MMOs and doing a lot of reading. In my “travels” the one thing that seems to astound me, however, is the general lack of concern for one’s reputation. I … Continue reading →

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Eve: Joining the crowd

Posted on Friday, 8 May 2009 by Ferrel

One of the biggest curiosities for me was the fact that Massively seems to be in love with Eve Online. In my eyes they do more articles about that game than any other. Given that I think highly of the … Continue reading →

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Shadow Realm goes public!

Posted on Monday, 4 May 2009 by Ferrel

I’ve mentioned in a few articles that I’ve been working on a private EverQuest server for my friends and I. It has been quite a process to say the least. This weekend, however, I was able to stand up the … Continue reading →

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Free Realms Beta Review

Posted on Thursday, 23 April 2009 by Ferrel

SOE was kind enough to send me a beta invite to their new MMO, Free Realms, a little while ago. I gave it a spin and have been waiting for the NDA to pass before I could release my review. … Continue reading →

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