Tag Archives: Loot

RFC – MMO Loot

Posted on Tuesday, 16 February 2010 by Ferrel

While I sit here in great pain waiting on UPS to deliever my copy of Sentinel’s Fate I have time to work on some guild leadership stuff. I’ve got a pretty big project I’m working on and occasionally it helps … Continue reading →

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MMO PC Selection Part 1

Posted on Monday, 4 January 2010 by Ferrel

It isn’t that often that I stray off of my main topics and into gray areas that only semi-relate. This is one of those occasions so if you’re here to learn about guild management or MMO design, you can probably … Continue reading →

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EQ2′s Palace of Ferzhul

Posted on Friday, 1 January 2010 by Ferrel

My Iniquity brethren and I have been spending our time working through the Palace of Ferzhul in Everquest II. It is arguably one of the hardest instances in the Shadow Odyssey expansion and seemed like a great example of design … Continue reading →

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Across the MMOverse

Posted on Friday, 4 December 2009 by Ferrel

It may surprise some players to know that many years ago there were no mounts in MMOs. You could not whip out your trusty steed and go plowing across the world at breakneck speeds. You simply had to run it. … Continue reading →

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Imagine MMOs with little coin

Posted on Monday, 30 November 2009 by Ferrel

Imagine an MMO where coin isn’t an abundant commodity. It is easy if you try. Monsters would not drop it as loot and would instead only reward players with appropriate items. Animals would drop pelts while orcs might carry an … Continue reading →

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EverQuest 2 Week Part 4

Posted on Friday, 27 November 2009 by Ferrel

Today marks the end of Epic Slant’s EverQuest 2 week and it has been quite exciting for me to talk about the game I so dearly love. I realize that some of the topics I covered weren’t exactly “current news” … Continue reading →

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How to lead a raid Ferrel style

Posted on Friday, 6 November 2009 by Ferrel

I’ve covered a lot of topics on guild leadership over the life of Epic Slant. Most of my articles focus on how to be a better leader or reflect on management theory issues. Sometimes I forget about the practical application … Continue reading →

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Cheaters!

Posted on Tuesday, 27 October 2009 by Scarybooster

Warning: This is not Ferrel. This is Scarybooster. I volunteered to come to Ferrel’s Epic home and “watch” it while he was gone on vacation to Disney World. Don’t worry,

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Ferrel is a guest on SUWT

Posted on Tuesday, 20 October 2009 by Ferrel

This weekend Darren of Common Sense Gamer and Karen of Journeys with Jaye asked me to be a guest on their podcast Shut Up We’re Talking. I haven’t been on an MMO themed show in quite some time so I … Continue reading →

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