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Tyler Versus the MMO Trinity, Part Three: My Solution
Over my past two posts on the so-called “holy trinity” of group roles in MMORPGs, I’ve discussed my problems with the trinity, and some of the good times I’ve had outside the traditional role system....
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How iZombie Helped Me Win at Diablo III
This is a weird one. Recently it came to my attention that Diablo III will be adding a Liv Moore zombie pet, along with a number of other new cosmetics. To make things even better, it apparently drops...
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The Secret World: Home
I’ve done so many posts gushing with praise for The Secret World. There’s really nothing left for me to say that I haven’t already said. But I’m gonna gush some more anyway. In the MMO community, you...
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Cheating on WoW: Trinium Wars
Do you ever find yourself thinking, “You know what would make MMO quests more interesting? If they were delivered by a jiggling ass.” No, me neither. But clearly someone did. Hence, Trinium Wars, the...
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Age of Mythology: Extended Edition and Tale of the Dragon Thoughts
Age of Mythology was a very important game in my youth. It took everything I loved about the excellent Age of Empires series and spiced things up with the addition of spectacularly powerful god powers...
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Heroes of the Storm: My Builds – Abathur
Today, Heroes of the Storm is launching both a 50% bonus XP event and making every single hero in the game temporarily free to play. What better time to post another of my personal builds? This time,...
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StarCraft II: Utter Brutality
Regular readers will know that, as a rule, I’m not much interested in achievements in video games, but that I make an exception where StarCraft II is concerned. To that end, I have shed much blood,...
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There’s Something About Tracer
Not a particularly clear point to be made with today’s post, but this is something that’s been fascinating me, so I thought it was worth discussing in brief. Blizzard appears to have somehow stumbled...
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Overwatch Beta Impressions
There’s a lot of comparison to be drawn between Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm. Both games from a company I love in genres I dislike. Both games that had me torn between excitement over what they...
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Things I Hate About Things I Love
I think nuance is important in life. It’s always good to remind yourself nothing is entirely good or bad, to see the flaws even in things you enjoy. Blind devotion is never a positive trait. To that...
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Retro Review: Jade Empire
Origin regularly offers up games simply for free, which is the one thing that elevates it above being merely the poor man’s Steam. One recent offering was an old martial arts-themed RPG from Bioware...
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SW:TOR: Consular Story Complete
I’m always surprised when my plans in MMOs actually come to fruition. Yes, my plan had been to replay the base content of Star Wars: The Old Republic as a Jedi consular in order to see the Republic...
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TSW: Hello, Players
Look at your main. Now look at me. Now back to your main. Now back to me. Sadly, your main isn’t me, but if they stopped playing a lame sauce faction and rerolled Dragon, they could sow chaos like me....
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The Secret World Resumes Free Trials + Beginner Tips
After doing away with the buddy key system a few weeks ago, The Secret World has now launched a new free trial program. Rather than requiring a referral from someone, anyone can sign up for the new...
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Defiance Revisited
One of the many reasons I am coming to like Shomi more than I liked Netflix is that it has the first two seasons of Defiance in their entirety. I’ve recently finished rewatching them, and I have to...
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Heroes of the Storm: Season One Announcement, New Additions, and Tracer...
There’s been a fair bit of news on the Heroes of the Storm front recently. It’s not often I have enough to say about Heroes to fill a whole post, but this time, the Blizz gods have provided. Ranked...
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Gaming Round-Up: Overwatch Open Beta, Bounty Hunting in SW:TOR, and More
The last week or so has been quite busy on the gaming front, and there’s plenty to talk about, so let’s get to it! Overwatch: A second chance to suck Blizzard began the month with a free trial open...
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Cheating on WoW: Black Desert Online
Recently I was able to snag a free trial key for Black Desert Online from our good friends over at Massively Overpowered. I had a different reason for wanting to try the game than most. I wanted to get...
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StarCraft: Co-op Appreciation
I’ve starting to feel a little burnt out on the Old Republic lately, so for the last week or so, I’ve been playing a lot of StarCraft II’s co-op missions for a change of pace. I’m once again struck by...
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Your Blog Post Is in Another Castle
Doing something a bit different today. While away on vacation, Syp over at Bio Break has kindly offered to let other bloggers do guest posts. Today it’s my turn, so head on over. The same rambling lack...
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