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ESO: Home, Home on the Rift
As mentioned previously, I’ve had my eye on the Autumn’s Gate house in Elder Scrolls Online, and I’ve now taken the next step by purchasing it and moving in. I’m far enough into the game that I don’t...
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If StarCraft’s Co-op Commanders Were RPG Classes
One of the things that gives StarCraft II’s co-op missions such enduring appeal is the wildly different playstyles offered by the many commanders. I’ve often compared to the different civilizations and...
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Of Social and Themepark MMOs
If you spend any time in the MMO community, you will inevitably see discussions of how these games can be made more social, how can they can be designed to foster more player interaction. Given my...
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ESO: A Crafty Stratagem
A few weeks after I hit what we would generally think of as the level cap in Elder Scrolls Online, I have now hit what could be argued to be the true level cap, 160 Champion Points. It is only at this...
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Upgrading
Life has a funny way of surprising us sometimes. My plan for this month was to spend a few weeks getting caught up in World of Warcraft until the release of Mass Effect: Andromeda. However, somewhere...
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WoW: A Short Visit
Like most gamers, I’m counting the days until the release of Mass Effect: Andromeda (or until my new computer arrives, if that turns out to be later). In the meanwhile, I decided to make a short return...
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Review: Mirror’s Edge Catalyst
As I post this, most gamers are probably either playing Mass Effect: Andromeda or counting the minutes until they can (myself included). I’m sure I’ll have plenty to say on it soon enough, but in the...
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Mass Effect: Andromeda Is the Best Star Trek Movie in Years
I’ll level with you: I’ve had an unusually busy month, and it’s not done yet. I would frankly rather spend what free time I have on continuing to explore Mass Effect: Andromeda than blogging, but I...
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So StarCraft: Remastered
After months of speculation, Blizzard has now officially announced StarCraft: Remastered, an HD update of the original game and its expansion, Brood War. They’re going to make SC1 and BW totally free,...
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Secret World Legends: Funcom Goes Full Murphy
“Full Murphy” is a concept I came up with in a recent article, and I like the idea enough I’m kind of trying to make it a thing now. It’s when Murphy’s Law expresses itself in its purest form, when...
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What MMOs Can Learn from Andromeda
Similar to Dragon Age: Inquisition, Mass Effect: Andromeda has a certain feeling of a single-player MMO to it. Given that, it’s hard not to draw comparisons between Andromeda and its multiplayer...
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Gaming: Thoughts on the Future
Right now I’m in the thick of Mass Effect: Andromeda, but massive as it is, it isn’t going to last forever. It was such a landmark release that all my gaming plans for the last several months have...
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The Secret World’s Combat Is Fine
From the very beginning, complaints about combat in The Secret World have been all but omnipresent. It’s virtually impossible to read about it anywhere on the web without someone lamenting that they...
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Mass Effect: Andromeda Space Porn
Not the kind of porn you may have been looking for if you found this on Google. Sorry for the inconvenience. This post is not about porn in space, but porn of space. Mass Effect: Andromeda’s...
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Review: Mass Effect: Andromeda
It’s funny to think I was so skeptical about a continuation of the Mass Effect series. For a while there are I was considering not trying Andromeda at all. But having now finished the game, I’m very...
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Judging the Secret World’s Future by the Past
It’s a pretty grim time to be a fan of The Secret World. The other day I logged on for the first time in a while, and the game was just dead. Agartha was a ghost town. No one was talking in chat. And...
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On Pet Classes
Pet classes in RPGs tend to provoke strong reactions. Most people either love pet classes and play them at every opportunity, or hate pet classes and avoid them like the plague. I’m a strange case in...
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StarCraft: 3.13 and Fenix Impressions
“I fear no enemy, for the Khala is my strength. I fear not death, for our strength is eternal.” After a minor content drought, StarCraft II has come roaring back with a big update to co-op. The star...
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Dragon Age II: Wrath of Mod
I’ve always felt rather torn over Dragon Age II. I loved the story and the characters, but hated the gameplay. Normally it is my habit to play through Bioware games several times to see different plot...
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TSW: Bittersweet Farewell
Whatever the actual end date turns out to be, it is now clear that The Secret World’s days are numbered. I have decided to say goodbye to the game while I still can, conducting a final tour of some of...
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