Saturday, July 26, 2025

What is a good story anyway? Storytelling in LoTRO and the value of art

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Bhagpuss recently put up  an interesting post about Wuthering Waves  that got me thinking about storytelling in MMOs, and the Lord of the Ri...
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Monday, September 16, 2024

Modern SWTOR Part II: the game in 2024

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The last time I thought about returning to SWTOR was when Legacy of the Sith came out.*'*  The new cinematic had me hoping that it would...
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Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Modern SWTOR Part I: Launch to the "Knights of" era

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Since about January my main MMO has been Star Wars: The Old Republic.  It is likely roughly tied with Lord of the Rings Online for the game ...
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Sunday, September 1, 2024

On difficulty

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In a recent post over at Parallel Context , Redbeard mentioned that he doesn't like playing a "godlike character."  His main p...
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Sunday, June 16, 2024

EQ II Origins looks to be a win for Daybreak

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The Everquest II origins server looks like it is going to be a hit for Daybreak.  Two observations lead me to this conclusion. A thread star...
Thursday, April 4, 2024

EQ II Origins server: looking forward to a look back

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 So in the latest producer's letter , Jen Chan at Daybreak/ Darkpaw games mentions that some time this year EQ II will be releasing an O...
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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Very late thoughts on Cataclysm coming to Classic

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During Blizzcon it was announced that early next year the Classic servers will be moving on to Cataclysm, as I am sure anyone that reads thi...
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