tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9469706873508677312011-10-02T11:10:12.857-07:00This Blog is primarily about MMO’s. Other videos games and the random food for thought post when the motivation grabs me.Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.comBlogger2121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-56973670398087836202011-05-24T14:50:00.000-07:002011-05-24T14:52:24.137-07:00

This is in response to Tobold's post on removing limit on the amount of people in raids.If you raid for better gear then bringing fewer people ensures a higher chance of getting an upgrade as you have less competition for items.If you raid for just the “challenge” of it bringing fewer people allows for a challenge.If you raid for bragging rights then achievements for beating raids in a specific

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Blogger hates me. Unless I’m logged in it defaults to Spanish. I’ve checked my settings, cleared my cookies, deleted my temporary files, and I can’t get it to go back to English. I’m sort of use to it at this point and I know how to log in via the Spanish interface but it still is kind of annoying.

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I’ve played a lot of MMOs and in nearly every one I’m a caster, therefore casting animations are kind of a near and dear thing to me. Some games have wowed me, EverQuest, and others have let me down, World of Warcraft. To be fair the only reason EQ really wowed me is I had nothing to compare it to, every spell was really just an explosion of different colors that resembled a cheap Tijuana

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I hit a wall recently where I wanted to quit Rift. Luckily for me I only have a limited number of games installed on my computer at the moment because I bought a new hard drive and I am in the process of transferring them all to it. So I logged onto Starcraft 2 for a few hours and that pretty much cured my desire to play another game. I love Starcraft and I’m fully capable of reaching Diamond

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I think I have an idea as to what causes the WoW Tourist Phenomenon.People aren’t willing to stick through a lull in a new MMO when they can simply return to WoW with their preexisting characters and often times relationships. All new MMOs have some sort of growing pains; combine that with the fact that everyone has to level up a new character again and you open up a lot of possibilities for

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I’m level 48 in Rift. I’ve had some highs and lows. The game’s combat is fun. It does however lack any sense of world. I’m not entirely sure what’s with all these Rifts coming down and killing thing, I believe it has to do with some guy named Regulous. Under normal circumstances I would give myself another month until I was done with Rift… however at the end of this month I’m leaving for field

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Rift’s loot was not designed with the implementation of a cross server Looking for Dungeon system in mind. Mages can only use cloth, Rogues can use cloth and leather, Clerics can use cloth, leather, and chain, and Warriors can use everything. However anyone can roll need or greed on any item regardless if they can use it or even need it.Itemization needs to be reworked. Gear types need to be

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I do apologize for the lack of posts. I’ve been really busy lately and blogging is always the first thing I let slip. I found out last week I’m due to deploy again sometime in the next 12 months. Dates are not getting spoken here. In that time I have a few goals, one of those is to learn C+ basic programming. I love scripts and it seems only logical to start learning it.

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I hate PvP. I remember why I never played anything other than a healer in PvP in WoW. Stun locks and CC in general is just stupid. Any ability which prevents you from controlling any part of your character in PvP is a bad ability. People want to have options. You can have abilities which limit our options, but to have NO options is just bad game design. I’m specifically talking about stun locks

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I’m going to Blizzcon again this year. Last year my trip was cut short because my manager was on vacation and the other managers didn’t have confirmation that I had requested the time off. So instead of flying home on Monday with the people I came with I had to bum a ride off some other friends driving back on Sunday. This year I’m staying for 4 days. I’m requesting the time off right now.If I

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Yogi finally hit 85. Leveling has been slow and painful. Some of the Cataclysm quests have been fun, I wont deny that. The problem isn’t that some were fun the problem is that amount of quests I’ve done over the last 6 months… dear god I’ve been back for 6 months. The week before Blizzcon of last year I decided to roll a Draeni Shaman. I played her primarily in dungeons but I quested a fair bit.

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I’ve been thinking about Star Wars the Old Republic more and more. The more I think about it the less I really know about the game. Yeah I’ve read all the Bioware/EA press releases like everyone else. I’ve avoided the official forums though in order to not get sucked into the fanboy hype. I want facts, solid opinions from people who have played the game. Not a bunch of forum jockeys who only hope

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I’m not going to lie; I haven’t been following Star Wars the Old Republic very closely. The game just doesn’t seem to strike that MMO fanboy nerve in me. That being said I’m not ignorant of its existence and I’m aware of some of its more widely publicized and criticized features. Today I’m going to look at one of the pitfalls Bioware/EA can avoid that led games such as Warhammer Online, Age of

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The more I think about it the more thankful I am for having grown up at the period of time I did. I had the best cartoons for my childhood; Transformers, GI Joe, Ninja Turtles, and X-Men. I got to experience playing a Nintendo NES when it was still new and remember when the coolest computer game out was Oregon Trails, which everyone played at the school computer lab. For a nerd, I was born into

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I know most people have some game they think would be the greatest game ever. I’ve been thinking about one more and more lately and it probably isn’t what you would expect from someone who plays MMOs. I want a web based Warhammer and 40K table top game. Think of some of the Magic The Gathering online games and you get a pretty good idea of what I want. I don’t want a Real Time Strategy, I want a

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I’ve played on a Player versus Player, PvP, server on every MMO since I left EverQuest. I like the challenge of fighting other people as they have more unpredictable reactions than most PvE encounters. The problem I have with PvP though is not that I die or am ganked while low on health; it is that I am killed by someone who greatly out levels me. PvP is suppose to be about two people fighting

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I’ve decided to call my Druid Yogi on the blog. I wish I had actually named him Yogi but I went with a werewolf themed name. I hit 80 last night so now I finally get to experience the Cata content on my druid. I’ve done a fair amount on my priest but as I hate Shadow, it was limited.I was about to stop playing a few days ago. The wall felt just to insurmountable. I’m glad I hung in there however

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There are a few things you should know about parents. The first is you can’t tell them how to discipline, or parent, their children. You won’t make any friends and in fact you will ostracize your existing friends by doing this. The reason is very simple; every parent thinks they are a good parent, regardless of the truth. These facts are very important to remember when reading parent’s opinions

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Q: What came first, the chicken or the egg?A: If you believe in Creation the chicken if you believe in Evolution the egg.

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Inspired by Nils @ http://nilsmmoblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/vulnarability-to-balance-problems.htmlWhere people who perform similar roles are concerned everyone wants to be the best. If someone else is more powerful the weaker classes will complain. This is because they view it as a competition between them and someone performing a similar role. In WoW a rogue does not want to do less damage than a

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I have $15 in Gamestop credit. Not really enough to buy much by it's self. The problem isn't that though, the problem is there is nothing I want. I've considered EVE and DCUO but why buy them when they would just sit on my shelf unplayed? I've even considered a game card for WoW... but as I have a reoccuring sub on a credit card designated for that it seems rather pointless.I suppose a Nintendo

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I finally figured out a way to enjoy dungeon grinding while leveling. It was a simple solution but one that sits opposite of how I play video games. I simply had to stop caring. I had to stop caring about my threat generation and if I was a ‘good’ tank. I resolved to only care about keeping the mobs we pull off of the healer and life became better. I don’t think I’m a better tank but I’m at least

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I’m considering Project 1999. I’m tracking a copy of EverQuest on Ebay right now that is the proper game client to play on it. The one thing holding me back is knowing exactly how much time it really takes to play EverQuest. I’m not delusional. I know it will take hundreds of hours to complete anything, more time than I really have. I really do yearn for that type of community though and other

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In response to: http://blog.weflyspitfires.com/2011/01/16/i-finally-figured-out-why-wows-community-sucks/#commentsI could go into a long detailed explaination, citing precedence, but I don't have the time nor energy at the momment.In reality it isn't an under 25, 18, or even 14 thing. It's the way the past few generations have been brought up, including my own. The video game developers are

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The amount of thoughts bouncing around in my head lately that pertain to video games, MMO in particular, is starting to give me a headache. I’m not joking, I’ve had a headache for 3 days and I’ve had some things weighing on my mind.The AAA created MMO gaming community that we knew is gone and more than likely will never return. Without a doubt MMO games have become more popular than ever. Ten

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I haven’t forgotten about you. I actually have a lot of ideas bouncing around in my head but I can’t properly express them in a fashion I deem eloquently appropriate. I also started writing a story. Hope for a real post tomorrow.

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YouTube ChannelsToby Turner took over Like Totally Awesome early after it debuted and has been amazing on it ever since. He has his own channel called Tobuscus and does lots of movie and video game commentary. Always a funny guy.http://www.youtube.com/user/TobuscusI talked about him last year, and I’ll do it again this year. Ray William Johnson does =3. He covers all the viral videos of the week

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I play World of Warcraft, a Massively Multiplayer Online Game, also known as a MMO. At the heart of every MMO over the past 10 years has been cooperative game play with other people. What you do affects the play of others and what they do affects you, which in turn has a direct impact on your enjoyment of the game. 10 years ago in EverQuest we played the game to be part of a team, to kill dragons

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Playing video games with a limited amount of time requires the right mindset, and as each generation of gamers gets older they too will have to accept it. When you are young playing video games spare time is in abundance. However as time passes you find yourself being pulled in more and more directions. That time slowly shrinks and one day you realize that you can no longer play at the same pace

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Is it the developers fault for making a system that allows players to optimize the risk out of a game or is it the players fault for choosing to optimize the risk out?

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Just a simple list of my favorite games over the past year. I think I’ve already done one but it doesn’t hurt to do another one.Favorite MMO: World of WarcraftThat really shouldn’t be a surprise. It’s the only one that is polished and no matter how old it may be the classes are just fun to play and the 5 man content is always a blast.Favorite FPS: Modern Warfare 2I’m not a huge First Person

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My wall; I have found and hit my wall yet again. I seem to have a wall when playing World of Warcraft that shows its ugly head whenever I reach outlands. The problem this time is that I love my class and the game, but I want to skip Outlands as a whole. My skinning is already high enough to gather in Northrend and my Mining isn’t far behind.In actuality I’ve found a new love for my Druid, tanking

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The other night in guild chat the discussion of potential start times for raids came up. I have played WoW with the same guild for 4 years now and we have always started raids around 5:30PM PST sometimes 6:00PM. My kids don’t go to bed until 7:00PM and I decided long ago I wouldn’t play video games while they were a work, that rule has changed a bit, but I refuse to commit to a raid while my kids

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I’m a first generation MMO player. What that means is that I played MMOs when they first came out so I consider myself one of the founding fathers of the MMO community. Be the current MMO gaming community a good thing or a bad thing, I in a way helped to shape it. Everyone likes to think they are special or important, and while I know that isn’t the case most the time, it is nice to think that

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While Blizzard normally has the golden touch with everything they do; I have always felt they have lacked in one aspect of game development. That aspect is accurately predicting the community’s reaction to game changes and how it affects their games as a whole, specifically World of Warcraft. Now I’m not going to say Blizzard has no understanding of what drives their gamers, but it often feels

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I don't mean blogging either. I mean I'm actually starting to write fiction again. It has been years since I have written anything and the process to start is a bit daunting. I want to go into this project with as much preperation and thought as possible in the hopes that it will see me through those dry spells.My greatest inspiration has always been trailers and the backs of book jackets. The

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That is all. Have a great weekend.

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What has happened before… will happen again… and it has. Questing from level 1-60 is now faster than using Dungeon Finder and grinding out levels there. The balance of power has shifted back to single player content while you level. That doesn’t mean dungeon experience has been reduced, if anything with the way the dungeons are now streamlined it is better; it is just that questing rewards exp

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Diablo 3 WILL launch or heaven help me there will be hell to pay. Based on a long series of alpha numeric algorithms my chimp slaves have been running it is likely that Diablo 3 will launch late summer early fall of next year, 2011.StarCraft 2 Heart of the Swarm will probably… launch at the very end of 2011 maybe Spring of 2012.Star Wars the Old Republic will launch around June or July of 2011.

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I’ve known that I’m a little bit of an “Elitist” when it comes to MMOs and video games in general. Back in EverQuest I was the Enchanter Class Leader, an officer, and had a chair on the loot council in one of the biggest raiding guilds. I understand not everyone is equally good at MMOs though, and in a way I’ve forced myself to accept that. I will accept someone who doesn’t know how to do

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Well I’m back to World of Warcraft and loving it… for the most part. I have a bone to pick but I can’t properly put my thoughts into words yet, so that will wait. Prior to the launch of Cataclysm I made a Draeni Shaman with the intent of being Enhancement at max level. The dungeon finder takes some time to locate a group as a DPS character though so I ended up leveling mainly as Resto, which isn’

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What is Titan? Really I don’t think it takes up that much time to say what Titan will be. Titan will be a MMOFPS with the intellectual property being inspired (aka loosely copied) from Halo.Why? Halo redefined First Person Shooters as much as Duke Nukem did. People said you couldn’t make a good FPS on a console and they proved them wrong. The IP has spanned several sequels and a prequel. With the

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What is the future of gaming? Considering any aspect of your life it is always better to look into the future than focus on the present. I could comment on what Blizzard has done with WoW or how Call of Duty is redefining first person shooters, but that is today. What about next year, or say in five years from now. Obviously to make any sort of educated guess about the future one must first

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Good old Tobold writes what I think again: http://tobolds.blogspot.com/2010/12/laying-claim-to-4th-pillar.htmlYou know I thought about this a few days ago and then Tobold goes and makes a post about it. Blizzard has this amazing ability to take any good idea and implement it faster and better than a game that started claiming the idea as their great new innovation. It happened with Warhammer

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So what have I been up to? I stopped playing Final Fantasy 14, the game was just to buggy. The controls, classes, and combat were fine in my opinion… when they worked. I don’t hold a grudge against Square Enix though; they just aren’t my favorite developer anymore. For a long time Square was my Golden Goose.I went back to World of Warcraft. It just made sense since I was going to Blizzcon. I’m

Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-51772645329116237622010-09-09T09:00:00.000-07:002010-09-09T09:00:02.848-07:00

Final Fantasy is getting no shortage of coverage from me. If I was only as famous as Tobold it would matter… Anyways here is where I stand. I found a “patch”, it’s a patch not a hack, that changes how the mouse pointer operates. When you use the stock game interface the mouse has some sort of software lag; not sure of the technical specifics behind it. The bottom line is the mouse pointer is very

Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-24105770586506262302010-09-09T08:00:00.000-07:002010-09-09T08:00:05.774-07:00

I had a cool idea, write your own quest. So if anyone is reading this lets have some fun. Write your own quest, or quest chain. It can be as detailed as you want. Try to have a little story to it and maybe some quest dialog. I’ll post mine tomorrow. The winner will be a featured post... so I mean that's worth trying for right?...RIGHT!?

Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-53529958124798919762010-09-08T08:30:00.000-07:002010-09-08T08:30:01.326-07:00

You know the more I think about it the more I can't help but think there is a slight fallacy to the argument that just because it's popular doesn't mean it's good. It's often used to describe some aspect or overall ideology of a MMO.I say that if something is popular, then it is good. The only caveat being you may not like it. For example I don’t like World of Warcraft that much but it’s widely

Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-22239597172019734972010-09-03T10:40:00.000-07:002010-09-03T10:42:53.750-07:00

I’m perpetually in the middle ground. Very rarely do I get so caught up in my opinion or beliefs that I can’t on some small level understand someone else’s opposing beliefs. The problem where I do experience this sort of fanaticism is when I am confronted with incidents of schadenfreude. I understand some games won’t be good. The combat can be unresponsive, sure that could be game breaking for

Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-59975710297703759512010-09-02T09:28:00.001-07:002010-09-02T09:28:52.108-07:00

I’ve wanted to blog lately, which is nice, but I’ve actually been busy. Oddly enough my free time at home is very limited so unless work is slow I don’t blog. Work is normally slow, as I work in the IT field, so it often leaves me time to blog and do school work. (I’m taking online courses for a BA)I’ve been starting to follow Final Fantasy XIV more. I always had half an eye on it and an ear out

Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-35504497143300213622010-08-27T08:30:00.000-07:002010-08-27T08:30:00.913-07:00

So Square Enix decided to make a feature to encourage people to play the various classes available. In Final Fantasy 14 your character has 4 classes he/she can switch between. So if your group needs a melee dps/tank of some sort you can be one, switch to a healer or switch to a trade profession.It's actually a very good idea. The bad idea comes at forcing people... no punishing people for not

Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-60329720493504274212010-08-26T08:30:00.000-07:002010-08-26T08:30:00.448-07:00

I really really want to say something about the Warhammer 40K MMO, I just don’t know what. The Imperium of Man was just announced as a playable race. That wasn’t really an announcement as much as telling us what we already knew. You can’t really have a 40K MMO without the ever blundering human race inciting war across the galaxy simply by the very existence.I’m trying to keep it off my radar, in

Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-85336434214473014932010-08-25T15:36:00.001-07:002010-08-25T15:36:38.448-07:00

Oh Penny Arcade, thank you for giving me something to talk about. Recently Penny Arcade posted a comic comparing buying a used video game to pirating one. Whether that is an accurate comparison or not isn’t what I’m going to talk about. I’m going to talk about value.When Modern Warfare 2 came out I didn’t buy the game. It wasn’t because of the lack of dedicated servers or the controversial

Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-11979141863130493342010-08-23T13:56:00.000-07:002010-08-23T13:57:08.787-07:00

I don’t want to say most gamers are this, or most gamers are that. However what I can confidently say is that most bloggers and the readers of blogs relating to video games are very computer savvy and well informed on video games. There are over 300 million people in the USA alone and the reigning MMO champion has peaked at 11 million subscribers, and it is assumed another 10-15 million are

Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-34781340219931757922010-07-19T09:17:00.000-07:002010-07-19T09:18:50.727-07:00

I’m currently torn between two video games, those being StarCraft 2 and Warhammer Online. Both games appeal to me in different ways and I know enough about my gaming habits to know that only one can win. I’ve never been able to really balance playing 2 video games at once.On the one hand I have StarCraft 2. I started playing the StarCraft series when it first launched back in… what 1998? The

Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-62196209182971743942010-07-16T13:57:00.001-07:002010-07-16T13:57:49.337-07:00

Believe it or not I’ve written at least one post a week since the last one. It’s just that by the time I’m done writing them they feel like I’m just trying to talk about how great I am. Honestly I think this post may go the same way… (If it does you’ll never know though huh!?)Tobold posted something about being ashamed of being a gamer. With the whole Real ID debacle that went down recently I can

Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-53110662324279277762010-06-22T14:51:00.001-07:002010-06-22T14:51:42.841-07:00

Battle.net 2.0 is disappointing. I’m not going to beat around the bush. B.Net 2.0 isn’t bad or broken for that matter, it just isn’t anything special. The Blizzard and StarCraft 2 fanbase was told that SC2 was being delayed due to the new features being put into Battle.net which would become Battle.net 2.0. The result is uninspiring.I really don’t know what to say about B.net other than that. The

Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-55178598440736070952010-06-21T15:34:00.001-07:002010-06-21T15:34:47.525-07:00

I haven’t posted in awhile. I’ve been wanting to, but I haven’t had the energy or motivation to write anything. This post may be a bit incongruent due to the hiatus and being out of practice.Warhammer 40K Dark Millennium has finally been announced… officially. I’ve known about the 40K MMO for almost 2 years now and have been checking the Vigil Gaming website at least once a month. This year at E3

Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-61569388888345447502010-04-09T15:03:00.000-07:002010-04-09T15:04:38.203-07:00

Every day that I’m at work I watch Livestreams of StarCraft 2 beta and replays on YouTube. I have a note pad and I’ve been taking notes. At this point I’d much rather be in the Gold League to practice but it is what it is, for some reason I manage to hang on near the bottom of my Platinum League.So far I’ve come up with my 3 major weakest aspects of gameplay that I need to overcome.1 – I don’t

Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-32089222439248426152010-04-08T11:16:00.001-07:002010-04-08T11:16:35.067-07:00

I have been getting away from blogging. It just hasn’t been in me. Video games should be fun, or you should stop and blogging should be the same. It felt like blogging was a chore more than an outlet for my opinions. I was trying to keep up a post a day which given my fairly hectic life was a bit much. I did it for a decent amount of time though, so I need to be happy with that.I’m going to blog

Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-21948906614803339402010-04-05T05:04:00.000-07:002010-04-05T05:14:08.138-07:00

I'm in the mood to post because of StarCraft 2. When Blizzard said the game was ready for launch last November they weren't lying. Other than some on going balance issues, which are minor unless you play Protoss, the game is ready for launch now.The new Battle.net is cool but since we are in Beta I can't tell if they don't have all the features implemented yet or if they are simply not going to

Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-25450666934264479302010-03-30T14:03:00.000-07:002010-03-30T14:05:17.223-07:00

I've hit the wall with MMOs. I bought a PS3 and I've been playing FF13 along with Pokemon on my Nintendo DS. I don't feel like blogging about those games. I'm not sure why, maybe it is because they are personal since they are all single player. I'm watching StarCraft 2 very closely so I'll probably blog about that once I get to play. Until then peace out.

Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-89063309276304806142010-03-26T15:59:00.001-07:002010-03-26T15:59:48.648-07:00

I would love to post but I hurt my hand. I can barely hold my mouse much less type... already cramping. More to come next week.

Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-63491053355541704712010-03-25T16:35:00.001-07:002010-03-25T16:35:52.310-07:00

Found one... 45 minutes from here on at a Best Buy on the Delta near Sacramento Ca. They have it on hold for me for 2 hours.

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With every game or sport where your opponent is just one other person there is always an equal number of winners as there are losers. Your odds of winning are just as good as your odds of losing, and those odds are equal to your opponents.In say the game of Scrabble there can be up to four people playing and only one winner. That means your odds of winning are 25% but your odds of losing are 75%,

Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-90493026198618065842010-03-23T07:30:00.000-07:002010-03-23T07:30:00.473-07:00

I typically avoid metaphors or analogies but I think this is going to have to be another one of those exceptions. The reason is this revelation about video games came from doing something completely unrelated to video games, so rather than manipulate that into video game relevance I’m going to speak straight and then apply the parts that fit later.On Sunday I got ride in my friends race car at

Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-22029723012848488122010-03-22T09:58:00.001-07:002010-03-22T10:04:14.982-07:00

Last Monday it would have been a no brainer, I'm buying a Playstation 3. Today it isn't so easy.I know I'm fickle when it comes to gaming, especially console gaming. I have an extremely short attention span when it comes to sitting in front of my TV. I have the extra cash to go buy the PS3 right now. I was looking at the game lists and there are a few games I would like to play, namely Final

Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-13325914109347738682010-03-22T08:59:00.001-07:002010-03-22T08:59:27.507-07:00

I was out of town all weekend so I didn’t have time to pre-write much and I have a lot of catch up to do at work this morning. I may have a post this afternoon but I will definitely have one for tomorrow. I’ve been thinking a lot about what makes things fun, and I’ll get more into that later.

Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-33971805676790935172010-03-20T07:30:00.000-07:002010-03-20T07:30:00.517-07:00

Anyone have any suggestions? I’m thinking about focusing on game development and design again. I think that area really allows my mind to wander and delve into games and game theory. I’m in Los Angeles for the weekend but I’ll be back and posting by Monday.

Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-79764027139230809872010-03-19T07:30:00.000-07:002010-03-19T07:30:02.221-07:00

About 2 months ago some friends relocated their business from one office strip to another. Being the only one who knows anything about networking and telephones, so I normally do all their IT work for them. I actually like doing it because it is nice having a break from the political BS I deal with at my normal job. We drink beer and eat pizza while I work, I love it.Well enough of the boring I

Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-43643785486800179732010-03-17T21:13:00.000-07:002010-03-17T21:20:16.174-07:00

I did some math yesterday and I’m not sure why. Right now World of Warcraft is still estimated to have about 11 million subscribers. It is also estimated that WoW makes up 62% of the MMO market. I’ve seen these numbers quoted many times on the internet and while we know how reliable internet percentages can be I have no real reason to doubt them, they seem ball park figure accurate.So at

Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-67157689134761750632010-03-17T08:26:00.000-07:002010-03-17T08:35:34.950-07:00

I bought Diablo 2 over the weekend, not because I've never played it but because I didn't have a CD Key. I've actually played Diablo 2 longer than nearly anyone. You see I was in the closed beta with a thousand other people before the game was released. I had a closed Beta CD at one point that has since been destroyed... not my fault I'm still upset about it.So there are three reasons I bought

Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-16493806362553529932010-03-17T07:30:00.000-07:002010-03-17T07:30:01.054-07:00

I’m about 5 hours into Pokémon Soul Silver. The game plays exactly like it did 10 years ago, which is a good thing. I’m having a blast so far. I started the game with a Totodile (water type) named Never and he evolved into Croconaw at level 18. Never is now sitting at level 21 and is doing well. About 45 minutes into the game I found a sheep looking Pokémon, it looked funny so I decided to

Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-68593601133959013862010-03-16T07:30:00.000-07:002010-03-16T07:30:01.417-07:00

I picked up Pokemon Soul Silver yesterday for my Nintendo DS. I use to love Pokemon games on my old Game Boy and they are some of the best RPGs you can find, which is sad in a way. I hadn’t even considered getting a game for my DS because I haven’t bought anything for it since I was in Kuwait on my way home from Iraq. That was until Keen mentioned it. It seemed like the perfect time to expand my

Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-11057294204901338912010-03-15T14:37:00.001-07:002010-03-15T14:38:47.627-07:00

Not too long ago I went out to teach someone how to install and commission a satellite for some remote monitoring equipment we use. This was about the same time California was getting dumped on with rain storms but we were lucky enough to not have rain on the day of the install. Everyone makes fun of California for over reacting when it rains here, and it’s true we do. However consider this; we

Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-47218691273854143562010-03-15T07:30:00.000-07:002010-03-15T07:30:00.305-07:00

I’m currently subscribed to StarCraftLegacy on You Tube. They are posting about 2-3 matches a week and as a huge fan of StarCraft I’ve been watching them. I have noticed a few things from the videos though.First off the game looks to play a lot like the original StarCraft, which is good. Real Time Strategies didn’t need much improvement over what we were using 10 years ago. The overall way we

Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-48835413369369739762010-03-13T07:03:00.000-08:002010-03-13T07:03:00.354-08:00

My goal is to try and pickup Diablo 2 by the end of the weekend. I just need to find time to get to Best Buy... or maybe Game Stop. The problem with Game Stop is the same reason I don't like to go into comic stores anymore. The people who work their know so much about their product it is almost intimidating. It feels as though they look down on me for not liking what they like when they try and

Epinynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-5027727365475768292010-03-12T21:33:00.000-08:002010-03-12T21:38:50.118-08:00

I'm still hitting the wall. I'm trying to convince myself Dungeons and Dragons Online is fun enough to keep me entertained but it isn't. I don't even want to say the game isn't fun, because it actually is I'm just not invested in it.I logged into Aion tonight because a friend told me it was bonus EXP. I managed to hit 20 on my Templar but again the wall jumped up in front of me... not to mention

Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-70799346064736751692010-03-12T14:37:00.000-08:002010-03-12T14:40:06.899-08:00

All these questions pertain to World of Warcraft and Blizzard.Would you pay money to start any class/character at level 55?Would you pay money to have an epic mount?Would you pay money to have bonus exp?Would you pay money to never have to enchant gear again?Would you pay money to be max level with full epics?

Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-32821354156035311772010-03-12T10:48:00.000-08:002010-03-12T10:49:52.537-08:00

Lets see how this works out.Search Epiny Burvelle or you can join Sprites are Fun

Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-61535622755860167182010-03-12T10:35:00.000-08:002010-03-12T10:36:13.011-08:00

Under Tobold's advice I'm setting up a Faux Internet background to keep my personal information off my blog and other gaming sites. I know I can't stop it 100% but atleast making it harder gives me peace of mind.

Epinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10725412326405113917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-89936425243564957172010-03-12T07:03:00.000-08:002010-03-12T07:03:00.701-08:00

Void brought up a good point yesterday. With Dungeons and Dragons Online I don’t feel obligated to play… well sort of. It is a MMO and I still have that mindset that I must focus on only one MMO to make significant progress or I’m just a n00b. I’m trying to get out of that mindset though.This week I have ran a World of Warcraft random Wrath Instance 3 nights straight in order to get the emblems.

Epinynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-33854998569907809862010-03-11T14:31:00.001-08:002010-03-11T14:31:59.017-08:00

Quick update. Sorry for the lack of posts I’ve been in San Jose teaching people to install Satellite Dishes for a remote monitoring system we use.I’m level 2 Rank 2 in Dungeons and Dragons Online. From what I gather there are some 5 or 6 ranks per level, like mini levels and 20 over all levels in the game. So compared to other MMOs I think I’m around a level 8-15 range depending on what MMO you

Epinynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-15145077480322174302010-03-10T07:03:00.000-08:002010-03-10T07:03:32.164-08:00

You know I had hit a wall lately on what to play. I had tried nearly every MMO I have subscribed to in the last 5 years and none of them seemed to interest me. Rather than spend money on another MMO that I may potentially not like I decided to focus on some free trials. The two finalists were EVE and Dungeons and Dragons Online (DDO). DDO won.When I got home from work I immediately began down

Epinynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-54928980866109966312010-03-09T08:25:00.000-08:002010-03-09T08:25:00.319-08:00

If bugs weren’t an issue and amount of people weren’t playing a specific MMO what would you play? What I’m saying is that the game ran smoothly and the perfect amounts of people played, both factions, side’s realms, what have you were balanced; the perfect storm for a MMO if you will. You can’t change any game mechanics though, the game is what it is, and it just runs perfect.Personally I think I

Epinynoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-92169724542150961912010-03-08T15:50:00.001-08:002010-03-08T15:52:38.724-08:00

This week is going to be tough. Not only am I having a major down turn in my gaming desire but I'm going to at different site to work for the rest of the week. If I manage to keep up with blogging I will be very pleased with myself.

Epinynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-50352449157325889442010-03-08T11:28:00.000-08:002010-03-08T11:29:34.541-08:00

I have never played a Massively Multiplayer Game by myself. It’s a sad staggering realization I came to last night. I’m very introspective and I have been trying to figure out why I really loved certain MMOs and played them for so long, or even started playing to being with.In EverQuest a really good friend got the game and I played on his account for a month before getting my own. I played with

Epinynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-74920563319887748232010-03-08T11:12:00.000-08:002010-03-08T11:15:11.649-08:00

I installed and played 1 round of StarCraft last night on Big Game Hunters, I choose random and drew Protoss.The game was fun but I'm really bad. I didn't remember any hotkeys but worse then that I didn't even remember where things were located on the screen. I would recomend anyone who use to play SC to pick it up and refresh your RTS skills prior to playing StarCraft 2.Also on an unrelated note

Epinynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-946970687350867731.post-50896002123749131782010-03-07T16:55:00.000-08:002010-03-07T17:05:49.497-08:00

After almost 5 years I'm going back to EQ2. I don't know why I've waited so long until now. I loved EQ1 and I loved EQ2 while I played it. 14 Day Trial installed.UPDATESo that was a weird bust. Sony has a trial that sort of streams the game to you, virtually no download. The screen had alot of shadowy black spots on it that prevented it from being playable.What little I did see made me think I'm

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Built a new desk today, cost a lot more and took 4 trips to Home Depot to complete. After all that work I still don't know what to play.I've logged into Warhammer Online and done 2 Scenarios on a 21 Choppa and a 32 Black Orc. Well actually I only started them, after about 2 minutes I was so bored I had to just quit. (PS The game runs just as bad as it did last June)I have done 3 dungeons on my 74

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I can't tell if I like MMOs or if I just think I do. I can't find one that keeps me playing for more than a few weeks anymore. The problem is any other game I've tried has about the same time frame before I get bored with it.It's frustrating. I use to be able to count on a MMO for 6-12 months of gaming entertainment easy. Now I'm happy to get a month out of it.

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In World of Warcraft you can buy pets that serve no purpose other than following you around. Most can be earned in the game by completing various quests or participating in any one of the many holiday events Blizzard hosts every year. The pets in WoW are no more than accessories for your character and in some ways could be considered status symbols, be it a small one.Which leads to the next step,

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WAR is down to 7 servers at the login screen and I can't access 2 of those because they have been retired. I'm trying to transfer my characters off but it isn't looking well. There is NO open server now.

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I'm already done with Aion. There isn't anything wrong with the game, it just doesn't keep me entertained. The game has a high level of polish it just doesn't keep me in it. The vast majority of my time in any MMO is solo'n. I don't solo because I want to, I solo because there aren't people around to group with. I have already exhausted my patience with World of Warcraft so I decided to give

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My Templar is now level 19. I am at the point where I can start doing group quests but I haven't been able to get one. The grinding isn't so bad, I think I found the key. I'm watching Battle Star Galactica on DVD while I play. When I remember how much grinding never bothered me during EverQuest I always seem to forget I was watching TV the entire time. I don't have a TV in my office now so I

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My mind is mush, may not post much this week sorry.

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IGN interview about 40K3 more months until I get a game to drool over helplessly. True there are alot of good games on the horizon, StarCraft 2 and Diablo 3 come to mind; however I love MMOs. Not only do I love MMOs but I'm a HUGE fan of the Warhammer 40k Universe. Sure Blizzard is a great company but lets not be niave, StarCraft and Warcraft were ideas based on Games Workshops IP, and GW does it

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Response to Keen I don't think it's the PvPs fault these games suck. I think they are just trying to set themselves apart from WoW. WoW has the PvE market cornered, or at least they appear too. That being said I don't think its fair to blame PvP for the bad MMOs that have come out.Let’s be honest, MMOs just suck lately. Wait let me rephrase that. We have had over 100 MMOs released in the last

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South Lake Tahoe was a blast; everyone should go at least once during the winter. Luckily for me I get to go a couple times a year since it's only a couple hours away. I also have relatives that live nearby so we get to see them and go to the less touristy restaurants. My wife, kids and I also got to go to a spot that the locals go to play in the snow. It was nice and we never would have been

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Going to South Lake Tahoe for the weekend. See you on Tuesday

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