The Guild Wars 2 Preview for the Rest of Us
With all the bourgeois previews (mostly) behind us, it is time for the Everyman take on the Guild Wars 2 beta. I was going to split this post up and sell them to you across three different days, but...
View ArticleGuild Wars 2: First Blood
So apparently I still pre-own Guild Wars 2. Have you ever received a rebate check for a product you do not remember purchasing? That is about how I felt towards this Beta Weekend part deux. “Oh. This...
View ArticleWildstar Annoyances
Everything ain’t flowers and sunshine, cupcake. Competitive Questing It is kind of funny how the release of a game nearly two (!) years ago can so profoundly impact your expectations for all future...
View ArticleLegion Praise
As Shintar pointed out in the comments last time around, almost all of my coverage of Legion thus far has been either AH or complaint-related. And that’s fair – it has. I suppose we all just sort of...
View ArticleIt’s Raining Epics
Last Thursday, I sat down and decided to run some World Quests. And I got these: /humblebrag screenshot Those are ten epics, with ilevels at or above 840, along with three relics. That ilevel is above...
View ArticleSidequestless
My early-level experience in FF14 has not been as painful as it felt previously. There are all manner of reasons why this might be the case – psychological, emotional, a more fun class, etc – but I...
View ArticleFinal Final Fantasy (For Now)
I gave FF14 six months. But I just can’t take it anymore. Obviously I did not play it as my primary game, else I would not have ended at level 42. That had less to do with my motivation and more to do...
View ArticleWar Mode
The patch 8.0 rollout in WoW was, if not the worst ever, certainly numbered among them. However, War Mode has made it all worth it to me. It is incredibly silly to admit, but in my 10+ years of...
View Articlegoals, Lowercase
I have unlocked Legion flying. The process was not nearly as painful as I was anticipating, primarily because the reputation requirement was only Revered, instead of Exalted. Well, that, and the fact...
View ArticleMissing Anything from the Other Side?
One of the little WoW goals I had been thinking about doing was leveling a character on the other faction. The last time I had characters on multiple factions in any serious way was back in Wrath. At...
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