Rivalry is the life of trade, and the death of the trader.
Looking at release schedules you’d think that World of Warcraft was the younger sibling to Warhammer Online and not the other way around, as soon as WAR got a chance to be front and centre with their...
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You know, Mythic, having come back to WAR to give it a second chance after the tempting lure of being able to play a Slayer, it’s hard for someone like me to stick around when, after all this time,...
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Until I switch back to being an MMO-loving fuzzy bunny, I’ll continue with the somewhat Grinch-like observations. Dear old Ragnar Tørnquist has another interview, this time on Rock, Paper, Shotgun. And...
View ArticleI am not a geek.
Geeks now have a movement no less. From Wikipedia: The word geek is a slang term, noting individuals as “a peculiar or otherwise odd person, especially one who is perceived to be overly obsessed with...
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It’s spelt ‘Eon’, NCSoft.
I’m not terribly sure as to why you spelt it Aion. You know, as in “It takes an eon for the game to load, longer than my computer takes to boot” and “It takes an eon to get into the game, if you’re...
View ArticleRocked Off
Dear Technology Sites (and the rest of the world), “Rocking” is not a synonym of “featuring”, “running”, “including”, “wearing”, “demonstrating”, “eating” or whatever other sodbuggering verb, noun or...
View ArticleEntertainment is Ennui.
Spinks wrote a piece lamenting the gradual erosion of the stealth role in MMOs. My comment arrived late and somewhat out of sorts, like a drunk arguing a point with a stranger – the original duellist...
View ArticleIt is better to listen in order to understand than to listen in order to reply.
APB is going through some changes: “Vehicle Handling: We’re already underway on a major overhaul to vehicle handling to make cars more responsive and less slippy overall. You’ll still be able to power...
View ArticleA thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and...
The revelry for the Queen’s diamond jubilee is due to get under way here in the (not so) United Kingdom and elsewhere in the Commonwealth of Nations (formally The Empire – cue The Imperial March) this...
View ArticleLook closely at those who patronize you. Half are unfeeling, half untaught.
Play the game, not the UI Now, you might be thinking, “Hey, game designer! That’s about the stupidest thing ever typed.” And it kind of is. How else are you going to play the game? The way we mean it...
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