Archive for the ‘MMOs’ Category

The merges, in my experience, have been a rousing success even if my server’s Elyos / Asmo PvP balance is fubar (Israphel).


A response to Anti-Aliased which argues, in short, that MMOs should not wait until one reaches a certain point in order to bestow their greatness, they should be good right from the get go. Something that actually, despite the response, I agree with completely. I think that new games do a poor job of showing […]


Aion Part Deux

27Jun10

Response to Aion & the level grind. I think not reaching the Abyss and completing a recap of the game was a missed opportunity to see all the game offers. WoW is so popular because they put the grind at the end of the game, as someone already mentioned. However as a direct result of […]


This is a forum post from Blue Gartr which is one of the premier end-game forums on FFXI in the world.  Recently there was a decision to merge Advanced and Standard together, resulting in a lot of questions about the reasons behind the move.  Specifically the most major difference between the two forums is that […]


I realized that titling this post the time since I last posted made sense (in that I’ve rarely posted twice in a row in a while) but the new title makes more sense. I began Chains of Promathia last October (possibly September but I don’t think so). Rajas Ring (though originally it was Tamas Ring) […]



Bushinomimi. Wish I had screenshots but was so out of practice doing the blog I totally forgot.  I’m getting back into it I think…


@3.7k xp to 50. Shinimusha haidate Enk. Bracers (not even trying) SOBORO SUKEHIRO Must…get…level. ps /wave I’m not dead! So busy playing the game that I’m too tired to write at work lately. As is pretty obvious from the sidebar, I’ve been levelling. A LOT. And it is awesome.


Ugh. Not looking to finding that tonight. Dear god please let the chocobo vendor be back! In related news picked up my first ever Assault item that I’m actually wearing, an Antivenom Earring! Yay for +hmp.


Weekend Update

13Aug07

But the best is after the jump…