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General Chat 27 Aug 2013 | 08:55 am
I got into a bit of an argument on FFXIV yesterday. There were a couple of people having a random conversation in general chat (or shout, which is FFXIV's zone channel). Then a third person, Octavia, ...
First Impressions: Path of Exile 24 Aug 2013 | 11:22 am
It all starts with Diablo 2. Diablo 3 took one path, streamlining and simplifying systems. Path of Exile takes the opposite path, dialing complexity up to eleven. Path of Exile is a Diablo-style acti...
Subscriptions Strike Back! 23 Aug 2013 | 10:34 am
The latest news is three up-and-coming MMOs (Final Fantasy XIV, Wildstar, and The Elder Scrolls Online) are going to try for subscriptions rather than Free-2-Play. Reactions seem to mostly mirror exi...
Do More Tanking Options Lead to More Tanks? 21 Aug 2013 | 10:09 am
A couple of commenters mentioned on the previous post that having paladins be Alliance-only would mean that the Horde would have fewer tanks. Has having more tank classes led to more tanks, though? ...
What If Paladins Had Stayed Alliance-Only? 20 Aug 2013 | 11:16 am
I was thinking about the story imbalance between the Horde and the Alliance, and started wondering. What happened to all the Alliance paladins? In a lot of ways, the story of the Alliance in Warcraft...
First Impressions: Final Fantasy XIV 19 Aug 2013 | 09:42 am
I decided to give the open beta of Final Fantasy XIV a shot. I don't really play FF games, so I'm not too sure what the backstory of this game is like. I did like the trailer very much. I haven't pla...
Diablo III Expansion Speculation 16 Aug 2013 | 09:49 am
Blizzard is starting to put out teasers for the D3 expansion. Here is the first teaser image: Reaper of Souls. This means it's time to start speculating about the expansion. Here's my wish list: 1. ...
Thoughts on Garrosh Hellscream 15 Aug 2013 | 11:01 am
Dacheng asks: Why are the orcs turning on Garrosh? Isn't he the best warchief they ever had? Oh, I understand why the other species in the horde might not be so happy with him, but why would any real...
What to Talk About? 14 Aug 2013 | 10:32 am
I'm drawing a blank on what to write about. We kind of seem to be in a waiting period in MMOs. There's some interesting stuff on the horizon, but nothing immediate. We could rehash F2P, or the Trinit...
Musings on the Bench 13 Aug 2013 | 10:04 am
Everything seems to be moving along steadily. My guild in The Old Republic is trying to move into Nightmare Modes. We've killed Writhing Horror on NiM, but absences have delayed attempts on Dread Guar...
