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I gave it another try but just couldn’t do it
I resubscribed to World of Warcraft on November 23, 2008 and canceled my account on January 6, 2009. I decided to return to the game after being told about all the changes to the game and how there was a chance - although slight - that the game might feel different at the max level [...]
Thursday, Jan 1
The games of 2008
World of Warcraft - Ohhh boy. Yep, I resubbed to WoW a couple weeks after WotLK launched. I wanted to see what had changed because I was being told by so many friends that the game had changed significantly. True, it had changed a lot. The game is no longer about 40-man raids and only a battlegr...
Tuesday, Dec 30
A big part of what’s wrong with today’s MMORPGs
I’ve seen it everywhere and in many forms. It’s not an issue that can be taken at face value or attributed to one specific thing. It’s not limited to World of Warcraft or PvP. It’s the direction that mmorpgs are going and have gone. I just have one question: Why?
Wednesday, Dec 24
What are your stats?
It’s the newest thing in World of Warcraft. I’m seeing it everywhere. You join the LFG channel and see a group advertising… Group Leader: “LFM DPS for Heroic Halls of Lightning!” Keen: “I’ll go, DPS here.” Group Leader: “What are your stats?” Keen: “Well, I have 25% crit, 160 hit chance, 18...
Tuesday, Dec 23
Arenas… meh
I’m left feeling a mix of “zomg I hate this crap” and “I want to play at least 10 games a week”. I’ve enjoyed earning some of the easier pieces of armor now that Blizzard has gone out of their way to make gear available through a multitude of ways (BG PvP, Arena PvP, big raids, small raids, instan...
Monday, Nov 24
The Lich King made me do it…
Note: I have taken a lot of videos (some with major spoilers) that I’ll edit in time and get up. I also have a lot of screenshots that I’ll add to a gallery. Depending on my free time I may or may not have those up by tomorrow. I’m in the middle of finishing my research paper and grinding out the fin...
Sunday, Jun 22
When smart people say stupid things…
World of Warcraft is a game centered around PvE with raiding treadmills and Battleground/Arena based e-sport PvP. Warhammer Online is a game centered around open-world RvR with tiered gameplay focusing on RvR and PvE split progression. That is the quickest and most basic way that I can ex...
Wednesday, Apr 30
The Goblin in the Tuxedo: Why WAR and AoC are awesome
I want to share with you all a post from the World of Warcraft forums. The post is titled “The Goblin in the Tuxedo“. It is one of the most well written and level headed posts to ever come out of those forums and it deserves to be linked to and read elsewhere. In this post the author discusses Warhamm...
Saturday, Apr 19
Keen’s AoC PvP Weekend Impressions
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6400 @ 2.13GHz (2 CPUs) Memory: 2048MB RAM Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT 512mb Display Mode: 1680 x 1050 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Sunday, Mar 16
Balance at the cost of Dynamic PvP - Is it worth it?
I have been thinking a lot about class balance in pvp games lately. In most mmorpgs that have a strong pvp or conflict element the balance between classes of opposing sides is almost too apparent. In World of Warcraft, Blizzard chose to forgo any attempt at balancing different classes and ga...
Sunday, Feb 24
Josh Drescher compares WAR/WoW Universes
Lots of comparisons lately between Warhammer Online and World of Warcraft. In case the horse isn’t dead yet maybe a few more solid whacks will do the trick. I found a link to a blog and site I’ve never seen before that recently interviewed Josh Drescher. The interview is phenomenal. I tip my h...
Grinding vs. Quests
I like quests. I like the purpose and direction that they give me. Then at the same time I like the freedom and adventure that grinding brings me. Grinding has become to polar opposite of questing. Grinding has been labeled as a more “traditional” approach and to many it’s outdated. For grinding...
Thursday, Aug 23
Why does WoW sound like so much fun?
First let me start off by giving you all a little history lesson on my World of Warcraft experience. Back when the game was still in the late stages of Beta testing my brother, Graev, received an invite to join. Graev and I were always Warcraft fans and Blizzard fanboys to say the least. We have en...
