If it weren’t for the community of bloggers I found three years ago, there’s a very good chance I would have wiped my hands clean of the whole mess and left not only blogging, but the MMO-sphere, too.
Tag: World of Warcraft
Book Review – “The Raider’s Companion”
Being a long-time fan of the MMO blog Epic Slant, when Adam “Ferrel” Trzonkowski mentioned he was starting a Kickstarter project for his next book, The Raider’s Companion, my ears perked up. And when he offered review copies it, I couldn’t type the email fast enough. As a long-time MMO vet and raider, I wondered what… Continue reading Book Review – “The Raider’s Companion”
Misc MMO Thoughts
Lately, my thoughts on gaming (and MMOs in general) have been numerous and scattered. So here they are in a bulleted list! It took BioWare until this week to fix my bugged class quest. After grinding the last 10 levels out sans the Inquisitor story, I don’t feel compelled to go back. Thanks for fixing… Continue reading Misc MMO Thoughts
The End of the World (of Warcraft)
And so, after seven years (I started on Malygos during release week of WoW in 2004), lots of friends, fun, and frustration, I logged out of Azeroth for the very last time.
WoWpocalypse 2011: On Devaluing Intellectual Property
Instead of capitalizing on the value of their title that fans are crazy for and that the company has been pouring resources into for goodness knows how long, they are giving it as a way as a promo, a prize, a cereal box trinket for a seven-year-old MMO. That devalues both games, making neither is worth the asking price.