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EverQuest II – 5 Good, 5 Bad, 5 So-So
EverQuest II – 5 Good, 5 Bad, 5 So-So
tagn.wordpress.com — Syp over at Biobreak asked for EverQuest II players to celebrate the EQ2 5th anniversary in something... of a confrontational way, by listing out five ways that EQ2 is better than World of Warcraft. I just resubscribed to EQ2, so I guess I count as an EQ2 player yet again. Though it ... (more) EverQuest II – 5 Good, 5 Bad, 5 So-So
LEGO Harry Potter – Getting What You Ask For
LEGO Harry Potter – Getting What You Ask For
tagn.wordpress.com — Almost two years ago I wrote a piece titled Five LEGO Video Game Titles I Want .... As is the standard with my lists of five, it was mostly silly. But the third item on the list of five, the item that actually started me thinking about the list in the first place, was a LEGO Harry Potter ... (more) LEGO Harry Potter – Getting What You Ask For
The Deadmines – Enemy Territory
The Deadmines – Enemy Territory
tagn.wordpress.com — 80 > 22+22+22+22+22 -Essential WoW PvP Math We decided that for our weekly instance group run last... week we would leave the Barrens and its colorful chat channel behind and venture into the dangerous world and perhaps experience the PvP side of our RP-PvP server, Lightninghoof. I not ... (more) The Deadmines – Enemy Territory
Lawsuit – WoW Isn’t Easy Enough
Lawsuit – WoW Isn’t Easy Enough
tagn.wordpress.com — Pointed out to me by a co-worker, a story over at GameSpot reports that one of my... former neighbors (though San Jose is a big city) is suing Activision Blizzard over issues he has with World of Warcraft. From the story: He first takes exception to the game’s $14.99 monthly subscription ... (more) Lawsuit – WoW Isn’t Easy Enough
As My Guitar Gently Clicks
As My Guitar Gently Clicks
tagn.wordpress.com — My wife asked, “Can we get something better than that crappy Wii Music?” We’re still down on... Wii Music around our house. But this time, my wife was planning out how to keep 20+ people entertained at either end of Thanksgiving dinner this coming Thursday. She was ... (more) As My Guitar Gently Clicks
Five Years of WoW – Onyxian Whelpling
Five Years of WoW – Onyxian Whelpling
tagn.wordpress.com — Blizzard is celebrating an anniversary. Tomorrow, November 23rd, it will have been five years since World of... Warcraft went live. And this year’s anniversary gift is an Onyxian Whelpling. The Whelpling As usual, Blizzard is including the nearest weekend day as part of the ... (more) Five Years of WoW – Onyxian Whelpling
Pilgrim’s Bounty – Cooking Catch Up
Pilgrim’s Bounty – Cooking Catch Up
tagn.wordpress.com — It’s like cooking amnesty - Potshot Another holiday is upon us in Azeroth, Pilgrim’s Bounty . This... holiday borrows heavily from the American Thanksgiving traditions, which tends to focus on food and cooking. The way Blizzard has Pilgrim’s Bounty set up, if you have ... (more) Pilgrim’s Bounty – Cooking Catch Up
The Joy of PLEX
The Joy of PLEX
tagn.wordpress.com — The team at CCP dove fully into the in-game currency selling market with EVE Online a while... back with their 30 day CONCORD Pilot License Extension program, or PLEX . For $35 you can buy two PLEX which you can then sell to people in-game for somewhere between 250 and 400 million ISK. ... (more) The Joy of PLEX
Return to Wailing Caverns
Return to Wailing Caverns
tagn.wordpress.com — We decided where to head on Saturday night based on where we were all initially located. I’ll... give you a hint where we were. Ah yes, Barrens chat at its finest. And on a roleplay server too, so who knows what was going on. Anyway, there in the Barrens is Wailing Cavern , but you ... (more) Return to Wailing Caverns
Now That Is Disturbing
Now That Is Disturbing
tagn.wordpress.com — The effects of Blizzard’s latest marketing scheme. Vikund Gets Mohawked Blizzard has Mr. T out there doing... commercials for Wow again, and to coincide with this they have introduced the night elf mohawk grenade . When it hits you, you get the the head shown above. Gold chains ... (more) Now That Is Disturbing
Nostalgia Proximity Alert! Collision Imminent!
Nostalgia Proximity Alert! Collision Imminent!
tagn.wordpress.com — Wihelm: Continuity One Two Three Abort Reminiscence! Computer: Code invalid. Abort failed Computer: Nostalgia field engaged Computer:... memory distortion set to random Wilhelm: *scream* So here we go. Way back when I was a kid, back in a time between kindergarten and about third or ... (more) Nostalgia Proximity Alert! Collision Imminent!
Arceus Obtained
Arceus Obtained
tagn.wordpress.com — My daughter and I finally dusted off our Nintendo DSes and made our way down to Toys... R Us to download Arceus on the last day of the event. Arceus We were alone downloading at the store. I imagine that those with Pokemon on their mind grabbed theirs last weekend. The process was simple ... (more) Arceus Obtained
A Theory of Fishing
A Theory of Fishing
tagn.wordpress.com — A post in which I draw two points and declare there to be a line. Before I... start, I just want to point out the humor tag on this post. Some people will miss that and not read the post in the spirit in which it was written. It is Friday. Relax and just chuckle at my folly. I have a ... (more) A Theory of Fishing
Five Years of EverQuest II
Five Years of EverQuest II
tagn.wordpress.com — Five years ago I rolled my first character, Nomu Stonemantle, a dwarf priest, in the post-cataclsym world... of Norrath that is the setting for EverQuest II. It was my primary game for a good 18 months and I have gone back to visit on a number of occasions. While I have not played for almost ... (more) Five Years of EverQuest II
Ragefire Chasm Redux
Ragefire Chasm Redux
tagn.wordpress.com — We finally reached the point where there were no more holiday events to go after and no... more fresh instances to run for the group. It looked like we might spend a Saturday evening playing our new characters , the ones we rolled up on Lightninghoof, one of the RP-PvP servers. But what should ... (more) Ragefire Chasm Redux
Torchlight – Picking the Wrong Vendor
Torchlight – Picking the Wrong Vendor
tagn.wordpress.com — The weekend has come and gone and Runic released their patch as promised. Unfortunately, it wasn’t just... a patch, it was a full re-build of the installer. You need to uninstall the original version and install this new version. This was all done for the right reasons, so I do not ... (more) Torchlight – Picking the Wrong Vendor
Faults of the New Shaman
Faults of the New Shaman
tagn.wordpress.com — Our move over to the horde side of the Lightninghoof PvP-RP server has been progressing slowly. We’re... trying new classes and getting used to new home towns. One of the classes I have been playing with is the shaman. It is a fun class so far and I have a lot to learn about it, mana ... (more) Faults of the New Shaman
24 Slots is a Portable Hole?
24 Slots is a Portable Hole?
tagn.wordpress.com — WoW.com has a post up today that says Haris Pilton , vendor of the “ Gigantique ”... bag in Shattrath, will be getting an even bigger bag when WoW patch 3.3 comes out. The new bag, called the Portable Hole , will have 24 slots and will cost 3,000 gold. It will no doubt be a boon ... (more) 24 Slots is a Portable Hole?
Scamville Juxtaposition
Scamville Juxtaposition
tagn.wordpress.com — There is a nice piece up this m0rning over at The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs where... Fake Steve ( Dan Lyons ) points out that while TechCrunch was going after Zynga’s scam ad driven virtual goods business all last week, over at the New York Times they were working on a piece that ran on ... (more) Scamville Juxtaposition
Arceus at Toys R Us
Arceus at Toys R Us
tagn.wordpress.com — The Arceus download event is finally upon us. You can download Arceus at Toys R Us stores... in the US and Puerto Rico from November 7th through the 15th. Toys R Us does not seem to be pushing this event as much as they have done previous such events. The event does appear in their weekly ad, ... (more) Arceus at Toys R Us
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