Come for the games, stay for the drama.
A couple of weeks ago, I started playing Fortune League on Facebook with absolutely no idea what I was doing. Or rather, with all the wrong ideas. Fortune League is based off of EverQuest II, and success in the Facebook game brings rewards to the live game. You get AA experience and enhanced XP potions … Read more
Thanks to the heroic efforts of Drew and her boyfriend, and an entire day of downloading, patching and trying to navigate what must be the absolute MOST COMPLICATED installation method EVER, I have managed to create a character and am a warrior in the kingdom of Thereall. One hour review: It’s an Asian MMO. All … Read more
I talk a great talk about the importance of grouping and becoming part of a game’s community, but I don’t walk the walk as much as I should. When you open yourself up to grouping with strangers, you don’t know WHAT they’re going to do. Abusive chat, just plain abuse, people who think the group … Read more
Ahead of Dragon Age Origin’s release in the fall of 2009, Electronic Arts’ web games division, EA2D, came out with a teaser game, Dragon Age Journeys. DA:J gave a taste of the Dragon Age milieu, introducing several of the locations you’d explore in game (such as Ozrammar and the Deep Roads), the creatures you’d kill, … Read more
Still crunch time at work — ugh! Was working at home until 10PM last night. Gaming has taken a severe hit, as has writing, and most of the time when I DO game, it turns out to be something like a Facebook game. Right now I’m hooked on the EQ2-themed Fortune League. Fortune League fills … Read more