DCUO: No time for jokes

One thing I really do love about DC Universe Online is its call-outs to all the various incarnations of the characters. For instance, Robin. In recent years, the various Robins have turned into competent fighters in their own right, leading their own super groups, and in general just kicking butt. A lot of us remember, … Read more

Neverwinter: It’s Forgotten Realms, but is it D&D?

This is the first beta weekend for Cryptic’s “Neverwinter”, an action-oriented MMO set in one of the more famous of the Forgotten Realm’s cities. We’ve seen Neverwinter brought to life before in “Neverwinter Nights” and its sequel, titles that kept their relevance by offering every player the chance and opportunity to create and run their … Read more

DCUO: Grinding for Hoodies

Ever since I heard that the only hope of my DCUO Green Lantern-“ish” character getting to wear the lantern symbol on her costume was to find a Green Lantern hoodie in The Vault, I’ve been in there every day. The Vault is the only solo “On Duty” mission available. You can do it once a … Read more

EQ2: Entering Ethernere

My cleric, Arda (née Dera), turned level 92 a few days ago. Though this is the threshold for the new Chains of Eternity expansion, I wasn’t going to repeat a mistake I made when Scatter dinged that level a couple months back: I wasn’t going to leave good, experience-generating quests in the Withered Lands undone. … Read more

DCUO: Gorilla of their Dreams

I think we’re getting the hang of the game. We know how the controls work, mostly. We know our roles and how to use them, as shown by the score cards that pop up after each “On Duty” mission — DCUO’s instanced dungeons and battlefields. Kaptain KY and I, the controllers, had the high scores … Read more