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CoV: The Rebirth of Madame Scurry

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A couple of friends from EQ1 play casually on City of Heroes. They still play on EQ1; I moved to EQ2, but I miss playing with them. Turns out they occasionally play on City of Heroes, although, unfortunately, not on my server (Virtue). So I remade my “main” on Virtue, Madame Scurry, to play with … Read more

Rock Band destroyed my ability to listen to rock.

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I just finished listening to “Rose Colored Glasses” by Animal Logic — one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite bands. And I didn’t enjoy it at all. See, that’s Stewart Copeland, of The Police, on drums. And his drums are so complicated and intricate that I only hear the drums… Stanley Clarke’s … Read more

EQ2: British Edition

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On the news that the new Prime Minister of Britain, Gordon Brown, would like to see knives removed from videogames, SOE today announced some small changes to its flagship fantasy MMO, EverQuest 2, which has previously showcased knives of various sizes and functions. The three main categories of actions in EQ2 can be broadly categorized … Read more

EQ2: Leviathon

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This was the fight I mentioned a few posts back, the one that takes an hour. We opened with Venril Sathir, a fight we weren’t supposed to finish on the first pull, since the Leviathon timer from before hadn’t expired yet. Having the flag, I sat out and worked on redecorating my apartment with Dera … Read more

Monster’s Den @ Kongregate

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Monster’s Den is a nice enough little Flash game — you assemble a party, and go on to wtfpwn a randomly generated dungeon a la Rogue/Nethack/Moria and other similar games. Each room can contain nothing, treasure, a healing altar, or an encounter. One “boss” encounter per level can drop epic gear. The challenge to this … Read more