DCUO: Lost in Wonderverse

I just read that DC Comics and DC Universe have been hit with massive layoffs. While I doubt DC Universe Online will be much affected, I have been playing this game for ten years now and have a little bit of time invested in it. I hope everyone there does well and lands on their … Read more

Mini Healer wants you to experience the MMO Cleric Life

If you’ve ever healed a party in an MMO, you know the drill: the tank forgets their defense moves, the DPS wander into every well-telegraphed attack, the party rushes ahead while you’re still frantically trying to get mana back for the next encounter. Everyone else in the party is prone to random, unexpected suicidal thoughts … Read more

EverQuest: Third Wave Adventuring in Unrest

It struck me last night, as I was pulling Unrest for our fireplace room group, that it was the experience of taking a camp and pulling mobs to it for the group to kill — probably EverQuest’s core gameplay — is precisely the gameplay feature that no other MMO has valued enough to include in … Read more

Squire Wimbley has some mighty fine hide

Again, my huge advantage over Kasul is that I still am forced to work from home, but on the plus side, I get to get in the Aradune queue early and am usually able to play by the time I am done work and have supper cooking. The question of what to do during the … Read more