Gods & Heroes goes solo

It’s old news by now that Perpetual has decided to publish its Gods & Heroes independently, and rely on SOE just for promotion and (I believe) hosting. As such, G&H won’t be on Station Pass. Some games, like Pirates of the Burning Sea, are different enough that people who are not yet MMO gamers might … Read more

An MMO Life

Gosh, who are those slick looking haffers, decked in Tier 1 mastercrafted gear? Them haffers are my new characters on Nagafen, EQ2’s most popular PvP server. I level locked them at level 10 while I get some AAs, but finishing quests has bumped Tipa (the fury in the foreground) to level 11, with Tsuki (the … Read more

Neopets: Fire Faerie Quest Completed

Random quests in Neopets have some odd repercussions…. like not being able to use the Shop Wizard to search for items to, say, finish the quest… …. so I went to the auction house… cheap scarf there, and maybe I’ll win it, but I decided to browse through some player shops and found a scarf … Read more

Want an MMO? Roll your own.

Everyone complains about MMOs, but nobody does anything about them. The Guardian reports today about Multiverse, a platform for developing your own MMOs. Now, making a MMO is a massive job. Art assets, customizable UIs, game balance, quest design, encounter scripting and AI… these are all really, really hard things, and while Multiverse may make it … Read more

Those lazy fire faeries…

So, my Neopet, Spitefur the Xweetok, was running around doing all his morning chores, when while at the Shrine of Colzac, a fire faerie appeared and demanded Spitefur find her scarf. Come ON! She’s a FIRE FAERIE! What the heck does she need a scarf for? Sheesh. And even worse, the Shrine gave me nothing … Read more