MMOs

Massively Multiplayer Online games – our first step into the Metaverse.

EQ2: Bots, by Emily Dickinson

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Because I would not stop for bots They kindly stopped for me The griffin-fields held just ourselves And some casters, three We slowly strove, they knew no haste And so I put away My harvest tools, my daggers too For their rapacity They passed the pass, where giants strode Across their bridge of oak They … Read more

Goodbye, Station Access

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On the news that SOE will be raising the price of their Station Access one-price-for-all-games pass from $25 to $30 per month, and since I currently only play one of their games (EverQuest 2) on a regular basis, and since I am paying for three accounts (my two and my son’s), there’s no compelling reason to pay all this extra for no reason.

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EQ2: Unrest, a little further in

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un2-hat.jpgAfter last night’s Labs raid, I got to go a little deeper into Unrest. But first, a little bit of patting-my-own-back-ism from the raid 🙂 Not only did I get this dapper little hat I’ve been wanting ever since I saw it in the hatmaker’s window in East Freeport, but I got the kill shot on Lord Vyemm. So (ahem):
WOOOHOO! HAFFER KILL! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!
Sorry about that.
So anyway, after American Idol and Lost, a couple of us went to Unrest and poked around a little. Two of the people in the group took FOREVER to get there, like half an hour or something, so it was pretty late before we actually got going.

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EQ2: Unrest Peek

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I don’t have time to join a group and fully explore Unrest right now. I’ll admit what I saw looks spooky-scary and very reminiscent of the old EQ1 Unrest — except this time, the yard trash is 72^^^, and there’s plenty of it. Outside, looking in From zone in. There are see-invis mobs two yards … Read more

EQ2: Mad Bard

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Live Update 32 went in this morning, bringing Unrest, Brell Day, and new achievements. I was so excited when I saw that bards had gotten a new Selo’s run speed buff – Selo’s Speed of Sound. Maybe bards would once again be the fastest runners around, but it wasn’t to be. It was just a … Read more