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Star Trek Online is giving away light sabers! Well, light lipra and light bak’leths. You don’t even have to sell your soul to the Jedi Council or the Sith Lords. Just talk to a Ferengi in Q’s Winter Wonderland. Unlike other melee weapons, though, these have an energy edge and don’t ignore shields (despite what … Read more
Ulan was back from Mexico last night. How we missed your blade barriers so very, very much. Those little mechanized sawblades of suffering just tear through groups of mobs. We fed many mobs to the magico-metallic maw last night. We’ve taken a step back from Gianthold to focus on some easier adventures that grant actual … Read more
I want to say right at the start that I am back playing Star Trek Online, and it was the new duty officer system that brought me back. Now I’m leveling my characters, running special task forces and in all senses am back in the game. But… duty officers. You bring up the screen, clickclickclick … Read more
I have a friend who is so into Rift. “You have to come back!” he said. “Ember Isles is amazing; the new warfront is awesome; the instant adventures are great!” I want to come back and see all this! Then he started playing SWTOR. I really still want to come back. Problem is when I … Read more
I do WANT to play Bioware’s Star Wars: The Old Republic. I WILL play it. Just… not right now. I’m not in a good place with MMOs at the moment. See, I’ve just spent a month playing Skyrim, and it’s left quite an impression. I just don’t know if I can play a tightly scripted … Read more