Tag Archives: blogosphere

LotRO faction reputation: The KhazadGuard’s comprehensive review of crafting for Eglain

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Gwaendar

I’m still in the process of taking stock of the LotRO bloggers our there. A new source of insight for me is The Khazad Guard, and today they have a look a gaining Eglain faction reputation through all the various … Continue reading →

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On Immersion: Do Trees Fall in Virtual Forests when Nobody’s around?

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Gwaendar

In his post “Edelweiss“, Tesh discusses how details that may appear insignificant to the player, or merely background information, are key in making a player’s experience of a virtual world real. And I couldn’t agree more. Beyond the obvious (the … Continue reading →

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BBB on Ferals in Wrath

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Gwaendar

If you’re interested in Wrath analysis and in things shapeshifting, the Big Bear Butt Blogger has a very in-depth analysis and commentary[...] Continue reading →

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I’m Alive, Damnit!

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Gwaendar

Matticus writes about dead WoW Blogs. I’m not dead. I was on vacation, remember?

And since Steptoe actually suddenly reappeared, I’m also back in the game and made level 54 [...] Continue reading →

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So it’s Diablo 3 and it Looks Fiendishly Good

Posted on June 28, 2008 by Gwaendar

As you will have seen by now, the next game announced behind that cunning ice splash riddle building up to the blizzard worldwide invitational in Paris is indeed Diablo 3. Continue reading →

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Blizzard Splash Page Speculation

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Gwaendar

Most of the people’s money appears to be on Diablo 3 at the moment. At the risk of eating crow tomorrow, my take is much more prosaic: WotLK Beta starts tomorrow. EDIT: Crow eating time. According to MMO-Champion, it’s Diablo … Continue reading →

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Bartle doesn’t get MMOs says Tobold, who doesn’t get Bartle

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Gwaendar

In one of these interesting meta-spats in the blogosphere, Tobold took exception to Richard Bartle’s statement in an interview to Massively that “I’ve already played Warhammer. It was called World of Warcraft.”
Tobold proceeded to write a withering post about Bartle’s bitterness and irrelevance in modern MMOs which, Tobold believes, the old curmudgeon doesn’t grasp anymore. Continue reading →

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Jumping the Wrath Gun: A Point in Case

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Gwaendar

The thing about alphas is that anything is subjet to change. Even information already officially published, like the Death Knight Talent Tree descriptions, can be changed at a moment’s notice. Continue reading →

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Sunwell Cleared: A Raider’s Perspective

Posted on June 2, 2008 by Gwaendar

From the other end of the gamer spectrum, Lume the Mad offers his perspective on reaching the end of the Burning Crusade, and the meta-game represented by the world first race. Continue reading →

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