WoW: The Burning Crusade
This is a series of posts that were originally planned as one, but became too long for a single entry.Shortly after the launch of The Burning Crusade, I managed to arouse my wife’s interest in the game...
View ArticleWoW: Wrath of the Lich King
This is a series of posts that were originally planned as one, but became too long for a single entry. Initially, I was very excited about this expansion, as it would conclude the story of Arthas and...
View ArticleWoW: Cataclysm
This is a series of posts that were originally planned as one, but became too long for a single entry.I did not expect much from the third expansion and I was not really looking forward to it all....
View ArticleConcluding WoW
I subscribed to World of Warcraft in the summer of 2006 and unsubscribed at the end of December 2011. I played for quite a long time and saw all the highs and lows. At one point (for roughly three...
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[Tag, You're It!]
Quite some time ago (*cough* about two months *cough*) Shintartagged me to provide some screenshots. Unfortunately, I could not honour her request right away because (a) it interfered with my scheduled...
View ArticleOn My Beginnings in SW:TOR
Ever since I first heard about a Star Wars themed MMO being produced I was terribly excited. Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hopewas basically the first film with live actors I have ever seen and to say...
View ArticleUPDATE!
It has been over a year since my last post. Mainly two events in my real life have kept me very busy. First, I was leading a research group funded by a government grant and while this was a very...
View ArticleSW:TOR // Different Realities
Telwyn wrote twoposts about an experience labelled as “muo’ing”, which in SW:TOR means participating in (4-player) [HEROIC] content – flashpoints, multiplayer missions – with two human players and...
View ArticleSW:TOR // Overview
When I started playing back in January 2012, I originally created characters on three different European English-speaking servers: one RP-PvE server for my Empire characters and one RP-PvE server for...
View ArticleSW:TOR // Flashpoints
Most planetary missions in SW:TOR involve a lot of combat, especially if one wants to complete the (sometimes staged) bonus mission(s). That is all good and well for almost every Advanced Class with...
View ArticleFriendship is Magic
One of the universals of language is that all natural languages are constantly changing. Changes can occur on several levels, though perhaps most easily recognizable are changes in meaning, e.g. a word...
View ArticleSW:TOR // Warzones
Star Wars: The Old Republic currently has five Warzones (instanced PvP battlegrounds) available: Novare Coast, Alderaan, The Ancient Hypergate, Huttball and Voidstar. I rather enjoy the first three and...
View ArticleSW:TOR // Operations
In Star Wars: The Old RepublicOperations are described as large-scale multi-group missions, i.e. extended PvE content, the equivalent to WoW’s raids. Shintar already remarked that, at least from a...
View ArticleSummer Project
Summertime has traditionally always meant a decline in raid activity because many people went on vacation or were otherwise occupied enjoying the beautiful weather which left those who did not care for...
View ArticleSW:TOR // Community
Another one bites the dust. It was a sad day for the tanking and theory-crafting community in SW:TOR when one of its most prominent members, Kitru, announced his retirement from the game due to the...
View ArticleMacky's Back in Town
It has been over a month since my last post because I was thoroughly enjoying my summer holidays. My wife and I went on an extend summer vacation. We started our trip by visiting her parents for a...
View ArticlePersonal MMO History
Oneofthehottopics in the recent past was the announcement that both WildStar and The Elder Scrolls Online will be employing a business model based on subscriptions. The former also offers an...
View ArticleSW:TOR // World Events
World Events are a common aspect found in many modern MMOs and Star Wars: The Old Republic is no exception. In addition to the Life Day festival, four world events (officially named In-Game Events)...
View ArticleCard Hunter
Small Update: Work is crazy busy right now with preparations for the upcoming semester and lots of staff meetings.In the field of gaming, I have been inspired by Tobold’s numerous positive posts about...
View ArticleBack in Business
Shintar, the Priest With A Cause is back! This time on a private vanilla WoW server. Not that she was ever really gone. Nonetheless, it was her posttogether with this very personal piece by Kadomi that...
View ArticleOn Semantics
Semantics as the study of meaning is a branch of philosophy related to linguistics. It has a close connection to the field of pragmatics. In a very simplified way one can say that semantics is...
View ArticleApodeixis Galore
Tobold and Azuriel are at it again, presenting their personal opinions as facts. For only they are aware of the truth and everybody who holds a different view is blind or delusional. This sort of...
View ArticleSW:TOR // Knights of the Fallen Empire
Looks like the hot topic right now is the announcement of the next expansion of Star Wars: The Old Republic, called Knights of the Fallen Empire. As usual, Dulfy has the complete coverage. I’d also...
View ArticleNo Time Available?
Who has time? But then if we do not ever take time, how can we ever have time?This postby Tobold along with the subsequent discussion may very well be the worst that was ever published on his blog....
View ArticleThe Summer Wind ...
... came blowin' in from across the seaTime has moved on since the summer and we’re now smack in the middle of autumn. My summer this year was simply marvellous. I attended a conference in London in...
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