The Game Archaeologist Interviews Me About Ultima Online

Good ole Syp from Bio Break has a fantastic new column at Massively called “The Game Archaeologist,” where he explores MMOs of days-gone-by and what they meant to their players. And the first game he chose is one that is near and dear to my heart: Ultima Online.  At the end of his first piece,… Continue reading The Game Archaeologist Interviews Me About Ultima Online

Book Review: “World of Warcraft – Arthas – Rise of the Lich King” by Christie Golden

I have always enjoyed franchise fiction.  Whether it’s Star Wars, Dragonlance, Magic: The Gathering, or something else entirely, I like having a veritable library of books at my disposal when I want to completely engross myself in a shared intellectual property.  Before now, however, I had avoided the Warcraft franchise novels because  my first experience… Continue reading Book Review: “World of Warcraft – Arthas – Rise of the Lich King” by Christie Golden

Do I have WoW ADD or Am I an Altoholic?

As I ease myself back into blogging after my literature-teaching-enduced hiatus, I figure I’ll start with something relatively easy to write about to get me back in the swing of things: World of Warcraft. Well, my Paladin is level 80 now.  I spent some time in instances and got him a 4600 gearscore, which—while not… Continue reading Do I have WoW ADD or Am I an Altoholic?

Beej’s Trick to Making Easy, Fast Gold in World of Warcraft

I am not a “get rich quick” kind of guy.  Never have been.  But I stumbled upon a single aspect of World of Warcraft that I’ve been utilizing to keep my characters gemmed, enchanted, and epically flying for almost two years now. I disenchant Avenging Blades sold in Halaa (the PvP city in Nagrand) and… Continue reading Beej’s Trick to Making Easy, Fast Gold in World of Warcraft