SOPA, PIPA, and Censorship. Oh my!
If there’s one thing I hate, it’s censorship. Not the kind where parents tell their kids not to listen to explicit lyrics or that they can’t watch R-rated movies. The kind where the government or another organization attempts to stop the...
In Defense of Free-to-Play
The MMO subscription model does nothing to engender loyalty from a gamer any more than a shock collar actually teaches your dog to stop peeing on your flowers.
How much is SWTOR Worth?
Me: “I don’t think I’m going to be sticking with The Old Republic.” My wife: “Wait, you paid $150 for the stupid collector’s edition and aren’t sticking with it? Are you serious?” The discussion then proceeded into her...
How to Start a D&D Campaign?
Every so often, I get the hankering to play a tabletop RPG. Back in college, we had some rousing games of Dungeons and Dragons. I have a lot of fond memories of those nights where my buddies and I would sit around a table and kill the devil or something silly like...
Firefly Online?
I was just poking through Massively when I ran across quite the doozy of a news snippet. Apparently, a group of indie developers, the Multiverse Foundation, are beginning work on what they hope will become a Firefly MMORPG. I know what you’re...
New Year, New Beej
Hello there, bandwagon. Mind if I hop on for a second? My RSS feed is just chock-full of people writing their New Year’s posts, and I figure that I would follow suit. I’ve neglected this blog (and other projects) for too long, and this is a good way for me...
The Beej Republic: A Week of SWTOR
Even after just a week of early access, I can safely say that if BioWare allowed for lifetime subscriptions, I would snag one as soon as my free month runs out.
The End of the World (of Warcraft)
And so, after seven years (I started on Malygos during release week of WoW in 2004), lots of friends, fun, and frustration, I logged out of Azeroth for the very last time.
Thank You, Dragonlady
Thank you, Anne McCaffrey.
On Gaming Priorities (and the SWTOR Beta)
Fun is not a never-ending points grind. It’s not a part-time job of raiding that leaves me with no real sense of accomplishment. It’s not convincing myself that I like the idea of a game, when I dislike the reality of it.