SOPA, PIPA, and Censorship. Oh my!
by B.J. Keeton | Jan 18, 2012 | General Pop Culture
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
by B.J. Keeton | Jan 16, 2012 | Gaming
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?
by B.J. Keeton | Jan 11, 2012 | Gaming
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?
by B.J. Keeton | Jan 7, 2012 | Gaming, Writing
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?
by B.J. Keeton | Jan 6, 2012 | Gaming
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
by B.J. Keeton | Jan 4, 2012 | Blogging
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
by B.J. Keeton | Dec 19, 2011 | Gaming
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)
by B.J. Keeton | Dec 10, 2011 | Gaming
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
by B.J. Keeton | Nov 23, 2011 | Books
Thank you, Anne McCaffrey.
On Gaming Priorities (and the SWTOR Beta)
by B.J. Keeton | Nov 19, 2011 | Gaming
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.