Tag: Blogathon

OMG GEARSCORE SUX!1!11!!!!, or Why I Might Quit World of Warcraft

Let’s get one thing out of the way: I hate GearScore.  I hate it.  Hate it.  HATE it.  It sucks.  It’s an arbitrary number that an addon assigns to my character in order to determine my worth as a player.  Not to mention that it’s a broken system that is too easy to exploit. And… Continue reading OMG GEARSCORE SUX!1!11!!!!, or Why I Might Quit World of Warcraft

Writing My Novel: If They Can Do It, So Can I

Bad books really piss me off.  Not just bad stories.  I can forgive a bad story. But books whose writing is simply subpar irritate me more than almost anything else I can think of. The authors of these books really have no right having been published, but somehow their work makes it to bookstore and… Continue reading Writing My Novel: If They Can Do It, So Can I

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

Current Picks – Feed and True Blood

In an effort to spread the word about awesome books, movies, and TV shows I am currently enjoying, I started the “Current Picks” section of my blog.  In the upper right corner of every page (just under the green stripe), you can find at least two works I think everyone should check out. Despite my… Continue reading Current Picks – Feed and True Blood