Sixteen years ago, @ktbuffy and I started playing Lord of the Rings Online together, as a Date Night, because she
Category: MMO & Computers
Minecraft – Underwater Edition
The family and I spend a bit of time playing Minecraft. One way we spend that time is on Testertopia,
Dungeon Raiding 101
Had a fun evening that ran a little later than expected, doing something I haven't done in a long time.
MMO I am Interested in: Project Gorgon
A few interesting bits: A video they did for a kickstarter, but NOT to make the game – to add
Random Update: What am I playing?
I’ve accidentally taken a fairly long break from gaming, whether you are talking about table top or computer games. The
Wildstar Tabletop Gaming, by way of FAE/Jadepunk
“You should do a Wildstar game,” opined my daughter. “Sorry?” Her comment confused me, both because Wildstar is an MMO
Life in Eve: Pretty Good Weekend
Like most ten-year-olds, EVE celebrated its birthday on the nearest weekend (just past), rather than the actual date (today), in
Life in Eve: April Fools
April got off to a rocky start, so I wasn’t really sure how things would look as the month wrapped
Life in Eve: You Play How You Practice – Putting the Play into Practice (4/4)
Whew. Okay, let’s see if we can pull all this musing into some kind of coherent plan for missions. There’s
Eve Forever
I have trouble explaining to my non-Eve-playing gamer friends what it is about the game that I find so compelling.
Life in Eve: You Play How You Practice (3/4): Stages of a Mission
So let’s continue this conversation about how to create new PvE missions in Eve that are more engaging, interesting, and
Life in Eve: You Play How You Practice (2.5/4) — Answering Questions and Comments
The last couple posts have attracted some good questions and feedback, and raise some points I want to address before
Life in Eve: You Play How You Practice (2/?)
So here’s the premise: PvE mission content in Eve comprises some of the weakest PvE content in any MMO, and
Life in Eve: You Play How You Practice (1/?)
When I first started playing Eve in earnest (which does not count the attempt some seven years ago) I went
Life in Eve: Same War, Different Front
“So this is a done deal?” CB sprawled across my couch, watching an animated children’s show on the main display
Life in Eve: Junkies
March was a really, really good month for our corporation. By most any standard, it was the best month
Life in Eve: Voting for CSM 8
The elections for the eighth Council of Stellar Management (the CSM: a group of players elected to represent player interests,
Live in Eve: March in Review
So with March in the bag, I thought I’d look back and see how the corp did, both in terms
Life in Eve: Local is Fine, and Here’s How to Fix It.
First, a brief background, for the non-EvE players: Like most MMOs, Eve has a number of text-based chat channels built
Life in Eve: Gambit Roulette
Regardless of the game, I’ve never been particularly drawn to stealth classes. Rogues, Burglars, Assassins… you know the type. The
Life in Eve: Tys R Us, now open in Sinq Laison and all points East
So about a month ago, it became evident that the pilots in our corp would need to get into replacement
Life in Eve: In Like a Lion
I want to say the month really got going when we got the escape pod with a set of low-grade
Life in Eve: Post-February Grab Bag
No time or inclination to put up an organized post, so instead you get a bunch of random stuff
Life in Eve: Jesus Wept
Tormentor, Inquisitor, Fed Navy Comet all in system. All in different complexes. All with the same ship name. Hmm. Tormentor’s
Life in Eve: Losing While Winning
This is one of those blog posts that says “I haven’t been writing about playing Eve very much, because of
Eve Online: The Point of a Frigate
I don’t much care about my character’s (or my corp’s) killboard (the term for API-powered websites that list and analyze
Life in Eve: Heavy Hangs the Head
This bit of reflection came out of a (sadly) half-finished conversation with Dave and Margie, where we were talking about
Life in Eve: I really should remember to buy insurance
I’ve been back for a couple weeks, but what with all the hijinx in the wormhole, and leaving our alliance,
Life in Eve: The Perfect Storm
“Okay guys,” I said over voice comms. “I’ll be back in ten days. Don’t lose Isbrabata while I’m gone.” I