Apparently, one of the things that happened while I was putting together how-to scanning videos was CB’s triumphant return to
Category: MMO & Computers
Life in a Wormhole: The Fine Art of Scanning #eveonline
As I’ve already mentioned, the use of scanning probes to tri-, quad-, or quintangulate on various cosmic phenomena is a
Life in a Wormhole: If you’re going to be a Criminal, be a Smart Criminal #eveonline
Over emails the next day, CB points out that instead of a floating tower in space with guns, e-warfare modules,
Life in a Wormhole: The Moving-day Hangover
It’s one of those days you remember from college; everyone’s moving a bit slowly, trying to make as little noise
Life in a Wormhole: … if it is possible to avoid hitting. #eveonline
I drafted my evemail, aiming for a mix of “we’re all just trying to get along” and “we have no
Life in a Wormhole: What do you mean, “Neighbors?”
There was a moment of stunned disbelief following CB’s question. I hit d-scan several times on several characters and got
Life in a Wormhole: Time to Get Lost
Gor has advocated for starting the trip further into the evening, so as to avoid the prime hours of activity
Life in a Wormhole: The Adventure Begins… with shopping.
A flurry of communications followed my initial email about the empty wormhole. Questions. Queries. Calculations. A whoooole lot of calculations.
“My name is John Crichton…”
I haven’t been compelled to write about the sorts of things going on with my time in-game with EVE up
EVE Online: Crafting. In. Spaaaaaace.
“A million and a half? Are you joking?” Wyl glanced over his shoulder at his corpmate, who sat across the room,
PLEX for Good: EVE Players Donate In-game Funds to Real-world Disaster Relief
The economy of EVE Online is a strange one — possibly unique, in that the value of the game’s currency
Eve Online: The Mystery and Allure of the Alt
I experienced a bit of serendipity last night on the EVE Online website. I had reset my settings for Aura
Sci-fi MMO Vendetta Online coming to Android Tablet PCs (and phones?)
Independent game developer Guild Software Inc has launched an Android version of Vendetta Online, giving early adopters and Android fanbois the chance
Doctor Who MMO? FanTAStic!
I’m a relative latecomer to Doctor Who fandom (joining the throng during the Eccelston reboot of the franchise), but that
Parallel Kingdom: How Did I Not Know About This?
“I found a cool little game for the phone,” I told my wife on Friday. “Yeah?” She replied. She’s a
Four Years Later: A Newbie’s Return to EVE Online
A few months ago, a couple of my kinmates on Lord of the Rings Online – one of them, our
Dude, stop calling it “Wife Aggro”.
“Hang on a sec, guys,” I read in the group chat window, “I’ve got Wife Aggro.” I’ve read this phrase
The Play’s the Thing: A New Holiday Acting Event for LotRO Thespians
Turbine’s Lord of the Rings Online has popped to the top of MMO news many times, most recently due to
A funny thing happened on the way to the Ruins
So I’m on my little loremaster last night, just poking at a few quests, and find myself in the Chetwood,
Tanking Vows (So You Want to Tank, Part 3)
So we’ve got to part where we decide if we’re going to cowboy up and do this tanking thing. Below
I play Wizard 101: Confessions of a wizened wizard
Depending on which corners of the internet and gaming metasphere you inhabit, you may or not be aware that Wizard
So You Want to Tank (Part 2)
You came back. Okay then. Let’s talk about the real challenges of playing a tank class. First thing: the challenge
Cry of Vengeance can Bite Me (LotRO)
We interrupt our regularly scheduled Tanking Part 2 post to bitch about Cry of Vengeance. I’ve said this before in
So You Want to Tank (Part 1) (LotRO)
First off, let me dissuade you. There are some necessities that come with taking on a tanking role, and they
“So fast, the bowstring smokes”
The first character I ever created on Lord of the Rings was a hunter. I didn’t know much about the
Raiding for a New Raider, Part 2: Good Manners
When I first starting playing Lord of the Rings Online, I was struck by one really consistent element among the
(LotRO) Salves are Evil and Worthy Only of Disdain
Heh. Got your attention? I actually have a two a few other posts I plan to write today, but I
A new raider’s raid-readiness Checklist (LotRO)
(Disclaimer: I’m not an uberleet raider in LotRO by any means, but I do run raids and I do know
So What can Two People do in a Moria six-man?
… pretty much anything they want. (Click for bigger.) A few notes: No, this wasn’t challenge mode. We certainly didn’t
Someone’s Working Through Some Issues
From “Conversations With My Wife As We Play LotRO”: A Disturbing New Trend In Faction Reputation