http://ofcourseillplayit.com rants and ramblings of a virtual world traveller Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:09:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I haven’t blogged in so long I’d pretty much all but forgotten how.  But this morning I’m required to back up my perforce database, and as such find myself with a fairly copious amount time on my hands in which I’m forbidden to touch source code in any way.  And ... http://ofcourseillplayit.com/?p=437 So I gotta say even I was fairly surprised at this announcement.  And of course both the twittersphere and the blogsphere have exploded over the news.  Some of my favorite bloggers have expressed their concerns, and a few as well whom are long time LOTRO subscribers whom don’t think it’s ... http://ofcourseillplayit.com/?p=431 Last night, I had the privilege of playing Guild Wars with the group put together by the Massively folks.  This was our third outing, and we had an absolute blast.  We began by forming into little two man groups and setting out to hunt Charr.  I have created a Mesmer ... http://ofcourseillplayit.com/?p=427 So you may have noticed somewhat of a turmoil over the blog sphere this past week on Blizzard’s latest virtual good offer – the Celestial Steed.  I don’t really have an opinion one way or the other about the horse (well I do, but that’s not the point), but it’s ... http://ofcourseillplayit.com/?p=418 Social Media games have introduced an entirely new solution to an age-old social gaming problem, and it’s as insidious as it is genius.  It’s also only a matter of time before you see it in your favorite MMO.  Read on after the break to hear what I’m talking about.     First, I ... http://ofcourseillplayit.com/?p=414 I started this post off, thinking I would write a (typically) long winded diatribe on the recent blog fury that I’ve been reading in the wake of this year’s GDC.  So I started going over the different articles (yes I’m so old fashioned I still refer to blogs & news ... http://ofcourseillplayit.com/?p=412 So this morning when I *should* have been updating civilian code, I got enamored with the idea of putting together a little video of my new level 32 Dual Pistols character in City of Heroes.  The thing is, I *love* good animations, and this powerset has them in spades.  So ... http://ofcourseillplayit.com/?p=410 So this weekend I succumbed to the urge that had been growing over the last few weeks to give Champion’s Online another try.  And while most of the things that caused me to go “meh” the first time I played it are still there, this time around I’m actually having ... http://ofcourseillplayit.com/?p=408 I’ve been playing quite a bit Star Trek Online lately.  Well, I say quite a bit – I think I’ve logged maybe 10 to 12 total hours in the game of actual playtime, so I guess it’s not all that much.  But this post isn’t so much about Star Trek ... http://ofcourseillplayit.com/?p=404 So if you ever do any blogging, the end of the year always presents an interesting challenge.  That challenge is.. do I do a “year in review” post, or a “predictions for the upcoming year” post.  If you’re especially prolific, which I’m not, you do both.  The “year in review” ... http://ofcourseillplayit.com/?p=402