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Am I spoiled for MMOs?8 comments

spinks wrote 13 hours ago: Maybe I have been playing too much Dragon Age over the last few weeks (surely not!!!), but levelling … more →

Tags: single player games, Storytelling, death knight, Dragon Age, koltira, MMO, Warcraft

Thought for the Day: How social are 'social' games?14 comments

spinks wrote 1 day ago: Historically, a social game is one that you played with friends so that you could socialise while yo … more →

Tags: Bartle, beer and pretzels game, facebook, groups, Social, Talking

Time for a new game? ....Again ha!7 comments

pitrelli wrote 3 days ago: Okay so I have came to the conclusion Im always going to be playing WoW but hey as far as Im concern … more →

Tags: darkfall, Fallen Earth, MMO, World of Warcraft

SWTOR: Jedi, Jedi Everywhere (and all the stars did sink)12 comments

spinks wrote 3 days ago: Hurrah for Europe and for publishers who don’t realise that in these internet-enabled days, ev … more →

Tags: star wars, Classes, Consular, holy trinity, Inquisitor, Jedi, Republic, Sith, SWTOR

Sharing information in fights: Everyone's a critic9 comments

spinks wrote 4 days ago: I think we can agree that yelling at people in frustration is not the best way to pass on informatio … more →

Tags: tanking, Broadcast, Buffs, Combat, Coordination, Debuffs, Everyone's a critic, Group, Macro

10 reasons why Tanks shout at Healers31 comments

spinks wrote 5 days ago:   We’re actually paying attention to you. Here am I, trying to keep the bitey things off your b … more →

Tags: tanking, Warcraft, Communication, Healers, Paying Attention, Shout, Shouting, tanks, why do tanks shout at healers

When expectations change10 comments

spinks wrote 6 days ago: Tobold wrote about a week ago about players and their sense of entitlement. Do players have a right … more →

Tags: Warcraft, blizzard, Casual, change, Entitlement, expectations, hardcore

Links of the week2 comments

spinks wrote 1 week ago: We’ve seen a lot of discussion about Blizzard’s plans for the Icecrown patch (3.3). Fives writes the … more →

Tags: Links, Arthas, Cash Shop, cataclysm, Dragon Age, Mirkwood, modern warfare, Vampires

Thought of the Day: On Virtual Goods10 comments

spinks wrote 1 week ago: People already waste so much money on buying all sorts of random crap, so it’s hard to argue t … more →

Tags: Christmas Shopping, Value, virtual goods

The Worst Storyline in Wrath18 comments

spinks wrote 1 week ago: I know that a lot of players feel that storytelling is a sideshow to the main event in games; it doe … more →

Tags: Storytelling, Warcraft, bad storytelling, colderra, Keristrasza, Malygos, nexus, worst storyline, Wrath

Icecrown: The self-nerfing raid20 comments

spinks wrote 1 week ago: Blizzard have really outdone themselves with this one. The plan for opening up the Icecrown Citadel … more →

Tags: Warcraft, 3-3, Arthas, Icecrown Citadel, limited attempts, self nerfing

First alt is for fun, second alt is serious business14 comments

spinks wrote 1 week ago: Do you remember the first character you played in your first ever MMO? You probably didn’t bot … more →

Tags: single player games, Dragon Age, first alt, Fun, MMO, play through, second alt

Why do games ‘fail’?24 comments

pitrelli wrote 1 week ago: The past few years have thrown up various questions in my mind concerning the supposed ‘failure’ of … more →

Tags: Aion, aoc, Champions Online, MMO, War, World of Warcraft, Wow

The convergence of single player and multiplayer games21 comments

spinks wrote 1 week ago: There’s a rumour going around that the next wave of Call of Duty games will include  options to buy … more →

Tags: single player games, Virtual World, single player, Subscription, Multiplayer, convergence, Online, DLC

The Changing Face of WoW Customer Relations5 comments

spinks wrote 1 week ago: Eric@Elder Game posts a typically thoughtful look at customer relations in MMOs, and especially on h … more →

Tags: Warcraft, arenas were a mistake, customer relations, Interview, rob pardo, Warcry

Dragon Age: So, what did you do at Redcliffe Castle?11 comments

spinks wrote 2 weeks ago: This isn’t a matter of life or death, it’s more important than that … For many fan … more →

Tags: single player games, Dragon Age, Moral Dilemma, redcliffe castle

The headset is my ears, the monitor is my eyes5 comments

spinks wrote 2 weeks ago: I have seen it with my own eyes …. It’s amazing how easy it is when we’re deep in a game for our bra … more →

Tags: first person experience, Social, virtual senses, Virtual World, Voice

The sadness of pet collectors29 comments

spinks wrote 2 weeks ago: I’m always interested in finding people who play MMOs in a very different way from the way I d … more →

Tags: Cash Shop, Panda, Pet Collecting, Warcraft

Only as good as the last patch11 comments

spinks wrote 2 weeks ago: I cannot remember a time when I have been as glutted on awesome computer games as I am right now at … more →

Tags: Warcraft, 3-2, 3-3, Arthas, as good as the last patch, Bored?, Coliseum, Gameplay, patch


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