Yesterday I hit level 31 in the game of Life, the biggest MMORPG on the planet. Life has a nice steady leveling curve compared to most other games. Reaching the level 31 took about the same amount of time as getting level 5. It’s really the difficulty setting that changes Read more…
Well, it’s happened. Star Wars the Old Republic is going Free 2 Play. Does this mean that the subscription game model is officially dead? Maybe. If SWTOR can’t succeed on it, I don’t think we’ll see many more big games try. Is that good or bad? I dunno. When I Read more…
Are they an elite force of government assassins whose job it is to kill people who cheat in games? Are they a group of gamers who write articles about games? Or are they crack team of heroes sent back in time to save the world from alien invaders? I could Read more…
The latest update to Star Trek Online went live last Thursday, Season 6: Under Siege. Like everything Cryptic does, it’s a mixed bag. Though , for a change, mostly positive. I’ll break my thoughts down below. The Good Overall, this is one of, if not the, best releases in STO Read more…
I’ve had some time to dig into the new Civ expansion some over the last few weeks. Overall, I’m really enjoying it. I’ll give you a summary of the games I’ve played and then take a look at some of the new features that came with expansion. The first game Read more…
Starfleet Dossier: Jaarod Naris (circa 2409) Rank: Rear Admiral Species: Bajoran Assignment: Commanding Officer, Task Force 733 In 2409, the ship’s of Jaarod’s special operations task force became integrated into Starfleet’s main fleet structure. The bulk of them joined TF-733, under Jaarod’s command as a freshly minted Rear Admiral. With the war with the Read more…
Starfleet Dossier: Jaarod Naris (circa 2407) Rank: Captain Species: Bajoran Assignment: Commanding Officer, USS Florida In 2404, Jaarod was promoted to the rank of Captain. The Audacious was reassigned as the command ship for Squadron 7316, operating as part of Task Group 73 out of Station K-7 along the Klingon border. A short time Read more…
I got an email from Bioware the other day informing me that my account was almost due to be renewed. This I think is a nice feature. Most reoccurring subscriptions just charged you without warning. I had originally paid for the 6month plan, and with the extra time they’ve given Read more…
Last week I mentioned I had started toying around in STO again and talked a little bit about my alt Andorian. That got me thinking about a fun writing exercise, why not write up a character profile for my main character? But I ran into a dilemma, my main is Read more…
Today is launch day for Civilization V: Of Gods and Kings. I’ve been holding off on playing a Civ game for the last few months so that I’d be ready to dive into for the expansion and not burned out. Of course, now my sister’s here and my parents are Read more…