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Games That You Are Supposed To Like

March 1st, 2007 · 5 Comments · Me

From Peter Berger’s recent post about Galactic Civilizations II. Stardock’s Galactic Civilizations II is a great game. I can’t stand it. It appeals to a lot of players, has simple game mechanics, an acceptable UI, and a very high degree of polish. There are many people whose opinions I respect who enjoy it immensely, and […]

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Follow the Lemmings

February 9th, 2007 · 18 Comments · Me, MMO

I finally submitted to the years of peer pressure and Burning Crusade hype. I now have a World of Warcraft account. For now, it’s just a single level 10 Tauren. And thankfully I’ve had some friends and a guild to lend me a hand and give me some advice – no twinking unless free bags […]

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Apologies

January 24th, 2007 · Comments Off on Apologies · Me

Sorry for the silence for the last few days. I’ve been doing some business stuff that took me a little out of my way. Normal blogging will resume momentarily.

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The Cultural Divide

January 16th, 2007 · 7 Comments · Me, MMO

A year ago, I wrote about how everyone’s love of Oblivion was leaving me out in the cold. A hot, new title that became the game de jour for weeks. I eventually addressed that and found that they were mostly right – love it or hate it, Oblivion is a game worth talking about. (I […]

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The Most Satisfying Thing…

January 12th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Me, RPGs

Is loading Oblivion on to your new machine and having it auto-detect “Ultra High Settings.”

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End of Year Summary

December 31st, 2006 · 4 Comments · Blogs, Me

Since the relaunch as Flash of Steel in August, site traffic has boomed. Every month traffic has increased, from a low of 1400 in August to around 3400 in December. Not great numbers, but better than I expected. And I haven’t Carnivaled at all or participated in a Round Table very often. A lot of […]

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