This is a rant but it has nothing to do with the game. It’s about the company and that pre-launch brain infection that’s made them a wonder to the gaming community.
What kind of game company doesn’t have copies for sale on the day of release? And, if it’s only pre-order players that are able [...]

Imagine if you will, that you’re in a world with no boundaries; no limits. A vicious wolf-like warrior just got done destroying his enemy, adding another name to his long list of bodies and mercilessly looting his corpse of every item. Everything he didn’t want or need, he destroyed. He’s powerful. Deadly. All who stand [...]

I’m skeptical over whether Darkfall will make it very far. I should probably clarify what I mean by that. I’m skeptical over whether Darkfall will survive.
It has a lot of attention right now and a lot of it is a mixed bag of reviews. Some people love it and the whole DF philosophy. Others [...]

As the launch of Darkfall Online approaches, I’ve found myself thinking back to my days of MUDing. I played on The Final Challenge which, as one tentative author was told (when pointed in our direction) was where PK’ers were born. The term nowadays would be ganker. But we never saw it that way.
One of the [...]

The next few paragraphs talk about a fun experience I had last night, skip over them if you want the core point =)
Last night, I had more fun in an MMO than I’ve had in a long time. The funny thing was, I was doing something that I usually don’t do: roleplay. I’ve dabbled in [...]

Hey Everybody,
I know I’ve been a little bit scarce for a little bit here but I wanted to pop my head in to make a little announcement. Today, February 18th, marks the six month mark for Fires of War!
It’s been a bit of a journey. Back in August, I had high aspirations for the blog [...]

I got into the MMO game (no pun intended) a little over two years ago with World of Warcraft. I was one of those people who scoffed at the idea of paying a monthly fee to play a game. I’d tried Guild Wars but couldn’t really get “hooked”. When a friend finally convinced me to [...]

A while back, I made a loremaster in Lord of the Rings Online. I loved a lot about the game. It had fun questing, beautiful scenery, and an open community. I wound up losing touch with it though. I’d approached it with my WoW goggles on and I think that it ultimately lead to our [...]

Wow! This past week has been nuts. I’ve been totally absent from blogging since the unraveling of the valentines day mystery hints. I apologize for that. I’ve been up to a lot though, IRL and in-game.
 
Let’s take a step back to the beginning of last week. I’d mentioned then that school had started up again [...]

Today, we found out exactly what our Valentines were hinting at! It looks like we have the Orc Choppa and Dwarf Slayer classes coming our way. On top of that, we have two live events and a new Darkness Falls-esque dungeon to look forward to. I can’t wait to check all of this out. I’ll [...]

I’ve recently gotten back into Vanguard again, an event ushered in with the installation of a few much needed computer upgrades. In my search for metagaming material, I’ve stumbled across various pages on the dungeons of VG and there are lots.
I love to instance. Well, let me rephrase that, I love to dungeon crawl. [...]

So, imagine my surprise when I get home from a long day of student teaching to find a blood splattered envelope. I can only imagine my fiance’s surprise and, probably (hopefully?), deep concern.  Did Raegn get in with those card sharks again? Quizzically, she never called to tell me of the mysterious arrival.
I was a [...]

If you live with your significant other, you’ve probably experienced the disturbing phenomena known as “Spouse Aggro”. This behavior is usually typified by exasperated comments, sideways glances, or the ever popular guilt trip (”You’re always on the computer…”) however, it has been known to escalate to yells or even physical violence.
Fear not, you’re not alone! [...]

I have to say, I find it somewhat interesting that so many people are coming out in support of Darkfall all the sudden. I mean, that’s good for them and all, and certainly good for the game, but it makes apparent the changing nature of people’s interests. When Darkfall released it’s gameplay video touting “actual [...]

As a special mid-month treat for you all, we in the blog-scene were able to line up an interview with Mythic’s creative director Paul Barnett. If you’ve followed the game for any length of time, you’ve probably heard a lot from him as he’s become one of, if not the, most recognizable face for [...]