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Wrath of the Lich King trial level cap
I had this bright idea of flagging my World of Warcraft account for Wrath of the Lich King expansion trial, thinking that I could get 80 in the 10 days provided by the trial period. Unfortunately, the trial caps the … Continue reading
Closing thoughts on Awakening
It took about 16 hours and 30 minutes. I missed a number of side quests, especially the weapon crafting ones offered by Wade. I didn’t spend a much time at all exploring the new rune crafting options. The game is … Continue reading
Being part of the story
I might seemed to have painted a very negative picture of Dragon Age Awakening in my previous posts, but aside from those inconveniences, which I am convinced will be addressed in a subsequent patch, the world of Awakening still remains … Continue reading
Awakening: Bugs, bugs and more bugs
I had planned on playing through Awakening as smoothly as possible, letting the consequence of my decisions weigh in rather than saving the game every other step. Turns out that this was a bad idea. Six hours into the game, … Continue reading
The disassociation of levels in MMOs
In most of the recent MMOs that I have played or come across, the saying that “the game begins at <level cap>” holds true. The level cap is something easily reachable, and in the case of Sentinel’s Fate, can be … Continue reading
Poor start to Dragon Age Awakening
I bought Dragon Age: Awakening from a brick-and-mortar shop mid-week, and thus far have managed about an hour of game time or so. Before I walked in to the shop for my purchase, I had to fight a burning desire … Continue reading
A last attempt
I moved Calreth back to Antonia Bayle, and, in a desperate attempt to rekindle my dwindling interest in Everquest 2, joined up with a casual but population rich guild, Medieval Syndicate. I’m usually not one to take my choice of … Continue reading
Shooter weekend
For the entire weekend, starting Friday night until Sunday night, I did absolutely nothing but play Bad Company 2, and I feel great about it. No looking for group for hours, no putting up with people who make a nuisance … Continue reading