A new category of blog posts for 2019, where I will be writing about gaming in general, or other games besides SWTOR and LOTRO. These gaming posts will happen as/when I get inspiration!
It comes in waves, but gaming rarely gets positive media attention. Whether it’s the latest in the lootbox saga or games being blamed for allegedly altering human behaviour, the perception being published is that gaming is mostly negative. In reality, gaming – both as a passtime or as a career – is a life choice […]
I am in the process of drafting a cross-game blog post this week. In it are various life lessons reinforced by those games. But I have to remind myself of one in particular: defeat is nothing to be ashamed of. As many know, I am not shy about being honest and transparent about my health […]
I wish I could remember where I first saw this. An in-joke in online gaming is that MMORPG is an acronym which stands for: Many Men Online Role-Playing as Girls! I even saw in a game-wide chat people laughing that girls in games are “myths”. Sure it was a joke – and I know many […]
Launched in December 2011, Star Wars: The Old Republic brought to gamers an online Star Wars experience based a few thousand years before the events of the movies. Known by the acronym SWTOR, this MMO allows you to join the Republic or the Sith Empire, with eight different class stories to enjoy. The game has […]
Welcome to Eorzea, the world of Final Fantasy 14 (FFXIV)! Square Enix have created a fabulous online version of their hugely successful Final Fantasy series of game. It is packed full of features, stunning graphics and a class-based system meaning any one of your characters can play and level any and all classes. The FFXIV […]
