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Sarah Johnson

DDO Update 3 Now Live!

February 3, 2010

Free just got free-er.   Awesome just got awesome-er.   More awesome.   Shut up.   Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited Update 3 is live.   More free play, new levels, and drinking contests with Beholders!  Also, my computer is up and running and gaming friendly again.   Coincidence?   I think not!

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Why I Hate Beta Testing for MMOs

January 15, 2010

Hellgate: London. Age of Conan: Hyborean Adventures. Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. All three are great games that made amazing strides and grew into being solid games after release. Of these three, Hellgate: London is gone, Age of Conan dropped servers and contracted its aim from WoW for Grown-Ups to Niche Extravaganza, and Warhammer Online [...]

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Tales of Torchlight, Pets, and Spam Clicky Goodness

January 14, 2010

Stay awhile, and listen! Shamans, mana shrines, chipped skulls, gambler merchants, and identify scrolls. No, I ain’t talkin’ ’bout Diablo, I’m talking about Torchlight, and you really, really should play this game. This heir to the Action RPG throne is rockin’ your socks one randomized level at a time. Runic Games did a smart, smart [...]

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Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited; A Tale of Two Halflings

January 12, 2010

There once was a man named Gary Gygax. He had some cool friends and some awesome ideas, and with them both made a game that has been insuring enough abstinence to make the Pope jealous. Along the way, he horrified fundies, caused the death of countless dice, and indirectly inspired a way to roll d100 [...]

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Knights of the Temple II: Compulsive Buying Gone Horribly Awry

January 11, 2010

Hate, rage, violence, depression, and apathy. I hadn’t even gotten past the first level. It’s pretty rare that I think of a game with such vitriol, but Knights II really seemed to punish me for playing. No save points, bad pathing, this game has it all! Did they not want me to play it, or [...]

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