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Abandon hope all ye who log in here. That is how I felt at the start of EverQuest II’s Frostfell this past Tuesday. As of stream time that night, there was still no official Daybreak mention of this much-beloved holiday, let alone an announcement of its start or any new goings on. I knew it began because I followed the in-game calendar; and even if I didn’t, the appearance of decorations and the magic closet throughout Norrath heralded it once I logged in. But the lack of exposure and apparent lack of new quests from my searching for a second year in a row bashed at my remaining EQII hopes. Last year I worried about that precedent: If Frostfell was abandoned again, if that Norrathian staple was ignored like Nights of the Dead was, what hope would we have for attention to the game going forward? Luckily, we don’t have to consider that quite yet. The event announcement did finally appear, albeit pretty late (and with inaccuracies). And within it was that desired … [Read more...] about EverQuesting: It’s a cash shop Christmas in EverQuest II’s Frostfell

It was just a couple of days ago when Bree was sharing that I felt like Wrath of the Lich King was the best World of Warcraft has ever been. But was it actually the best, or is that a matter of memory tilting it to be the best? I mean, that game was released a decade ago when I was still living in a house without air conditioning. I’ve moved twice since then, lots of new games have come out, we finally got a decent Mega Man game. There have been changes. Of course, at a glance I’m not inclined to change that particular viewpoint… but there are people who have argued that Legion is, in fact, the best expansion in the game’s history. And one of the benefits of this particular format is that I go in without a clear picture ahead of time; it’s all about putting together totals based on the criteria laid out. So let’s actually put these two expansions head-to-head. Wrath of the Lich King vs. Legion: Two expansions enter, one leaves as the best expansion … [Read more...] about Epic MMO Battles of History: World of Warcraft’s Wrath of the Lich King vs. Legion

Two weeks ago, Blizzard launched World of Warcraft Classic to the eagerly waiting hordes. There were huge queues which lasted for hours, but when players were able to finally play, they were greeted with a beautiful recreation of the Vanilla version of WoW. There have been some tweaks, the ability to move the player and target frames around, enhanced options in the settings menu, and the classes aren’t in their original launch states are just a few examples. The result of mashing the old with the new in just the right way is a game which is both frustrating and fun to play.  advertisement  GameplayAs someone who never had the “omg I want to go back to Vanilla” bug, I’ve surprisingly enjoyed playing a lot. Just running around the old zones and doing the old quests was refreshing, like visiting with long lost friends. Which considering some of these characters are dead in the retail version, it’s energizing to see them again. The quests … [Read more...] about World of Warcraft Classic Review