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Best Games of 2012

December 28, 2012 Gaming, Gibberings 2 comments

With the end of 2012 in sight, what better time is there to look back over the year and decide on my top games of 2012. Now when I say top games of 2012, they may not have been actually released in 2012 but they must have been near and I sure as hell played the bejeezus out of them during the year so they count.

I’m sure I’ve missed some, because quite frankly there were crap loads of games I could have played in 2012, and I couldn’t possibly play them all. So this is what we’ll do, I’ll list my top 5 games and then you can all use the comments bit below to add any you think should have been on the list. If nobody comments then I will just have to assume that the entire world agrees with me, and why the hell shouldn’t they.

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Vengeance of the Void: Warcraft Nonsense

July 4, 2011 Gaming No comments

If you’re reading this it’s probably because you’ve heard tales that there’s info out there on the new World of Warcraft expansion called Vengeance of the Void.

Well, there is something out there but as normal I doubt it’s anything more than lies and fabrications …

I’ll let you familiarise yourself with the ‘supposed’ authentic letter first…

'Supposed' leaked letter regarding the newest expansion

Right, did you enjoy that? For me there were two areas that proves this to be nonsense.

Naga as a playable race?

One quite noticeable thing about all the playable races so far is that they all have legs. One of the most obvious parts about Naga is that they don’t. So when it comes to the character meshes and armour graphics, this is going to be a nightmare. Do you leave them out altogether, or create some weird kind of dress/mini-skirt thing for the Naga to wear?

Something else to consider, mounts? Apart from their own mount, are there any other races mounts they could even use? It does put them at a slight advantage in regards to the mount achievements.

Also, two new races would make twelve playable races in total? I think the opposite would be more true. I would expect them to include a new hero class and not even more races.

The Starting zones

The Alliance starting zone is DeadwindPass? So, what happens if you don’t buy the expansion? Can you not get to Deadwind Pass anymore? How do you get to Kharazan? Will that just get removed? All the new expansion races have zones specifically created for them outside of the existing content. That way it doesn’t mess around with the existing game.

“Lots of new story content for Shadow Priests”

Blizzard will not provide content for one spec of a class, and not other classes or specs. If they did there would be a huge shift of people creating that class and spec, throwing whatever type of balance there might be in which characters are created completely on a tilt.

Of course, I could be completely wrong. Maybe this is exactly what will happen. Although it seems very early to be getting this type of information. I also can’t comment on the lore, for all I know it might be completely waterproof, I was never much of a lore buff. I’m also curious to know what’s on the other 15 pages too.

Make up your own decisions. At the end of the day, no matter what any of us decide, we’ll know when they want us to…

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Warcraft Real ID grouping? Why would you?

May 26, 2011 Gaming, Gibberings No comments

Warcraft Real ID grouping is the latest thing to come out of Blizzards think tank for ‘subscriber squeezing’. It is the ability for you to form groups with people on your Real-ID friends list. So, rather than using the LFG tool, and risking having to group with a pleb or two, for a small fee per month you can carefully select the right people from your Real-ID list.

The thing that puzzles me, is just how this is the game defining move that people are bigging it up (or breaking it down) to be. Read more

Professions in MMO’s – Some hit, but most miss.

April 17, 2011 Gaming No comments

Some people ignore them, some people dabble in them now and again, and there are others (like me) who treat crafting as an important and unmissable part of any MMO. Most MMO’s have a crafting system of some kind, yet some are dull, or even pointless.

Why can it be so difficult to get it right? What have the MMO games I’ve played the most done to fill that crafting gap and how effective is it?

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Bored of World of Warcraft?

February 7, 2011 Gaming, Gibberings No comments

Bored of World of Warcraft WoWThe world of Azeroth has thrilled and entertained me for many years. In the early days, I stayed up until the early hours of the morning and then woke up extra early to cram a couple more hours in before work (Being nearly thirty now means I have nowhere near the energy levels needed for that type of thing anymore). I was surprised at just how bored of World of Warcraft  I am.

World of Warcraft’s Cataclysm has been out for a little over two months, and this time around it just hasn’t captured me like the other add-ons did. What could have possible happened in these 2-3 months that could have deadened my enthusiasm so effectively…? Read more

World of Warcraft, 5 Different Ways to Play.

February 5, 2011 Gaming, Help and hints No comments
So, you’ve been playing World of Warcraft for 6 years, leveled many characters and are now wondering what else you can do. Well, for your own amusement I give you 5 different ways to play World of Warcraft, little challenges if you will.Incidentally, you will need to be respectful to other players, specifically those who you may group up with for raid’s and dungeons. Many people might not respect the Naked Mage or Pacifist Rogue in a group. Make sure they are aware of what you are trying to do before you start. You will get a fair amount of party-kicks anyway, so my advice would be to use your guild (or find one who understands). Or better yet, you could try role-playing your character on an RPPvE or RPPvP server, creating a back-story and fully fleshing our your character with reasons about why they act the way that they do. Read more

World of Warcraft Crafting is Pointless?

January 17, 2011 Gaming No comments

Now that I’ve got to grips with the Cataclysm, it occurs to me that the World of Warcraft crafting is out of synch with the rest of the game. There was a time when crafting would take place as you leveled your character. As you progressed through the zones, you would gather the materials you needed and leveled up your professions of choice. This would happen almost accidentally.

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Before Cataclysm Changed World of Warcraft

January 7, 2011 Game Reviews, Gaming No comments

World of Warcraft Cataclysm ChangesWell, it’s been just over a week since the Cataclysm changed the face of World of Warcraft, one week since Azeroth was nearly destroyed. World of Warcraft has changed more in this one week, than it has done in the past 6 or 7 years I’ve played Wow, but what are my opinions of these Cataclysm changes?

The verdict so far? Well I’m liking it, I’m liking it a lot. Now the areas have been redesigned using the  phasing that they added with WotLK. Your actions performed by way of quests actually seem to make a difference  Having only played fully through the new Forsaken area up to Hillsbrad Foothills, so I can’t say it’s the same for every area but I am definitely looking forward to finding out,  Read more

World of Warcraft MMO Review

December 16, 2010 Game Reviews, Gaming, Trailers No comments

Wow Night Elf Orc Box PictureWorld of Warcraft is currently celebrating it’s 6th year and 3rd add-on, under the apocalyptically sounding ‘Cataclysm’. If you haven’t started playing then there is no better time. Blizzard have taken what they have learned over the past 4-5 years when they implemented the two add-ons (Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King), and used this information to go back to the original game and drastically change not only the fundamentals of the game-play, but the world of ‘Azeroth’ itself. Read more