Tron Goes to Azeroth
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Fri, 27/11/09 – 12:41 | 32 Comments

Earlier this year I did quite possibly my most controversial piece of work – tackling a subject that is prone to inciting empathy (rarely) or seething hatred (more likely). This topic is, of course, botting, …

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The Chauvinistic Virtual World
Tue, 1/07/08 – 11:01 | 25 Comments
The Chauvinistic Virtual World

It’s hard to try and delve into a subject as controversial as chauvinism or sexism without pissing a lot of people off almost immediately. I guess a good place to start is why I would …

Computer Go Boom
Mon, 30/06/08 – 12:19 | 8 Comments
Computer Go Boom

For those that don’t know, which is hopefully nearly everyone, I’m an ex-Air Force guy currently held prisoner in mainland Europe. I say this because it’s relevant to what I’m about to say. I met …

Gandalf Tanked a Balrog
Thu, 5/06/08 – 16:25 | 16 Comments
Gandalf Tanked a Balrog

While in the recent months I’ve expressed my dissatisfaction with the possibility of yet another Medieval/Fantasy sort of MMO, I’m also a believer if you do something, you should do it right. Today’s discussion is …

Conan: May Class Overview
Tue, 3/06/08 – 17:08 | 6 Comments
Conan: May Class Overview

I’ve had a few friends wanting to try out the game recently and asking me what to play. As a leader of a guild it’s my job to at least pretend to know something about …

AoC: First PVP Impressions
Tue, 27/05/08 – 15:11 | 9 Comments
AoC: First PVP Impressions

So, AoC launch has come and gone. Aside from a few annoyances and a fetish with sharpening weapons, Funcom did a moderate job at not pissing a large portion of their customers off. I wouldn’t …

The Incredible Conan and it’s Sharp Weapons
Mon, 19/05/08 – 9:47 | 14 Comments
The Incredible Conan and it’s Sharp Weapons

The Early Access program for Age of Conan launched this weekend. So, how’d Funcom do here?
The Saturday launch was kicked off 3-4 hours after it’s scheduled time. Servers came up between 8-9PM GMT, which gave …