- New blog: "Closer to the Spirit: The Guardian" @ http://t.co/Et8HiFaG #Gaming #Guardian #GuildWars2 about 1 day ago
- New blog: "Closer to the Arcane: The Elementalist" @ http://t.co/v4lsqmgp #Elementalist #Gaming #GuildWars2 about 2 days ago
Closer to the Spirit: The Guardian
The concept of the Paladin is one that I have always liked in games. There’s always been something super cool about the knight in shining armour archetype — a holy warrior who uses the power of his faith to smite the wicked, protect the righteous, and heal the faithful. My first contact with this archetype [...]
Closer to the Arcane: The Elementalist
An Introductory Anecdote: I played Final Fantasy XI with my good friend Saikyo for a very long time. Six years, give or take. One thing he discovered in that time is that, if you wanted to complete content, one of the best ways was to throw as many mages at it as you could. The creation [...]
Closer to the Grave : The Necromancer
Back To Where It All Began: Now that I have put a close to my adventures in Guild Wars‘ Hall of Monuments it is time for me to return and examine the motivation for starting it all off. I’ve spoken several times now about incentivising gameplay, and the HoM was a perfect way of getting [...]
Playing Among The Stars! HoM @ 30 Points!
Done. Done done done. It has been quite the epic trip — 235 hours according to my Raptr game tracker — but I’m finally there. As you can see in the image below, I completely ignored my plans and decided that the Fellowship monument would be my best bet. I managed to put together a [...]
On Origin, Amalur, and Mass Effect 3
I’ve spoken in previous blogs about incentivising gaming, and how companies can get you interested in, playing, or buying a game by how they advertise or incentivise the experience. Today’s post shows how this can work in interesting ways. Mass Effect 3 Anybody who has read my blog on the Top 12 Games To Look [...]
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Closer to the Spirit: The Guardian
Posted January 27, 2012 by demajen
The concept of the Paladin is one that I have always liked in games. There’s always been something super cool about the knight in shining armour archetype — a holy warrior who uses the power of his faith to smite the wicked, protect the righteous, and heal the faithful. My first contact with this archetype [...]
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Closer to the Arcane: The Elementalist
Posted January 26, 2012 by demajen
An Introductory Anecdote: I played Final Fantasy XI with my good friend Saikyo for a very long time. Six years, give or take. One thing he discovered in that time is that, if you wanted to complete content, one of the best ways was to throw as many mages at it as you could. The creation [...]
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Closer to the Grave : The Necromancer
Posted January 26, 2012 by demajen
Back To Where It All Began: Now that I have put a close to my adventures in Guild Wars‘ Hall of Monuments it is time for me to return and examine the motivation for starting it all off. I’ve spoken several times now about incentivising gameplay, and the HoM was a perfect way of getting [...]
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Playing Among The Stars! HoM @ 30 Points!
Posted January 22, 2012 by demajen
Done. Done done done. It has been quite the epic trip — 235 hours according to my Raptr game tracker — but I’m finally there. As you can see in the image below, I completely ignored my plans and decided that the Fellowship monument would be my best bet. I managed to put together a [...]
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Up Close To The Stars
Posted January 20, 2012 by demajen
Hmmm… this sounds like it is going to be about celebrities. It isn’t. Don’t run away. So I’m looking at my Hall of Monuments calculator again. This evening was productive. I got the eight minipets I needed for the 20 Miniature Statues 2 pointer in the Devotion monument, and this leaves me at a heady 29 points. One [...]