Biggs' Zone

A Geek's Cogitations, Conjectures and other Cortical Experiences

The MMO Times: The Power of The Force Compels You!

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On June 1, 2012

In Gaming, MMO Times, MMORPG

Issue 34

Hello Again, Gamers! As the excitement of Diablo III finally quells, the MMO world suffered some disturbing news this past week. All of the employees at 38 Studios have officially been laid off as more drama continues to emerge from Curt Schillings disastrous foray into MMO development. Bioware also announced that they had to layoff several developers and will be performing server merges, however this does not spell doom for SWTOR. There are still 1.3 million active players and obviously layoffs are just part of the business (Blizzard did the same thing a few months ago).

Despite these unfortunate events, there is still something to be excited about for World of Warcraft and SWTOR players. More interesting changes are coming out from the recent beta build for MoP and the SWTOR devs (that are still employed) have more details of what to expect in the 1.3 update. There is also some more exciting news for RIFT fans and anyone excited about the upcoming Marvel Heroes MMO.

Also, next week is E3 (June 5 – 7) so hopefully we will get some more exciting news about our favorite games (current and future)! Enjoy!

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Diablo III Revisited

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On May 30, 2012

In Gaming

A couple weeks ago I posted my initial impressions of Diablo III and I prefaced by saying that I potentially could be writing a retraction, however that will not be the case. I feel now that I have actually spent sufficient time playing Diablo III through a couple of the Acts and I am going to stick with my original assessment.

Don’t get me wrong, I do think Diablo III is a fun game. I have played a Monk into Act III now and I have played a Demon Hunter through a couple of levels. I have caught myself trying to click-to-move when switching to another game after playing Diablo III, it was quite humorous. I haven’t experienced any of the server issues others have complained about and I have had minimal lag issues. I am also coming to D3 after playing WoW for over six years and I have never played any of the previous iterations of Diablo nor any other click-to-move MMO/game. Perhaps my perceptions are skewed as a result.

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Biggs On: The House Finale

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On May 29, 2012

In Biggs On

After eight seasons, Hugh Laurie is hanging up the cane. While I know that all the characters are fictional and that Princeton Plainsboro doesn’t exist, House was still a pretty big part of my reality. The cast and crew of House have made amazing television over the past eight years and I wish all of them luck in their new projects. I intend to keep close tabs on a few of them to see where they go to next. I was very upset when I heard that FOX was not going to renew House for another season and I’m still pretty upset with FOX because I feel like they forced Hugh Laurie to end the series so FOX could free up the time slot. Why do that to such a successful series, especially when we barely got to know Park and Masters.

At any rate, this post is about my impressions of the finale and not whining about another great showing getting “FOXed”.

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The MMO Times: Inferno Edition!

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On May 22, 2012

In Gaming, MMO Times, MMORPG

Issue 33

As the finish line for the race for the Inferno World’s First draws closer and the Diablo III hype begins to wane, we are now looking at what new content to look forward to in upcoming patches and expansions. This issue we have more details about the upcoming 1.3 patch for SWTOR, more MIsts of Pandaria goodies and some Warhammer news.

It is also important to note that in a couple of weeks is E3 (June 5-7) and there is usually something of interest that will be revealed for the MMO genre. Perhaps Gazillion’s recent press release (which you can read about in this issue of MMO Times) will be a prelude of what might be at E3 this year.

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Soapbox: There’s No Crying In Football!!!

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On May 21, 2012

In Soapbox

I love how Greg Lloyd put it (regarding Football): “It’s a violent freaking sport!” I don’t understand what it is with players these days demanding changes to the game because of the injuries. It’s almost as if players these days are shocked that there are so many injuries in football.

HELLO!!! McFLY!!!!!

Who ever said football was a safe sport??!! They knew what they were getting into when they signed those contracts. These players are paid ridiculous sums of money so I’m sure excellent doctor’s are well within their budget. Do any of these players remember the great players before them?? How many games did Brett Favre play while injured; now players are leaving the game for a jammed thumb! Some bumps and bruises, jammed fingers, sprained ankles and a few minor concussions never stopped Joe Montana, Gale Sayers or Walter Payton.

If you don’t want to get hurt then don’t play football because concussions are part of the business. Every job has something about it that you don’t like. There is no such thing as a utopian job. I love football. I love to see the big plays just as much as I love to see the big hits. I love the hear the clash of helmets at the snap but the more players that cry over a broken finger the more I want to start watching hockey instead.

If these players are worried about the state of their livelihood after they are done playing professional sports then perhaps they should sit down and have a chat with an ex-marine or a Vietnam vet. Maybe they should pay a visit to Arlington National Cemetery and see what those guys have to say about their choice of vocation in life.

I’m sure you all know what I have to say to all those pansy NFL players … Buck Up, Sally!!!!

/end soapbox

I Miss Quake (and LAN Parties)

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On May 18, 2012

In Gaming, General Cogitation

Everyone playing Diablo III has sparked many nostalgic conversations about the days of Diablo II thrashing LAN parties. Diablo II wasn’t always the pivotal game for face smashing; Quake and Unreal Tournament were often the games I played at LAN parties for destroying faces.

All this talk of LAN parties and Quake has me wondering if people still have LAN parties? Or has the MMO genre eliminated the need to have everyone in the same room consuming ridiculous amounts of calories from pizza, chips and Mt Dew? I hope not because there was something about getting a group of friends together, in the same room, to destroy faces and laugh at newbs. I do find it ironic how those of us that were labeled geeks were considered to be anti-social when the primary attraction of going to a LAN party was to socialize, but I digress.

I was attending 1-2 LAN parties a year between the time I finished school and moved to Ohio. Granted they weren’t the kind of LAN parties that lasted 36 hours. Usually we would all end up leaving at 1 or 2 in the morning hopped up on adrenaline and caffeine.

What are some of your fond LAN party memories?

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