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FYG Podcast S2 Ep. 4: F2P Transitions

Topics:  F2P Transitions including Team Fortress 2, World of Warcraft’s first 20 levels and how a cash shop affects an established player base. Shout out:   @Abrokeheartpro and @Jeremy_Stratton Contact Us email: theshow@flexyourgeek.com Twitter: @JConfidence and @GavinFYG Enjoy!

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Game “Snob” Mentality

Sometimes when I need to be happy, I require the finest ales, meats, and cheeses in all the land.   Throw in a little Star Wars, a rainy day, and my favorite blanket to cuddle under and it is all good.  Most of the time, however, I just want to play a solid game.   …

Nomadic Vs. Sedentary

Recently I have found myself much more absorbed into the Pay to Play (P2P) side of the mmo market.  The last time I was absorbed by a play to play title was over a year ago when I played World of Warcraft and decided to start my blog.  Recently Rift has become my new obsession …

Sandbox Limits.  Theme park limits.  Only having both provides true options.

Yogi’s Response: Sandbox Games

There has been some talk of whether or not sandbox games are dying.  In order to answer this question I think we should review what the meanings are for sandbox and their opposite, the theme-park.  Sandbox in a sense is taken to mean games that allow you to be creative and play without being forced …

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Yogi’s Response: PvP and Reflection.

One of the things that I love about blogs is the good ones tend to help me get through a very dry news period.  Last week was bad, in my opinion. A lot of posts were quality and fun to read but these two captured my eyes today. On a side note, the best pvp …

Going Home, One Last Time.

The danger about reading good blogs that are not about news, is they tend to draw you into the games they play.  A negative thing?  Well for me right now it is.  I happen to roll on over to Stargrace’s blog, MMOQuests.com, to read about her learning experience.  She has been playing a ton of …

A Problem With MMO Biases

One of the things I have come to realize is that when looking into a new MMO, I tend to be biased.  I think we all do. Depending on how we feel about our ‘go to’ mmo, the reviews of other mmo’s tend to fluctuate between ‘this is garbage’ and ‘best game EVA!’  It is …

A Few Quick Thoughts on RealID. Sorry.

One of the things I try to avoid is posting about and issue that seems to have already been talked to death.  If I write in the first day about it, cool.  If not, well I just dont write.  It’s not like I dont feel that I have something of value to add.  Quite the …

Game Journal: Too Busy to Game?

Things have been pretty chaotic the last few months around my home.  We finally sold our house and are now moving onto the next segment: Packing!  Oh joy.  Along with selling the house comes the next few steps in my life also.  The job search has been on hold till I move  down to the …

I Think Someone Mind-Flayed My Brainz.

The last few days for me have been pretty much a blur.  The combination recovering from a cold, reading, writing and playing a few different games, all whilst the explosion of LotRO stuff, (which I am done reading btw.  My word!). I made the decision in WoW to make my paladin’s second spec Protection instead …