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DM of the Rings Remastered CXXXVI: Knock, Knock
Wednesday Action Log 10-15-25
I didn’t get to play many games this week. It was my birthday on Sunday so my family wanted me to go experince ‘joy’ with them. Grumble grumble.
Jokes aside, I did get my oldest sibling to try Slay the Spire. They’re enjoying it, which is nice, but it’s making me pine for the release of Slay the Spire 2.
I only just saw that Next Fest started. I’m probably going to go hunting for something go play there, and if I remember, I’ll talk about it later.
How is everyone else this week?
Blizzard Did It Again
While trying to get World of Warcraft to install and run on my laptop once again (see previous entry), I started seeing a lot of commentary about something called Turtle WoW. Blizzard has created “Hardcore” mode for World of Warcraft Classic, Season of Discovery for World of Warcraft Classic, Twentieth Anniversary Edition for World of Warcraft Classic, and the upcoming Classic+ for World of Warcraft Classic, in addition to soon launching *the latest* expansion, Midnight; which finally adds “player housing,” a feature planned for the original release in 2004. Given all that, I assumed Turtle WoW was a new feature for World of Warcraft Classic. Turns out I was *sort of* right.
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DM of the Rings Remastered CXXXV: There and Back Again
Wednesday Action Log 10-08-25
Once again, nothing much happening.
The only thing a managed to do was, finish the providence trials with each character in Risk of Rain Returns.
That’s about it. What’s everyone else doing?
DM of the Rings Remastered CXXXIV: Hold Your Horses
I Think This Time of Year Every Year…
…things get a little bit busy. And by “busy” I mean sometimes **** just falls off the rails and you struggle to keep your head above water. That’s mixing metaphors quite badly, I think. Images of a train crash and going in the water in an uncontrolled way, which I guess *could* actually be related. The Well There’s Your Problem podcast did a great episode on the “Overseas Railroad” for the Florida Keys, where a train crash could literally throw you into the Atlantic Ocean. Or technically the Gulf of Mexico, I guess.
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From The Archives:
A Star is Born
Remember the superhero MMO from 2009? Neither does anyone else. It was dumb. So dumb I was compelled to write this.
Quakecon 2012 Annotated
An interesting but technically dense talk about gaming technology. I translate it for the non-coders.
The Brilliance of Mass Effect
What is "Domino Worldbuilding" and how did it help to make Mass Effect one of the most interesting settings in modern RPGs?
Seven Springs
The true story of three strange days in 1989, when the last months of my adolescence ran out and the first few sparks of adulthood appeared.
The Witch Watch
My first REAL published book, about a guy who comes back from the dead due to a misunderstanding.
Borderlands Series
A look at the main Borderlands games. What works, what doesn't, and where the series can go from here.
Secret of Good Secrets
Sometimes in-game secrets are fun and sometimes they're lame. Here's why.
Chainmail Bikini
A horrible, railroading, stupid, contrived, and painfully ill-conceived roleplaying campaign. All in good fun.
The Mistakes DOOM Didn't Make
How did this game avoid all the usual stupidity that ruins remakes of classic titles?
The Death of Half-Life
Valve still hasn't admitted it, but the Half-Life franchise is dead. So what made these games so popular anyway?