T w e n t y S i d e d
By this afternoon Risk of Rain Returns will be released. My family will miss me.
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Wednesday Action Log 11-8-23
SWTOR: Rix’larril’an of the Ascendancy 1.01 – I Hate Hutts
You may call me Rix’larril’an. Not my real name, of course; but reasonably appropriate to blunt or ensnare the questions of the Imperial bureaucracy. Members of the Chiss Expansionary Defense Force are stripped of their family ties to emphasize the role of the CEDF in representing and protecting ALL Chiss, but no Chiss will go without a name. The family I was born to encouraged my enrollment with the Defense Force, as I have a tendency to ignore the finer points of Chiss hierarchical relationships and solve disagreements with violence. I refuse to be coy about this; lies may suit the diplomats but no true Chiss should have to serve a double-life at the dinner table. It is perhaps ironic then, that the Defense Force chose me as a suitable candidate to be trained in Espionage, Counter-intelligence, and Assassination.
Well, maybe not that last one.
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DM of the Rings Remaster XLIV: The Exodus Continues
– Shamus, Wednesday Dec 27, 2006
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Sims 4 Overthinking: Slurs
Time is moving weird.
The first three months of the pandemic move in a weird blur. Logan comes home from college, makes some crochet, learns to draw an apple, makes some online friends, and then it’s suddenly 2021. The new year is celebrated and nothing really changes. People sort of start going out a little more, but it’s not a feeling of safety, it’s a feeling of a slow building blind spot to the issue.
Michael’s parents get sick twice, and only start taking things seriously when one ends up in the ICU. They both live, but suddenly their Facebook posts are a lot less about overbearing government, and a lot more about wishing friends happy birthday. Other families aren’t so lucky. We know this song and dance.
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Wednesday Action Log 11-1-23
This week is we have just celebrated Halloween. This is from yesterday. This is my sibling’s yearly Halloween charcuterie.
The candles are droopy because they are cheese. The flames are not providing light because they are almonds.
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Changing Gears: Inaccessible to Easy Accessible Stories
After reaching level 60 in World of Warcraft, I was inundated with quest starters for different major quest-lines in Battle for Azeroth. I’m still paying through those options to maybe figure out a better way to handle it, and there will be lots to talk about why this is in the future. But all the discussion about how Star Wars: The Old Republic handled stories prompted me to re-install and take a look at how my other favorite MMORPG is doing. Continue reading ⟩⟩ “Changing Gears: Inaccessible to Easy Accessible Stories”
DM of the Rings Remaster XLIII: Rail-Rodian
– Shamus, Friday Dec 22, 2006
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From The Archives:
Could Have Been Great
Here are four games that could have been much better with just a little more work.
Diablo III Retrospective
We were so upset by the server problems and real money auction that we overlooked just how terrible everything else is.
Another PC Golden Age?
Is it real? Is PC gaming returning to its former glory? Sort of. It's complicated.
Crash Dot Com
Back in 1999, I rode the dot-com bubble. Got rich. Worked hard. Went crazy. Turned poor. It was fun.
Civilization VI
I'm a very casual fan of the series, but I gave Civilization VI a look to see what was up with this nuclear war simulator.
Who Broke the In-Game Economy?
Why are RPG economies so bad? Why are shopkeepers so mercenary, why are the prices so crazy, and why do you always end up a gazillionaire by the end of the game? Can't we just have a sensible balanced economy?
Internet News is All Wrong
Why is internet news so bad, why do people prefer celebrity fluff, and how could it be made better?
D&D Campaign
WAY back in 2005, I wrote about a D&D campaign I was running. The campaign is still there, in the bottom-most strata of the archives.
Silver Sable Sucks
This version of Silver Sable is poorly designed, horribly written, and placed in the game for all the wrong reasons.
Trekrospective
A look back at Star Trek, from the Original Series to the Abrams Reboot.