Monthly Archives: June 2012

TSW Head Start Beginning This Friday (for some)

Posted on June 26, 2012 by werewood

While release is next Tue, people who pre-ordered may get access this Fri. That said its not certain and depends on how long its takes for them to let in all the people who pre-ordered it before you. Their rep … Continue reading →

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TSW, 15 BWE Hours, Revised Review and Final Recommendation

Posted on June 26, 2012 by werewood

Yep I have done it. I left the blog and got down to business with a 15 hour run over the weekend through The Secret World. I managed to run through most of Solomon Island’s Kingsmouth and part of the Savage … Continue reading →

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GW2 Stress Test June 27th

Posted on June 21, 2012 by werewood

We learned today that GW2 will embrace us with 4 hours of fun next Wednesday, June 27th, starting 1pm EST. I will not be able to log at that time, but I bet most of you are already making plans … Continue reading →

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What’s Next?

Posted on June 21, 2012 by werewood

Well I have been thinking. I got a lot of feedback on the fact that I might have judged TSW too quickly. I will dive into it again this weekend. This time with potentially two friends, for which Funcom extended … Continue reading →

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D3 is not Designed for “Fun”

Posted on June 20, 2012 by werewood

I posted few weeks ago about how D3 is a good pass time. And it was. In the early days while working out the normal levels I found D3 to be entertaining and rewarding. Then came the nightmare level and … Continue reading →

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GW2 Blog Talking Fun

Posted on June 19, 2012 by werewood

Recommending the latest GW2 blog post by Colin Johanson. Here is a small paragraph about how items will not get you more powerful: “Fun impacts loot collection. The rarest items in the game are not more powerful than other items, so you … Continue reading →

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TSW Needs Deck Validation AI

Posted on June 19, 2012 by werewood

Just a humble opinion based on my recent run with TSW. I love the way they publish new pre-made decks recently and I like the way you can test them in-game before going out to combat. But I think that … Continue reading →

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Real Life Realities with F2P

Posted on June 19, 2012 by werewood

TOR is about to go F2P for levels 1 to 15 next month. For some this is surprising but not for me. Its all about maximizing revenue and past their initial launch it was evident that the only barrier that … Continue reading →

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My Take on Cash Stores And Micro Transactions

Posted on June 18, 2012 by werewood

Recently we have been seeing a big change across the industry regarding in game cash stores and what micro transactions offer. Leading the pack is now probably D3. But we have also seen GW2 coming up with a bit of controversial plan. It was … Continue reading →

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Personal Opinion – GW2 Needs a Release Date

Posted on June 18, 2012 by werewood

I really respect ArenaNet for releasing the game “when its ready”. And the amount of effort they have put into this MMO is evident to anyone who fiddled with the beta. But as time moves forward, months soon from the … Continue reading →

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