GamerLadyP
my games, books I love, and how I fill my free time
Yep, I Really Am Over It
If it hadn't been for Twitter, I would still be unaware of when the next WoW expansion is coming out. For those of you who may be excited for it and don't know yet, it will be November 13th. I've seen the trailer, because it was linked in a tweet, so I clicked it. I...
Do I Hear the Clock Ticking on the End of Days for My MMOing?
Games conventions often bring with them awesome reveals and game trailers. Today is no exception as Bioware revealed more details about projects they are working on. The Dragon Age Inquisition enemies trailer is so awesome. And hearing so many familiar voice actors in...
Book Titles…Halp!
I have an entire room full of books. As I browse the shelves I realize that not only does my own book need to eradicate misspellings, keep point of view correct, fix any tense issues and entertain, but it also needs a spiffy name and decent cover art. I have no...
I Kinda Miss Nostalgia
I read an interesting post on Massively today about Wildstar's random factor and how it has chosen to structure its endgame. It struck a few chords with me. There may have even been a light bulb popping into existence over my head. I realized a while ago that while I...
Screen Shot Sunday: The Memorable Deaths Version
I don't have a lot of time today, but I thought I'd take a short walk down memory lane to share a few screen shots. One of my favorite character death shots comes from my WoW days. I know it was a graphical glitch, but these columns and the boss that tossed us around...
Strong Female Character Traits
Is it just me, or do strong female characters often come across as being portrayed overly prickly and confrontational? I've been reading a series of books recently, written by a husband and wife team under the name Ilona Andrews, the Kate Daniels books. I have been...
Pete and Repeat
As I played through the ME3 Omega DLC again last night, I started thinking about why I am willing to play single player games and DLCs over and over again, but have such a distaste for daily quests in MMOs. I don't want to hate daily quests or reputation grinds. I...
How Important Is One Person to Shaping Vision and Content
Today saw another big loss of talent at Bioware. Casey Hudson, who has been part of the development of many of my favorite games has been given a fond farewell by the studio's general manager. While Casey's words in the message are upbeat and positive in tone, I can't...
Non Sequiturs and Other Nonesense
Have you ever thought how many every day things have been designed by people with gorilla arms? I mean seriously... you reach into the back of your dryer to pull out that elusive last sock and think to yourself, "geez, I don't have gorilla arms!" don't you? Well, I...
In Game Events: Rakghoul Season Again
They say that variety is the spice of life. It is one of the reasons I both love, and then sigh sadly over, repeating in game events. Unless they manage to feel fresh each time, eventually those events I really loved the first time around start to bring back WoW rep...
