I haven’t done even a tenth of the gaming I usually do in a given week. Between my sister Hillary getting hitched in Boston; my sister Genjer and niece Jazzmin coming up from NYC to spend Easter weekend here in Connecticut; and the siren’s call of Rock Band demanding the return of the (in)famous Buzzkillaz, well, that was pretty much it.
But though I didn’t get much gaming done, I did get a lot of writing done. I am absolutely delighted to announce that I’ve been hired on at Massively to do what I can to make Massively the number one destination for hot news and features about every single game in existence. I’ve patched Test and re-installed EQ1 because I can think immediately of three or four games which could use a lot more coverage, and I aim to see they get it.
I hope also to introduce Massively’s readers to all the amazing bloggers whose sites I read every day. If you have some news you want to share with the world, shoot me a note and I’ll do my best to see it on Massively.
Nobody was more shocked than I when my application was accepted :P I was giddy for hours…
This is such a rush :) You’ll notice a new “Me @ Massively” link on the sidebar; this will point to my latest posts there.
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Well, so nothing will have changed there :/
After I get my feet wet with smaller posts, I hope to work up to more substantial stuff. So don’t be impressed by anything I have written yet :P It’s all about learning the procedure so far.
Congrats! Nice site you got going here. :)
Does this mean we can expect to see you around Erollisi Marr?
I’ve BEEN on, with Tipa, actually, but not for long. For some reason I can’t get into the CE guild hall… I’m probably going to reactivate Brita’s account, just because she’s at least marginally useful. Plus. I have all expansions now.
Problem with EQ remains, I have no idea what to *do* there anymore, since my time away hasn’t made me like the punishing plat requirements, grinding for reputation in deathly dull zones like that one with the ice (I have quit every game that forces me to grind, I just won’t do it anymore), the severe ugliness of the Prophecy of Ro expansion, and being seen as useless in groups unless someone’s fifth alt needed help with their epic. All those reasons for quitting EQ still exist. I was, frankly, tired of logging in and only being asked to do groups in that zone outside Anguish, MPG or RSS. Sometimes a Nest group. All the guild groups to grind that faction happened while I was at work (of course, I was on PST at the time still… but it was disappointing).
I’ve tried to get a group in EQ a couple of times — nothing. Playing EQ is just logging in, trying to find something to do for several hours, and then logging off. If I’m very lucky, someone I know will be on and we can chat for awhile, and then I’ll log off. I logged on a couple of nights ago and didn’t recognize even one guild name. The game has changed so much, and I don’t think there’s room for someone who just wants to hang out with friends. You’re all in uberguilds, and a guildless cleric from three expansions ago really can’t contribute to a group as well as someone’s two-boxed alt with twink gear from the Theater of Blood would.
Ah. Whining about EQ1 was how this blog started. Now it’s come full circle!
Great news – congrats! I’m looking forward to following your posts there!