MMO and Game Industry Related blogging
Posted On Thursday, May 13th, 2010 By Jay
It’s been quite a trip these past couple of years. I remember 4 years ago, about this time of year, setting out on an adventure to join the gaming industry. Yesterday I got let go, layed off and I will save you the various Emperor’s New Groove quotes I want to make.
Today is a new day. The sun is shining, the air is fresh and spring is in the air. It’s time to do a little spring cleaning.
Posted On Monday, March 1st, 2010 By Jay
Here are some quick updates.
I’m working on a new Things I Like Template. It will have pictures. Please keep the mass hysteria to a minimum.
I like Dante’s Inferno. I disliked Darksiders. *shrug*
I participated in a Game Dev MW2 tournament. Lemme tell you, the guys from Neversoft are really good.
I’ve been busy at work on a super secret project that no one can talk about.
WoW Stuff:
I switched to Shadow. I may write a couple shadow guides for the bosses in ICC I’ve dropped.
My offspec is holy. Blizzard did good.
I no longer PvP. Sad Panda.
STO Stuff:
I am having a lot of fun with this game.
This game is a big change for Cryptic Studios.
You can play it in bite sized chunks.
They need to fix their UI design. It blows to put it nicely.
They need to fix their player training of the UI. That blows harder.
They need to make more of the episodes open instance, seriously. This will open up opportunities to create excellent single player content AND encourage people to play together.
They need to make the lower tier ships valuable. I don’t know how to solve this issue but it’s there. Currently there is no reason to use a lower tier ship once Continue Reading
Posted On Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 By Jay
Below is an email conversation I’m having with a co-worker about the movie Daybreakers. I am overall “meh” about the movie. I enjoyed some aspects; setting, Ethan Hawke and Sam Neill. And tried to forget the rest. He hasn’t seen any of the Simon Pegg movies and his responses are in bold. My replies are in italic.
I could make arrangements to lend them to you if you like. I have Hot Fuzz, but not Shaun of the Dead . Oh that would be cool if you don’t mind. I’ve seen parts of SHAUN OF THE DEAD but nothing from HOT FUZZ.
I’ll get Hot Fuzz to you. We’ll figure out how to get Shaun of the Dead to you as well.
On another note, Daybreakers was interesting. The ambience and world were setup very nicely. One of the first times where I actually felt uncomfortable watching the opening silent review of the world. It was uncomfortable for its setting, not its delivery.
Unfortunately despite the artful representation of the world, the script was poorly written and unfortunately for the actors, poorly directed. I don’t blame actors if the script and direction sucks unless the actors are horrible, which they aren’t. It seemed Continue Reading
Posted On Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 By Jay
The Horus Heresy series is amazing. I’ve enjoyed every moment of every book. Throughout my years of playing 40k table top, I’ve never particularly enjoyed the Space Wolves.
I always preferred Chaos and the Tyranids. For years I played Tyranids. There was nothing quite like throwing 80 Hormegaunts from 2nd edition across the table towards whatever army I was fighting. It didn’t really matter who they were in the end. 160 dice against any foe causes wounds. My apologies readers if you have no idea what I’m talking about.
With 4th and 5th edition I became increasingly interested in Chaos. I never liked Nurgle and I always thought the history of the Heresy to be quite dubious. I believe it resonates with my lack of understanding of Fanaticism. So imagine my surprise when I’m in a local book store and I see a novel titled Fulgrim.
I immediately picked it up, read the back cover and a flipped to a random page to see the quality of the writing. I was confronted with nouns, characters and settings in Pre-Heresy 40k. I was in heaven.
Each book paints the pre-Heresy Imperium in a very interesting light. Almost each new planet must negotiate with Continue Reading
Posted On Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 By Jay
I upgraded my wordpress yesterday and missed a step. Thankfully I backed up my blog before clicking on any buttons.
Yesterday my blog went to the default wordpress blog. It was a nightmare. I have to thank the entire Bluehost support team. Whenever I have an issue they fix it right up for me. Which is a boon since I blog to write, not to maintain a website. This is the second time I’ve asked them to upgrade and restore this website to its useful state.
Thank you Bluehost. Forever I will be suggesting your services to my friends and relatives. Thank you again!
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