Paeroka's Ponderings… Paeroka’s Ponderings: Railroading in MMOs 24 Jan 2021 It took me a long time until I could finally step into the Shadowlands expansion in World of Warcraft. And I am immediately longing for WoW Classic again (well, the…
Blogging Months… Paeroka’s Ponderings: Why I stopped liking Guild Wars 2 24 Aug 2019 What to do when you're actually just waiting for your nostalgia trip to start in World of Warcraft Classic? I thought I'd like to advance my guardian further into Mirkwood.…
Blogging Months… WoW: Ding 120 19 Aug 2019 My warlock finally hit level 120. In a previous post I accidentally claimed that she'd never hit level 60 back in vanilla which isn't true. She was my first level…
Action RPG… Too many choices in Grim Dawn 7 Apr 20197 Apr 2019 When the 2nd (and last) expansion for Grim Dawn was announced, I didn't think I'd want to buy it on its release day, because I didn't see that it comes…
Game Design… Why is LotRO still this appealing? 19 Dec 2018 It was supposed to be a quick nostalgic look at Lord of the Rings Online again, after I heard about Trion being sold to gamigo. I had wanted to give…
Game Design… Paeroka’s Ponderings: Gear and level-advantages in PvP 28 Aug 201628 Aug 2016 Some time ago, I read a topic in the German section of the Black Desert Online forum where a player suggested that the game's PvP may be better if there…
Guild Wars 2… Guild Wars 2: The upside of having a “content drought” 31 May 201631 May 2016 I saw a post on MMORPG.com about the potential correlation between content updates and increased earnings for ArenaNet and Guild Wars 2 which got me thinking about my gaming behaviour…
Blogging Months… Why the rush? – Blaugust Day 16 14 Aug 201531 Jan 2016 I was so close to level 18 with my spellslinger, that I headed off to a nearby quest hub, grabbed all the quests I saw, killed whatever had the quest-icon…
Blogging Months… GW2: Which specialization to play? – Blaugust Day 6 6 Aug 20159 Aug 2015 The first beta weekend event is fast approaching and I can't seem to make up my mind. I know I want to try the new specializations, but I don't know…
Playstyle The Seven Gaming Sins – NBI 2015 Talkback Challenge #4 27 May 2015 The 4th "Newbie Blogger Initiative" topic has been released this weekend: "The Seven Gaming Sins". This one is not a single topic that you can write about, but seven questions…
Guild Wars 2… My gaming update 6 Nov 2014 Day no. 6 and I already need to add a "filler post". I had planned to post about my dimension in Rift tonight, but due to a horrible back ache,…
Guild Wars 2… I am the “eternal soldier” kind of Guild Wars 2 player 3 Nov 2014 ArenaNet currently offers Guild Wars 2 for 50 % off until November 9 - and to celebrate that (or in order to direct more people to that site, I guess),…
Fun!… Weapon Master… 25 Jul 2014 We have successfully moved and most of our stuff is in the new place. I have also been ill for the last three weeks - yes, my timing is impeccable.…
Cooking Recipes… Flammkuchen 1 Apr 201429 Mar 2019 Update April 10: I forgot to edit this post to say that this is, of course, just an April Fool's Joke, but to be honest, I did not expect anybody…
Ask Nerdy Bookahs… Ask Nerdy Bookahs (November 21, 2013) 21 Nov 2013 It's time for another "Ask Nerdy Bookahs". We have looked at the questions in the search terms that led people to our blog for which we know we do not…
Characters/Classes… Pondering about which profession to choose… 9 Nov 201329 Jun 2020 When I wrote about my favourite profession in Guild Wars 2, I was looking at the topic from a pure PvE point of view. This entry is about WvW now.…
Games in Development… Lotro’s class changes 5 Nov 2013 The NDA for the beta of Helm's Deep has dropped, so I can now write about my impressions. I had "quit" the game months ago, although "quit" is probably too…
Fun!… Project 10/10: Where did day 8 go? 11 Jun 2013 Do you remember that not that long ago, I announced that I was joining Syp in his 10/10 Project? If you have, you probably saw the first seven posts. And…
Ask Nerdy Bookahs… Ask Nerdy Bookahs (March 3, 2013) 3 Mar 2013 It's time for another "Ask Nerdy Bookahs". We have looked at the questions in the search terms that led people to our blog for which we know we do not…
Characters/Classes… Seriously now, mesmer or warrior? 12 Feb 201326 Sep 2015 Before the release of Guild Wars 2, I had already asked myself whether I wanted the warrior or the mesmer profession for my main character. Oddly enough, I am not…
Game Design… Guild Wars 2: Regions by level 30 Aug 201210 Feb 2021 (This list was last updated: Feb 10, 2021) I was curious where I could go with my level and found it a bit difficult to spot the level range on…
Crystal Ball… GW2: Will it really lack endgame? 8 Jul 201227 Oct 2012 Update July 13, 2012: There's an interview on Twitch.tv with Eric Flannum and Colin Johanson where they're talking about endgame in Guild Wars 2. :) I have seen several people…
Guild Wars… Guild Wars: The end of the Hall of Monuments 3 Jun 2012 On Wednesday, I finally reached 30 out of 50 points in the Hall of Monuments. So for me, this part is finished and I don't think I'll ever take a…
Game Design… Guild Wars 2: A FAQ for new players 1 Jun 201217 Apr 2013 You may already know the first version of this FAQ. I decided to rewrite it, update it and put newer screenshots in. So here is the new version. A very…
Games in Development… Guild Wars 2: Stress Test Fun in WvW 20 May 20128 Apr 2015 On May 14, ArenaNet had a second stress test for Guild Wars 2. After being in the loading screen, stuck at 95%, for about 10 - 15 minutes, I got…
Characters/Classes… Choosing between the mesmer and the warrior: Which one wins? 12 Apr 201229 Jun 2020 Update: The following post is from before the game's launch. I wrote about this topic again after having played both professions for a bit longer. You can find the post…
Community… My gameplay experience at the EUFanDay 5 Apr 201223 Aug 2019 It turns out, we're actually allowed to write about our game experience now! Three cheers to ArenaNet for allowing us to share our experiences with you! And there's no need…
Guild Wars 2… Guild Wars 2 and its lack of PvP servers 25 Mar 2012 Some time ago, a friend asked us about "open world PvP". When we told him that there won't be any PvP servers like you have them in World of Warcraft…
Guild Wars 2… Blog Carnival: On the edge of diversity 18 Mar 2012 This posting is part of GuildMag's third blog carnival. Unlike most of the previous postings, we wrote this post together (with the exception of our impressions from ArenaNet at GamesCom…
Guild Wars 2… Crosspost from Talk Tyria. Asura: Cute and cuddly or heartless and selfish? 12 Mar 201230 Oct 2013 Disclaimer: This is a crosspost from my posting over at Talk Tyria. I'm crossposting it here so those following the blog can see it (and so I have all my…
