Screenshot Saturday: Spot the World Boss

11 May 2019

ArenaNet currently has a World Boss Event running where you get an extra chest for each world boss. I decided to jump into the game and kill a few world…

Mixing my MMO

14 Apr 201914 Apr 2019

I am currently playing very different MMOs, because they each give me something I want from this genre while lacking in other areas. Elder Scrolls Online has this seemingly huge…

Screenshot Saturday: Guild Wars 2 through the ages

2 Mar 20192 Mar 2019

With recent news of layoffs at ArenaNet, I wanted to focus on Guild Wars 2 with today's Screenshot Saturday. I have taken thousands of screenshots through the years, but decided…

Games I want to play again this year

4 Jan 201911 Jan 2019

I know that if there is one thing I don't have, it's time. Free time, that is, that I can devote to things like gaming. On the other hand, when…

My Mini-Mes (November 2018)

16 Nov 20182 Dec 2018

I saw Tyler from Superior Realities's posts about his stable of characters (impressive!) and decided I'd do the same or something similar. After searching through my own blog, I found…

New Lion’s Arch

11 Nov 20182 Dec 2018

Can you believe that after all the screenshot galleries I've made for Lion's Arch in its various stages, I have never made one of the rebuild town? You can see…

Lake Doric in Kryta

4 Nov 20182 Dec 2018

I admit, it does feel a bit like cheating when I'm filling my picture-count for IntPiPoMo with a blog post like this. But when I thought about what kind of…

Looking for a new MMO-home

27 Oct 201827 Oct 2018

We still have not heard anything from gamigo and their plans with the games they acquired from Trion. Of course, all of this doesn't necessarily mean that Rift will be…

Please give me Rift Wars 2 (Blaugust Post 6)

25 Aug 201826 Aug 2018

If Rift and Guild Wars 2 had a baby, I would probably end up with my perfect MMO. Both games have features that I really love while also missing the…

Summer of MMOs: Rift, Defiance, Guild Wars 2

22 Jul 201822 Jul 2018

My little rogue in Rift (Prime) is still little. Well, she is a dwarf, but she still hasn't reached the level cap yet. Ember Isle has been released on Prime…

Pet classes and MMOs

27 May 2018

I have often seen people ask "Will there be a pet class?" before an MMO released and it appears that this is the deciding factor in whether they're interested in…

Cities in MMOs

9 Jan 2018

One thing that's been bothering me about Rift since its release is the lack of "proper" towns and cities. The "main city" of the Guardian faction, Sanctum, is a building…

Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire – First Impressions (NO story spoilers!)

23 Sep 2017

Just as indicated in the subject: I am not going to write about the story here. I, myself, am not far in yet and I certainly wouldn't want to take…

MMO gaming-goals this autumn

13 Sep 2017

I really miss the time where I played only one MMORPG (World of Warcraft) and Guild Wars 1 for its story whenever I found time. I am currently trying to…

New look, new character, new expansion

16 Aug 2017

After a long hiatus, I went back to Guild Wars 2. Of course, I also sat here watching the announcement of the next expansion "Path of Fire" excitedly, but unlike…

Paeroka’s Ponderings: Racial skills?

5 Feb 2017

I have recently tried hopping into Elder Scrolls Online again and as I want a fresh start, I looked up guides and possible builds for the classes, to get a…

Announcing the winners of our Wintersday 2016 Giveaway!

24 Dec 2016

First things first, we're running a little late here. Preparing the food for our family Christmas took longer than anticipated. So I will not be able to send out the…

Guild Wars 2: Wintersday Giveaway 2016

12 Dec 201624 Dec 2016

This giveaway is closed! Winners will be chosen and announced at a later point! (You can find the German translation below / Scrollt runter für den deutschen Text) It is…

Making friends in Rift and Guild Wars 2

22 Nov 2016

Last week, Rift's expansion "Starfall Prophecy" launched and yesterday, Guild Wars 2 released another content patch. Both games made me very happy as the patches feature my most favourite animal…

Bookahneer’s Geekwatch (September 2016)

15 Sep 201615 Sep 2016

First of all, we have Rift and some tiny news about its upcoming expansion "Starfall Prophecy". We still do not have a date for the expansion's launch, unfortunately. I speculated…

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…