My MMOs in July 2020

8 Jul 2020

I am still pondering whether to continue with WoW Classic or not. The lack of Burning Crusade is just too severe for me and I really want my Draenei mage!…

Send help! – Games I’ve been playing in June

3 Jul 2020

I bought both Project Hospital and Old World a couple of weeks ago. One evening, I couldn't decide if I wanted to play Project Hospital or continue playing Old World.…

My top five MMO classes

7 May 20207 May 2020

There seem to be a few "top five" lists going around and with my recent post about returning to Lotro and figuring out which class I actually like, I thought…

When did Lotro sneak back in?

5 May 2020

A couple of days ago, all of a sudden, me and some friends started playing Lotro again. I don't even remember who started the conversation or who decided to return…

Bookahneer’s Geekwatch: Free stuff in MMOs

29 Apr 202029 Apr 2020

Lord of the Rings Online extended its period where you can play all content - that is: all quest packs - for free. You can now play the game without…

My Top MMOs in 2019

22 Dec 2019

I originally started this blog because of my love for MMOs. Back then, I'd been impatiently waiting for Guild Wars 2 to come out and spent my time playing Rift…

Lotro’s Yule Festival

13 Dec 201913 Dec 2019

I think this is the first of the games I'm playing that do seasonal events to start the winter/Christmas event. There is one thing I always like about LotRO: It…

My Mini-Mes (August 2019)

12 Aug 201912 Aug 2019

This is the third "Me and my Mini-Mes" posting that I'm doing. The first was for Blaugust 2015. And then I did another last year, for International Picture Posting Month.…

LotRO Dwarves vs. GW2’s Asura

10 Aug 2019

With the recent announcement that the new race, the Stout Axe Dwarves will have the option to be female, there's been a discussion about the lore behind the Lord of…

Paeroka’s Ponderings: Mounts in MMOs

7 Aug 2019

This post isn't about whether MMOs should have mounts or not. I love them and even Guild Wars 2 found a way to implement them in a meaningful way. However,…

MMOs are weird virtual worlds… – Where’s the toilet?

29 Jul 2019

With the exception of very few MMOs, there are simply no toilets or just in general bathrooms in MMOs. Apparently, there is no need for hygiene? From the top of…

Screenshot Saturday: And Lotro… again

13 Jul 2019

It took me a long lone time, but my guardian finally reached level 60. To be honest, I was certain I'd lost interest in Lotro again. But I did log…

Paeroka’s Ponderings: Vertical maps

7 Jul 2019

For a while, I'd been very excitedly levelling my guardian in LotRO and was really happy when she'd gotten to level 50. But then, a few levels into Mines of…

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…

Worst game purchase regret

9 Mar 2019

Bookahnerk and I were talking about games in general and I mentioned how I regret buying Black Desert Online. He thought we'd spent less than 20 Euros on it, but…

Personal Top 11 of 2018

30 Dec 201830 Dec 2018

The last time I've done such a list was in 2016. I started this blog post with the title as "top X", because I have no idea how many games…

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…

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…

I hate Mines of Moria (IntPiPoMo 1)

3 Nov 20182 Dec 2018

...With a passion! I am not a big fan of vertical maps in MMOs to begin with, but if in addition to the design, the map itself is also rather…

Returning to LotRO

31 Oct 2018

I did say I'm giving Elder Scrolls Online another try, didn't I? But when I was looking for an alternative to Rift, I also remembered LotRO - well, that, plus…

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…

Blogging 101 Week 2

17 Jan 2016

I am still continuing with "Blogging 101", but it was more behind the scenes at the beginning of last week. I went through our "About" page, but most of it…

Me and my Mini-Mes…

19 Nov 201318 Nov 2013

After I had written about the online game I've been playing the longest, I figured I should "revisit" all my MMO characters. Mentioned and shown below are only the ones…

GW2: Customize with dyes

18 Apr 2013

One thing that I'm really disappointed with is the limited visual customization of your characters. For example, I bought Flummi a Tiger Charr Backpack. The problem was that I still…

Bookahneer’s Geekwatch: Arrrr thar other games?

19 Sep 201229 Jun 2020

Welcome t' today’s Bookahneer’s Geekwatch! Th' place about miscellaneous interestin' news related t' Guild Wars 2 – an' on occasion, other games. This time, we be havin' a slightly different…

Bookahneer’s Geekwatch (“What to play until GW2 releases”-edition)

2 Feb 201227 Oct 2012

Before we start with today's Geekwatch, there's some news about ArenaNet's community managers: We apparently now have community managers tweeting during EU time and Rubi Bayer has joined as new…

Bookahneer’s Geekwatch (January 14, 2012)

14 Jan 201227 Oct 2012

Welcome to today’s Bookahneer’s Geekwatch! The place about miscellaneous interesting news related to gaming (will most likely include at least one piece about Guild Wars 2 ^^).The first Bookahneer's Geekwatch…

Bookahneer’s Geekwatch (December 12, 2011)

12 Dec 201127 Oct 2012

Welcome to today’s Bookahneer’s Geekwatch! The place about miscellaneous interesting news related to gaming (will most likely include at least one piece about Guild Wars 2 ^^). Let's start today's…

Mini Geekwatch

8 Dec 2011

Too bad we don't have pictures of baby asuras or I could've used one for this update. ;) The one announcement I'd been waiting for just came: Lotro's Yule Festival…

Tenedra’s Yule Outfit

4 Dec 201127 Oct 2012

I saw this Yule outfit on Cosmetic Lotro yesterday and wanted to have it, too! Unfortunately, my tailor doesn't have the Forochel reputation yet and I haven't so far found…